Seattle SuperSonics 1975-76 Roster and Stats

The 1975-76 Seattle SuperSonics season marked the team’s ninth campaign in the NBA. Coached by Bill Russell, the legendary Boston Celtics center, the Sonics aimed to improve upon their previous season’s performance. Under Russell’s leadership, the team finished the regular season with a 43-39 record, securing third place in the Pacific Division.

Key players for the SuperSonics included Fred Brown, who led the team in scoring with an average of 21 points per game, and Tom Burleson, who provided a strong presence in the paint. The team’s roster also featured Slick Watts, known for his defensive prowess and playmaking abilities, leading the league in both assists and steals per game.

Despite a solid regular season, the SuperSonics faced a challenging playoff battle. They qualified for the postseason but were eliminated in the first round by the Phoenix Suns. The series was competitive, going to a decisive Game 3, where the Suns narrowly edged out the Sonics to advance.

This season was significant as it marked the beginning of a new era under Coach Russell, establishing a foundation for future successes. Although not achieving deep playoff success, the 1975-76 season was a stepping stone, showcasing the team’s potential and setting the stage for greater achievements in the ensuing years.

Regular Season Record: 43-39
Playoff Result: Western Conference Semifinals: 2-4

Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats for 1975-76 Season

POINTS

Fred Brown

23.1

REBOUNDS

Tom Burleson

8.8

ASSISTS

Slick Watts

8.1

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Fred Brown	76	23.1	4.2	2.7	1.0	0.1	0.0	6	28.5	4.7	2.8	2.2	0.0	0.0
Tom Burleson	82	15.6	8.8	2.2	0.5	1.3	0.0	6	20.8	9.5	1.7	1.0	1.2	0.0
Leonard Gray	66	13.8	6.0	3.1	0.5	0.3	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Slick Watts	82	13.0	4.5	8.1	2.1	0.1	0.0	6	11.8	3.0	8.2	2.0	0.3	0.0
Bruce Seals	81	11.8	6.2	1.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	6	13.0	6.0	0.5	0.8	1.0	0.0
Herm Gilliam	81	8.5	2.7	2.5	0.6	0.1	0.0	6	2.8	1.8	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Mike Bantom	66	8.4	5.6	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	6	9.7	3.8	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.0
Willie Norwood	64	6.9	3.6	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.0	6	9.8	6.3	1.3	1.2	0.2	0.0
Frank Oleynick	52	5.9	0.9	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tal Skinner	72	4.3	3.8	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	6	3.2	2.5	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.0
Rod Derline	49	3.9	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	4	1.5	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
Zaid Abdul-Aziz	27	3.2	2.8	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.0	5	7.2	4.2	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.0
John Hummer	29	2.8	2.3	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.0	3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Al Carlson	28	2.6	2.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gene Short	7	1.9	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Seattle SuperSonics in the 1976 NBA Playoffs

Playoffs Second Round vs. Seattle SuperSonics

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Apr 13, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 102-99	Fred Brown (34 pts)
Apr 15, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 116-111	Fred Brown (45 pts)
Apr 18, 1976	@ Phoenix Suns	L 103-91	Slick Watts (18 pts)
Apr 20, 1976	@ Phoenix Suns	L 130-114	Fred Brown (33 pts)
Apr 25, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 114-108	Bruce Seals (28 pts)
Apr 27, 1976	@ Phoenix Suns	L 123-112	Bruce Seals (24 pts)

Seattle SuperSonics 1975-76 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1975-76 season for the Seattle SuperSonics.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 24, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 105-97	Fred Brown (29 pts)
Oct 26, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 113-99	Leonard Gray (27 pts)
Oct 28, 1975	@ Chicago Bulls	L 101-90	Slick Watts (18 pts)
Oct 29, 1975	@ Kansas City Kings	W 92-91	Bruce Seals (25 pts)
Oct 31, 1975	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 120-104	Fred Brown (33 pts)
Nov 02, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 94-85	Tom Burleson (20 pts)
Nov 05, 1975	@ Detroit Pistons	L 124-107	Slick Watts (25 pts)
Nov 06, 1975	@ Washington Bullets	L 110-100	Fred Brown (29 pts)
Nov 08, 1975	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 107-94	Fred Brown (24 pts)
Nov 09, 1975	@ New Orleans Jazz	W 111-97	Fred Brown (41 pts)
Nov 12, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 107-92	Fred Brown (19 pts)
Nov 13, 1975	@ Phoenix Suns	L 106-103	Bruce Seals (24 pts)
Nov 14, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 100-97	Fred Brown (26 pts)
Nov 16, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 102-98	Fred Brown (30 pts)
Nov 19, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 97-87	Fred Brown (25 pts)
Nov 23, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 112-104	Tom Burleson (28 pts)
Nov 25, 1975	@ New York Knicks	W 128-127	Tom Burleson (35 pts)
Nov 26, 1975	@ Boston Celtics	W 110-109	Fred Brown (30 pts)
Nov 28, 1975	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 113-94	Tom Burleson (18 pts)
Nov 29, 1975	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 124-108	Fred Brown (30 pts)
Dec 02, 1975	@ Kansas City Kings	W 101-90	Fred Brown (31 pts)
Dec 03, 1975	@ Houston Rockets	L 107-101	Bruce Seals (16 pts)
Dec 06, 1975	@ Golden State Warriors	L 104-94	Fred Brown (17 pts)
Dec 07, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 115-106	Slick Watts (22 pts)
Dec 10, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 99-79	Fred Brown (17 pts)
Dec 12, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 97-95	Fred Brown (27 pts)
Dec 14, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 114-105	Fred Brown (31 pts)
Dec 17, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 115-101	Rod Derline (16 pts)
Dec 19, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 113-102	Herm Gilliam (24 pts)
Dec 21, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 103-101	Mike Bantom (20 pts)
Dec 23, 1975	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 125-100	Tom Burleson (23 pts)
Dec 26, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 90-87	Bruce Seals (21 pts)
Dec 27, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 109-100	Tom Burleson (25 pts)
Dec 28, 1975	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 116-106	Fred Brown (23 pts)
Dec 30, 1975	@ Los Angeles Lakers	W 112-100	Fred Brown (34 pts)
Jan 02, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 102-98	Fred Brown (34 pts)
Jan 04, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 97-85	Fred Brown (20 pts)
Jan 07, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 91-89	Fred Brown (24 pts)
Jan 09, 1976	@ Phoenix Suns	W 112-110	Tom Burleson (25 pts)
Jan 11, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 125-104	Leonard Gray (20 pts)
Jan 13, 1976	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 114-108	Fred Brown (24 pts)
Jan 14, 1976	@ Atlanta Hawks	W 112-110	Fred Brown (33 pts)
Jan 16, 1976	@ Washington Bullets	L 100-85	Slick Watts (19 pts)
Jan 17, 1976	@ Buffalo Braves	L 110-101	Fred Brown (28 pts)
Jan 21, 1976	@ Detroit Pistons	L 111-104	Fred Brown (26 pts)
Jan 22, 1976	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 109-99	Fred Brown (17 pts)
Jan 24, 1976	@ Houston Rockets	L 110-103	Fred Brown (37 pts)
Jan 28, 1976	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 124-104	Fred Brown (26 pts)
Jan 30, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 123-100	Fred Brown (29 pts)
Feb 06, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 109-100	Leonard Gray (32 pts)
Feb 07, 1976	@ Golden State Warriors	L 127-100	Tom Burleson (26 pts)
Feb 08, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 107-101	Tom Burleson (33 pts)
Feb 11, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 93-90	Tom Burleson (25 pts)
Feb 13, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 119-102	Herm Gilliam (20 pts)
Feb 14, 1976	@ Portland Trail Blazers	W 122-108	Bruce Seals (29 pts)
Feb 15, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 109-107	Herm Gilliam (22 pts)
Feb 18, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 124-99	Fred Brown (29 pts)
Feb 20, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 111-92	Fred Brown (26 pts)
Feb 22, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 97-91	Fred Brown (27 pts)
Feb 25, 1976	@ Buffalo Braves	W 126-94	Fred Brown (31 pts)
Feb 27, 1976	@ Boston Celtics	L 122-118	Fred Brown (33 pts)
Feb 29, 1976	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 130-115	Fred Brown (23 pts)
Mar 02, 1976	@ New York Knicks	W 109-105	Bruce Seals (29 pts)
Mar 03, 1976	@ Detroit Pistons	L 114-110	Fred Brown (24 pts)
Mar 05, 1976	@ Kansas City Kings	L 111-93	Fred Brown (17 pts)
Mar 07, 1976	@ New Orleans Jazz	L 124-106	Leonard Gray (16 pts)
Mar 09, 1976	@ Chicago Bulls	L 102-101	Fred Brown (26 pts)
Mar 10, 1976	@ Milwaukee Bucks	W 110-105	Fred Brown (26 pts)
Mar 14, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 113-103	Fred Brown (20 pts)
Mar 17, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 122-111	Fred Brown (37 pts)
Mar 21, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 117-107	Tom Burleson (24 pts)
Mar 23, 1976	@ Phoenix Suns	L 104-97	Fred Brown (32 pts)
Mar 24, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 135-110	Bruce Seals (27 pts)
Mar 28, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 127-112	Fred Brown (27 pts)
Mar 31, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 120-109	Fred Brown (22 pts)
Apr 02, 1976	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 113-105	Tom Burleson (32 pts)
Apr 03, 1976	@ Golden State Warriors	L 130-115	Willie Norwood (20 pts)
Apr 04, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 117-89	Fred Brown (33 pts)
Apr 07, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 115-114	Willie Norwood (24 pts)
Apr 09, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 119-103	Fred Brown (26 pts)
Apr 10, 1976	@ Phoenix Suns	L 121-95	Herm Gilliam (22 pts)
Apr 11, 1976	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 132-131	Fred Brown (33 pts)

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Seattle SuperSonics 1975-76 Roster and Stats

Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats for 1975-76 Season

Seattle SuperSonics in the 1976 NBA Playoffs

Playoffs Second Round vs. Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics 1975-76 Regular Season Game Log