During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Brisker wore only jersey Nos. 42 and 40 and put up 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
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 40th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 42, with 15 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The second of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, wing alum John Brisker. After ending his college career at Toledo, Brisker signed with the ABA's (defunct) Pittsburgh Pipers/Condors.
That ended when he signed with Seattle in 1972 for his only three seasons in the NBA, retiring from the league as a player in 1975.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Brisker wore only jersey Nos. 42 and 40 and put up 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 42 - John Brisker (1972-75)
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