1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season

With a team built in its majority from the 1967 expansion draft featuring Walt Hazzard and six-year veteran Tom Meschery,[1] and with Al Bianchi at the head coach position, the Sonics finished the season with a 23–59 record and fifth place in the Western Division, six games behind the Chicago Bulls, and did not qualify to enter the playoffs.

[4][5] Seattle kicked off the regular season with a game against the San Francisco Warriors on October 13 at the Cow Palace, where they fell 114–116.

[6] Walt Hazzard had a high scoring debut, leading the Sonics' offense with 30 points, followed by Tom Meschery with 26.

[8] After two streaks of four and eight straight losses,[8] the Sonics found themselves quickly near the bottom of the Western Division by the end of the first four weeks of competition.

[9] A few surprising results stood out, including their only victory[8] against Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in a double-header in Philadelphia,[10] with the Celtics trailing by as much as 44 points after the first half,[11] and an outstanding performance by rookie Bob Rule, with 47 points in a victory against the Los Angeles Lakers.