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1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics Season ...
The 1976–77 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 10th season in the NBA. Draft picks Roster Depth chart Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Player statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:1976-77 Seattle SuperSonics Season Seattle SuperSonics seasons Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Russell
William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a 12-time NBA All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA championships during his 13-year career. Russell and Henri Richard of the National Hockey League are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Russell is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He led the San Francisco Dons to two consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956, and he captained the gold-medal winning U.S. national basketball team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Despite his limitations on offense, as Russell averaged 15.1 points per game, his rebounding, defense, and leadership made him one of the dominant players of his era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Gray
Leonard Earl Gray (December 19, 1951 – June 13, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. Early life Gray was born at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. Because of his stature, Gray was affectionately referred to in his hometown as "Hugie". High school career Gray attended Sumner High School where he played basketball all four years and football through his junior year. During Gray’s junior football season, he broke his leg and chose not to return for his senior football season. During his senior year at Sumner, Gray led the Spartans to an undefeated season and the 1969 Kansas Class 4 state basketball championship. In the state title game against McPherson High School, Gray totaled 24 points and 22 rebounds. Gray’s high school coach Roy Flook told the Kansas City Star that college coaches told him that “Leonard is the top prospect in the country”. In a ceremony at Sumner High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Tolson
Byron Dean Tolson (born November 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. Tolson played three seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Professional career Tolson was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 5th round (8th pick, 80th overall) of the 1974 NBA draft, after completing his career at the University of Arkansas. He played three seasons for the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games over his career. Tolson was also selected in the 7th round of the 1974 American Basketball Association Draft by the New York Nets. Following his NBA career, Tolson played eleven years internationally before returning to school to complete his education at the University of Arkansas. He played for Greek club AEK B.C. in the 1983–84 FIBA Korać Cup The 1983–84 FIBA Korać Cup was the 13th edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The French Orthez defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier University Of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana (also known as XULA) is a Private university, private, Historically black colleges and universities, historically black, Roman Catholic, Catholic university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only Catholic HBCU and, upon the canonization of Katharine Drexel in 2000, became the first Catholic university founded by a saint. In 2018, Xavier had an Financial endowment, endowment of approximately $171 million, which was the fifth highest among List of colleges and universities in Louisiana, Louisiana's colleges and universities. History Background Katharine Drexel, a Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States, Catholic nun possessing a substantial inheritance from her father, banker-financier Francis Anthony Drexel, Francis Drexel, founded and staffed many institutions throughout the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries, in an effort to help educate and evangelize Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans and African Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Seals
Bruce A. Seals (June 18, 1953 – December 15, 2020) was an American basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Seals was drafted in the first round by the Utah Stars, playing two seasons in the ABA before being selected in the second round of the 1975 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. He played three seasons in the NBA.Bruce Seals Statistics Basketball-Reference.com Seals' career spanned five seasons, two leagues, primarily at the position. Due to a variety of issues, he retired from the NBA in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle University
Seattle University (SeattleU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington. Seattle University is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools. History In 1891, Adrian Sweere, S.J., took over a small parish school near downtown Seattle at Broadway and Madison. At first, the school was named after the surrounding Immaculate Conception parish and did not offer higher education. In 1898, the school was named Seattle College after both the city and Chief Seattle, and it granted its first bachelor's degrees 11 years later. Initially, the school served as both a high school and college. From 1919 to 1931, the college moved to Interlaken Blvd, but in 1931 it returned to First Hill permanently. In 1931, Seattle College created a "night school" for women, though admitting women was highly controversial at the time. In 1948, Seattle College changed its name to Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Oleynick
Frank "Magic" Oleynick (born February 20, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he played collegiately for Seattle University. He played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (12th pick overall) of the 1975 NBA draft. He played for the Sonics (1975–77) in the NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ... for 102 games. References External links * 1955 births Living people 1974 FIBA World Championship players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Connecticut Point guards Seattle Redhawks men's basketball players Seattle SuperSonics draft picks Seattle SuperSonics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. One of Alcorn's most notable graduates, Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist, graduated in 1952. Students and alumni of the college were part of the mid-twentieth century Civil Rights Movement, working to register voters and end inequality in the U.S. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Alcorn State's athletic teams known as the Braves and compete in the NCAA's Division I. All teams compete as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). History Alcorn State University was the first black land grant college in the country. Mississippi's Reconstructionist legislature, dominated by Republicans sympathetic to the cause of educating the formerly enslaved, was established on the site of Oaklan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Norwood (basketball)
Willie B. Norwood (born August 8, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'7" power forward from Carrollton, Mississippi and Alcorn State University, Norwood played in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1978 as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con .... He averaged 7.5 points per game in his NBA career. Notes 1947 births Living people Alcorn State Braves basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American men's basketball players Basketball players from Mississippi Caen Basket Calvados players Detroit Pistons draft picks Detroit Pistons players People from Carrollton, Mississippi Portland Trail Blazers players Pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern University And A&M College
Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana, a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the flagship institution of the Southern University System. Its campus encompasses 512 acres, with an agricultural experimental station on an additional 372-acre site, five miles north of the main campus on Scott's Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section of Baton Rouge. Southern University's 13 intercollegiate athletics teams are known as the Jaguars, and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in NCAA Division I. The Human Jukebox is a well known collegiate marching band that has been representing the university since 1947. History At the 1879 Louisiana State Constitutional Convention, African-American political leaders P.B.S. Pinchback, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Love
Robert Earl "Butterbean" Love (born December 8, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. A versatile forward who could shoot with either his left or right hand, Love now works as the Bulls' director of community affairs and goodwill ambassador. High school and college career After starring at Morehouse High School (now defunct) in Louisiana, Love played basketball for Southern University, where he also became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega. He earned All-America honors in 1963. Professional career In 1965, the Cincinnati Royals selected the 6’8" forward in the fourth round of the 1965 NBA draft. Love failed to make the team, and instead spent the 1965–66 NBA season in the Eastern Basketball League. After averaging over 25 points per game, Love earned the EBL Rookie of the Year Award and gained enough confidence to try out for the Royals once more. He made the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, California. Founded by entrepreneur George Pepperdine in South Los Angeles in 1937, the school expanded to Malibu in 1972. Courses are now taught at a main Malibu campus, four graduate campuses in Southern California, a center in Washington, DC, and international campuses in Buenos Aires, Argentina; London, United Kingdom; Heidelberg, Germany; Florence, Italy; and Lausanne, Switzerland. The university is composed of an undergraduate liberal arts school (Seaver College) and four graduate schools: the Caruso School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio Business School, and the School of Public Policy. History Early years In February 1937, against the backdrop of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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