21-05-2025
OKC Thunder jersey history No. 30 - John Tresvant (1969-70)
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 30th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 30, with 13 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The first of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, forward alum John Tresvant. After ending his college career at Seattle, Tresvant was picked up with the 42nd overall selection of the 1964 NBA draft by the (then) St. Louis (now, Atlanta) Hawks.
The Washington, District of Columbia native would also have stints with the Detroit Pistons and (then) Cincinnati Royals (now, Sacramento Kings) before he was dealt to Seattle in 1969. His stay with the team would span part of two seasons, coming to an end when his contract was sold to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1970.
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During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Tresvant wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
