During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Foster wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds 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 42nd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 44, with 15 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The ninth of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Greg Foster. After ending his college career at Texas El Paso, Foster was picked up with the 35th overall selection of the 1990 NBA Draft by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards).
The Oakland, California native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Bullets. He would also have stints with the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Utah Jazz before he signed with the Sonics in 1999.
His stay with the team would span a single season, coming to an end when he was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000. During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Foster wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 44 - Greg Foster (1999-2000)
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