Sydney_Supersonics

Sydney Supersonics

Sydney Supersonics

Defunct basketball team from Sydney, Australia

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]

Quick Facts Leagues, Founded ...

Honour Roll

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

NBL champions League champions Runners-up Finals berth
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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

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    Warren, Adrian (22 October 1987). "Sonics are dead – long live the Kings". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    Cockerill, Mike (8 February 1986). "Bruins and Supersonics ready to bounce back". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 79. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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