Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Rosters

1967-1968 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman G 6-2 185 3 UCLA 1964 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Henry Akin FC 6-10 225 1 Morehead State 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Bob Kauffman FC 6-8 240 0 Guilford 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Tommy Kron G 6-5 200 1 Kentucky 1966 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Plummer Lott GF 6-5 210 0 Seattle 1967 Rnd 5 Pick 11 United States
Tom Meschery F 6-6 215 6 Saint Mary's 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 7 China
Dorie Murrey PF 6-8 215 1 Detroit-Mercy 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Bud Olsen PF 6-8 220 5 Louisville 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Bob Rule FC 6-9 220 0 Colorado State 1967 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Rod Thorn G 6-4 195 4 West Virginia 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Al Tucker SF 6-8 190 0 Oklahoma Baptist 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 2 Penn State 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Jiff Wilson FC 6-8 225 3 Cincinnati 1964 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1967-1968 Seattle Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Abdul-Rahman R. Thorn T. Meschery A. Tucker B. Rule
Rotation   T. Kron P. Lott D. Murrey  
Rotation   B. Weiss   J. Wilson  
Rotation       B. Olsen  
Rotation       H. Akin  

1967-1968 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1St. Louis Hawks56-26-
2Los Angeles Lakers52-304
3San Francisco Warriors43-3913
4Chicago Bulls29-5327
5Seattle SuperSonics23-5933
6San Diego Rockets15-6741

1967-1968 Seattle Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bob Rule All-Rookie First Team (1968)
Al Tucker All-Rookie First Team (1968)
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1968)

1967-1968 Seattle Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 79 33.7 24.0 4.2 6.2
Bob Rule 82 29.6 18.1 9.5 1.2
Tom Meschery 82 34.8 14.5 10.2 2.4
Al Tucker 81 29.2 13.1 7.5 1.4
Rod Thorn 66 25.3 15.2 4.0 3.5
Bob Weiss 82 19.7 9.8 1.8 4.2
Tommy Kron 76 23.6 9.7 4.7 3.7
Dorie Murrey 81 18.4 7.3 7.4 0.8
Jiff Wilson 77 16.1 6.1 6.1 0.7
Bud Olsen 73 12.3 3.8 2.8 1.0
Henry Akin 36 7.2 3.1 1.6 0.4
Plummer Lott 44 10.9 2.5 2.1 0.8

1967-1968 Seattle SuperSonics Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Plummer Lott was selected as the #11 pick in the 5 Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Plummer Lott signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1967.

Bob Rule was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Bob Rule signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1967.

Al Tucker was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Al Tucker signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1967.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Los Angeles Lakers on May 1, 1967.

Henry Akin was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the New York Knicks on May 1, 1967.

Tommy Kron was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the St. Louis Hawks on May 1, 1967.

Tom Meschery was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Golden State Warriors on May 1, 1967.

Dorie Murrey was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Detroit Pistons on May 1, 1967.

Bud Olsen was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Golden State Warriors on May 1, 1967.

Rod Thorn was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the St. Louis Hawks on May 1, 1967.

Bob Weiss was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Philadelphia Sixers on May 1, 1967.

Jiff Wilson was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Chicago Bulls on May 1, 1967.

1967-1968 Seattle SuperSonics Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bob Blackburn Television Play-By-Play 1967-1968 N/A