The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 52 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.
Without further ado, let’s get into the next of those jersey numbers in our series.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the first of one people to wear the No. 97, OKC forward alum Eugene Omoruyi. After ending his college career at Oregon, Omoruyi would go unselected in the 2021 NBA Draft, instead signing with the Dallas Mavericks.
The Benin City, Nigeria native would play the first four games of his pro career with the Mavs before he was cut and signed with the Thunder in 2022. His stay with the team would span just 23 games before he would be cut in 2023.
During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Omoruyi wore only jersey No. 97 and put up 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.