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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 first of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Jim McIlvaine. After ending his college career at Marquette, McIlvaine was picked up with the 32nd overall selection of the 1994 NBA draft by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards).
The Racine, Wisconsin native would play the first 2 seasons of his pro career with Washington before he'd sign with Seattle in 1996. His stay with the team would span 2 seasons, ending when he was dealt to the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 1999.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, McIlvaine wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 3.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Jim McIlvaine (1996-99)
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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.
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The first of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Jim McIlvaine. After ending his college career at Marquette, McIlvaine was picked up with the 32nd overall selection of the 1994 NBA draft by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards).
The Racine, Wisconsin native would play the first 2 seasons of his pro career with Washington before he'd sign with Seattle in 1996. His stay with the team would span 2 seasons, ending when he was dealt to the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 1999.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, McIlvaine wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 3.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Jim McIlvaine (1996-99)
Continue reading...
