Sydney Supersonics
Sydney Supersonics logo
LeaguesNBL
Founded1979
Dissolved1987
HistoryCity of Sydney Astronauts
1979-1981
Sydney Supersonics
1982-1987
ArenaAlexandria Stadium (1979-1985)
State Sports Centre (1986-1987)
LocationSydney, New South Wales
Team colorsDark Green, Yellow, White
     
Championships0

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

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
Season Tier League Regular season Post-season Head coach
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

  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. ^ Warren, Adrian (22 October 1987). "Sonics are dead – long live the Kings". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  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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Sydney Kings
Defunct National Basketball League teams
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