OKC Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Bill Hanzlik (1980-82)
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 fifth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, forward alum Bill Hanzlik. After ending his college career at Notre Dame, Hanzlik was picked up with the 20th overall selection of the 1980 NBA draft by the SuperSonics.
The Middletown, Ohio native would play the first 2 seasons of his pro career with Seattle, ending when he was dealt to the Denver Nuggets in 1982.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Hanzlik wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Bill Hanzlik (1980-82)
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OKC Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Lars Hansen (1978-79)
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Hansen wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Bob Kauffman (1968-69)
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Kauffman wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Don Kojis (1971-72)
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.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Tal Skinner (1974-76)
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Skinner wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 4.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Jackie Robinson (1979)
During his time suiting up for the SuperSonics, Robinson wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 3.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 21 - Gerald Paddio (1992-93)
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Paddio wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 3.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 21 - Danny Fortson (2004-07)
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Fortson wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 6.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 21 - Ruben Patterson (1999-2001)
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Patterson wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 12.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 21 - Damien Wilkins (2004-09)
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Wilkins wore only jersey Nos. 12 and 21 and put up 7.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17
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