Sydney Supersonics
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Defunct basketball team from Sydney, Australia
Sydney Supersonics | |
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Sydney Supersonics logo | |
Leagues | NBL |
Founded | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1987 |
History | City of Sydney Astronauts 1979–1981 Sydney Supersonics 1982–1987 |
Arena | Alexandria Stadium (1979–1985) State Sports Centre (1986–1987) |
Location | Sydney, New South Wales |
Team colors | Dark Green, Yellow, White |
Championships | 0 |
The Sydney Supersonics are a defunct basketball team that competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). The team joined the NBL in 1979 as the City of Sydney Astronauts, becoming the Sydney Supersonics in 1982 as a result of a merger with state league team Eastern Suburbs. The Supersonics merged with the West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings in 1988.[1] [2] [3]
Honour Roll
[edit ] NBL Championships:
None
NBL Finals Appearances:
2 (1983, 1986)
NBL Grand Final appearances:
None
NBL Most Valuable Players:
Owen Wells (1983)
NBL Grand Final MVPs:
None
All-NBL First Team:
Tiny Pinder (1985)
NBL Coach of the Year:
None
NBL Rookie of the Year:
None
NBL Most Improved Player:
None
NBL Best Defensive Player:
None
Season by season
[edit ] NBL champions
League champions
Runners-up
Finals berth
Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | ||||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
City of Sydney Astronauts | |||||||||||
1979 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | Did not qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
1980 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 22 | 7 | 15 | .318 | Did not qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
1981 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 22 | 8 | 14 | .364 | Did not qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
Sydney Supersonics | |||||||||||
1982 | 1 | NBL | 12th | 26 | 7 | 19 | .269 | Did not qualify | Charlie Ammit | ||
1983 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | Eliminated round robin 1–2 | Owen Wells | ||
1984 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 24 | 3 | 21 | .125 | Did not qualify | Owen Wells | ||
1985 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | Did not qualify | Paul Coughter | ||
1986 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | Lost elimination final (Brisbane) 82–100 | Owen Wells | ||
1987 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | Did not qualify | Ken Cole | ||
Regular season record | 212 | 84 | 128 | .396 | 1 regular season champions | ||||||
Finals record | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 NBL championships |
As of the end of the 1987 season
*Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season.
Source: Sydney Supersonics Year by Year
References
[edit ]- ^ "Top five national league teams to test Koreans". The Canberra Times . Vol. 56, no. 16, 922. Australian Capital Territory. 26 January 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 1 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Warren, Adrian (22 October 1987). "Sonics are dead – long live the Kings". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Cockerill, Mike (8 February 1986). "Bruins and Supersonics ready to bounce back". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 79. Retrieved 1 February 2022.