The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 52 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.

Without further ado, let’s get into the next of those jersey numbers in our series.

And for today’s article, we will continue with the second of three people to wear the No. 51, OKC forward alum David Pope. After ending his college career at Norfolk State, Pope was picked up with the 62nd overall selection of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz.

The Newport News, Virginia native would play the first season of his pro career with the (then) Kansas City (now, Sacramento) Kings after being cut by the Jazz. He would finish his NBA career with the Seattle SuperSonics after being cut again for his last season in the NBA in 1986.

During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Pope wore only jersey No. 51 and put up 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 points per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 51 – David Pope (1986)