Updated at 1:54 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2007
SuperSonics fire coach Hill, remove GM Sund
Associated Press
SEATTLE — The Seattle SuperSonics began overhauling their basketball operations today, firing head coach Bob Hill and removing Rick Sund as general manager following one of the worst seasons in franchise history.Seattle went 31-51 in Hill's only full season as head coach, the Sonics' worst record since they finished with an identical mark in 1985-86. Only three times in the Sonics' 40-year history have they finished with a worse record.
Hill's contract was set to expire in June. The team said Sund will remain with the team as a consultant during the final year of his contract.
Sonics majority owner Clay Bennett and vice chairman Lenny Wilkens will lead the search for replacements in both positions.
"Bob Hill and Rick Sund are fine individuals of excellent personal character and are basketball men through and through. They were both extremely helpful to us during this challenging year of transition. We are sincerely appreciative to them for their service and we wish them only the very best," Bennett said in a statement."
