During his time suiting up for the Sonics, McCoy wore only jersey No. 34 and put up 4.5 points and 3.3 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 34th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 34, with 17 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The ninth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Jelani McCoy. After ending his college career at UCLA, McCoy was picked up with the 33rd overall selection of the 1998 NBA draft by the SuperSonics.
The Oakland, California native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with Seattle, coming to an end when he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, McCoy wore only jersey No. 34 and put up 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 34 - Jelani McCoy (1998-2001)
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