Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Rosters

1972-1973 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Butch Beard G 6-3 185 2 Louisville 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
John Brisker GF 6-5 210 0 Toledo 1969 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Fred Brown G 6-3 182 1 Iowa 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Pete Cross FC 6-9 230 2 San Francisco 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Charles Dudley PG 6-2 180 0 Washington 1972 Rnd 5 Pick 13 United States
Jim Fox C 6-10 230 5 South Carolina 1965 Rnd 8 Pick 6 United States
Dick Gibbs GF 6-5 210 1 UTEP 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
Spencer Haywood PF 6-8 225 2 Detroit-Mercy 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
Jim McDaniels FC 6-11 228 1 Western Kentucky 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Kenny McIntosh SF 6-7 225 1 Eastern Michigan 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Dick Snyder GF 6-5 207 6 Davidson 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Bud Stallworth GF 6-5 190 0 Kansas 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Lee Winfield PG 6-2 175 3 North Texas 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Joby Wright PF 6-8 220 0 Indiana 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States

1972-1973 Seattle Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters F. Brown D. Snyder J. Brisker S. Haywood J. Fox
Rotation L. Winfield B. Beard B. Stallworth J. McDaniels  
Rotation C. Dudley     J. Wright  
Lim PT     K. McIntosh P. Cross  

1972-1973 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers60-22-
2Golden State Warriors47-3513
3Phoenix Suns38-4422
4Seattle SuperSonics26-5634
5Portland Trail Blazers21-6139

1972-1973 Seattle Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Spencer Haywood All-NBA First Team (1973)
Spencer Haywood Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1973)

1972-1973 Seattle Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Spencer Haywood 77 42.3 29.2 12.9 2.5
Dick Snyder 82 37.3 13.8 3.9 3.8
Fred Brown 79 29.4 13.5 4.0 5.5
John Brisker 70 23.3 12.8 4.6 2.1
Jim Fox 74 33.0 11.4 11.2 2.4
Bud Stallworth 77 15.9 6.3 2.9 0.8
Butch Beard 73 19.2 6.6 2.4 3.4
Jim McDaniels 68 16.1 5.6 5.1 1.1
Lee Winfield 53 20.0 6.6 2.4 3.5
Joby Wright 77 12.1 3.9 2.8 0.5
Kenny McIntosh 56 19.7 4.5 4.0 0.9
Charles Dudley 12 8.2 2.8 0.5 1.3
Pete Cross 26 5.1 0.8 2.2 0.4
Gar Heard 3 5.7 3.0 2.0 0.7

1972-1973 Seattle SuperSonics Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Fred Brown was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Fred Brown signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1971.

Spencer Haywood was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves.

Jim McDaniels was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Jim McDaniels signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on February 17, 1972.

Bud Stallworth was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Bud Stallworth signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on May 2, 1972.

Lee Winfield was selected as the #3 pick in the 3 Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Lee Winfield signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1969.

Joby Wright was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Joby Wright signed a contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 1, 1972.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to John Brisker, the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1969 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Philadelphia Sixers on August 15, 1972.

Acquired via Trade

Butch Beard was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 23, 1972.

Jim Fox was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Kansas City Kings on August 9, 1972.

Kenny McIntosh was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Chicago Bulls on October 20, 1972.

Dick Snyder was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Phoenix Suns on October 26, 1969.

Acquired via Free Agency

Charles Dudley signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on February 26, 1973.

1972-1973 Seattle SuperSonics Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bob Houbregs General Manager 1969-1970 N/A
Bob Blackburn Television Play-By-Play 1967-1968 N/A