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Here is the 1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics roster and player statistics:


1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College / Country
2 Hersey Hawkins SG 6’3″ 190 lbs 30 Bradley
3 Gary Payton PG 6’4″ 180 lbs 28 Oregon State
4 David Wingate SG 6’5″ 185 lbs 33 Georgetown
5 Eric Snow PG 6’3″ 190 lbs 24 Michigan State
6 Craig Ehlo SG 6’6″ 200 lbs 35 Washington State
7 Jim McIlvaine C 7’1″ 240 lbs 24 Marquette
8 Frank Brickowski PF 6’9″ 248 lbs 37 Penn State
11 Vincent Askew SF 6’6″ 195 lbs 31 Memphis State
21 Sam Perkins PF 6’9″ 235 lbs 35 North Carolina
22 Detlef Schrempf SF 6’10” 235 lbs 34 Washington
32 Shawn Kemp PF 6’10” 230 lbs 27 Trinity Valley CC
34 Jerome Kersey SF 6’7″ 215 lbs 34 Longwood
54 Greg Foster C 6’11” 240 lbs 28 Texas-El Paso

Player Statistics (Per Game Averages)

Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
Gary Payton 82 39.2 21.8 4.6 7.1 2.4 0.2 .491 .313 .738
Shawn Kemp 81 34.6 18.7 10.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 .477 .741
Detlef Schrempf 61 34.4 16.8 6.5 4.4 0.7 0.2 .502 .397 .807
Hersey Hawkins 80 34.5 13.9 3.2 2.6 1.4 0.3 .437 .408 .873
Sam Perkins 81 25.2 11.0 4.5 1.2 0.7 0.5 .438 .376 .791
Jerome Kersey 37 13.7 4.7 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 .393 .167 .742
Greg Foster 49 11.4 2.8 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 .474 .742
Jim McIlvaine 79 18.0 3.8 4.0 0.3 0.3 2.0 .448 .617
Vincent Askew 25 10.6 3.8 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.2 .439 .167 .500
Frank Brickowski 27 9.1 3.4 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 .439 .828
David Wingate 15 6.4 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 .316 .750
Eric Snow 21 4.2 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 .350 .500
Craig Ehlo 17 5.5 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 .261 .222 .500

Team Notes

  • Record: 57–25
  • Division: 1st in Pacific
  • Head Coach: George Karl
  • Playoffs: Reached Western Conference Semifinals (lost to Houston Rockets)
  • Final season with Shawn Kemp before his trade to Cleveland.