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The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder's history today.
For this article, we continue with the 24th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 22, with 20 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The second of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, forward alum Don Kojis. After ending his college career at Marquette, Kojis was picked up with the 13th overall pick of the 1961 NBA draft by the (defunct) Chicago Packers.
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native instead spent the first 2 seasons of his pro career in another domestic league until he was signed by (then) Baltimore Bullets (now, Washington Wizards) in 1963. He would also have stints with the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and the (then) San Diego (now, Houston) Rockets before his contract was sold to Seattle in 1970.
His stay with the team would span 2 seasons before he'd be dealt to the (then) Kansas City-Omaha (now, Sacramento) Kings in 1972. During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Kojis wore only jersey Nos. 44 and 22 and put up 13.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Don Kojis (1971-72)
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And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder's history today.
For this article, we continue with the 24th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 22, with 20 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The second of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, forward alum Don Kojis. After ending his college career at Marquette, Kojis was picked up with the 13th overall pick of the 1961 NBA draft by the (defunct) Chicago Packers.
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native instead spent the first 2 seasons of his pro career in another domestic league until he was signed by (then) Baltimore Bullets (now, Washington Wizards) in 1963. He would also have stints with the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and the (then) San Diego (now, Houston) Rockets before his contract was sold to Seattle in 1970.
His stay with the team would span 2 seasons before he'd be dealt to the (then) Kansas City-Omaha (now, Sacramento) Kings in 1972. During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Kojis wore only jersey Nos. 44 and 22 and put up 13.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Don Kojis (1971-72)
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