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KAR presents NBA HALL OF FAMER JACK SIKMA

Jack Sikma, one of the greatest Seattle SuperSonics of all time and a recent inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, will be the guest speaker at Kitsap Athletic Roundtable meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12 at the Cloverleaf Sports Bar & Grille. The event is sponsored by GEICO and JCM Property Management.

Kitsap-area high school and Olympic College basketball coaches will also be invited to offer a brief preview of their teams.

The Dec. 12 meeting starts with a 6 p.m. social hour. Cost is $25 ($20 for KAR members) or $15 if a membership for the 2020 season is purchased at the door. Admission includes all-you-can-eat pizza, wings, salad and drinks.

Sikma, a 6-foot-11, 230-pounder, was a seven-time NBA All-Star (1979-85) and helped the Sonics win their only world championship in 1979. He was one of the most accurate shooting big men in NBA history. He averaged 15.6 points and 9.8 rebounds over 14 NBA seasons after being drafted out of Illinois Wesleyan, where he was a two-time NAIA All-American.

Sikma was an assistant coach with the Sonics, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and served as a coaching consultant for the Toronto Raptors in 2017 and 2018.

Sikmas wife, Shawn, is the daughter of former Bremerton and University of Oregon basketball star Denny Strickland.