GENERAL
Stadium: Ford Center
Capacity: 19,163
Built: 2002 / $325 M USD
Head office: Ford Center
Phone:
Fax:
Website: http://www.nbathunder.com or www.nba.com/thunder
E-Mail:
Radio flagship: WWLS-AM and WWLS-FM “The Sports Animal” |
Television (Regional):
Corporate partners/sponsors: Chesapeake Energy, Ford Motor Company, Mid First Bank, Oklahoma City, Revon Energy, Sand Ridge Energy.
Mascot:
Established: 1967
Franchise ancestry: Seattle SuperSonics 1967-2008 |
BUSINESS OF WINNING
ATTENDANCE
2011-2012 COMING SOON
Home Dates: 41
Home Attendance Average: N/A
Home Attendance Drawing Capacity: N/A
Home Attendance Total: N/A
Home Attendance Rank: click here
for 2010-2011 rank
Team Marketing Report:
Average Ticket Cost & Fan Cost Index: click here
2010-'11 Estimated Gate Receipts: $45M USD
OKLAHOMA MARKET
MARKET SIZE
City Population: 537,734
Metropolitan Area Population: 1,192,989
Greater Metro Area Population: 1,262,027
City size ranking: #31 in US / #21 in NBA
Metro area size ranking: #49 in US / #30 in NBA
Greater Metro area size ranking: #49 in US / #30 in NBA
Designated Market Area (DMA): 687,300 TV homes / 0.6 % of US
DMA ranking: #45 in US / #48 in North America / #28 in NBA
Source: Nielsen 2008, US Census Bureau 2005 and 2007 |
FRANCHISE FINANCIALS
 OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Owner: Professional Basketball Club, LLC (Chair: Clay Bennett)
Acquisition date/price: 2006 / $325 M USD
General Manager: Sam Presti
Head Coach: Scott Brooks (Interim)
Stadium: Owned and operated by City of Oklahoma
Concessions: Aramark
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MARKET ECONOMICS
Economic Description: Government and information technology, former agricultural hub, health services, administration.
Fortune 500 companies: Devon Energy, Chesapeake Energy; Other companies: Sonic Drive-in, Dell, AT & T, Boeing, Xerox, UPS, Cox.
City per capita personal income (ranking): $19,098 USD (#21 NBA)
Metro area per capita income (ranking): $37,385 USD (#92 US / #25 NBA)
State per capita income (ranking): $32,391 USD (#33 US / #22 NBA)
MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS
Race & Ethnicity: 68.4% White, 15.4% Black, 3.5% Aboriginal American, 3.5% Asian American, 11% Other (10.1% Hispanic any race).
Language: 90% English, 8% Spanish.
Median age: 34
Political leadership: Mayor of Oklahoma City – Mick Cornett (Republican); Governor of Oklahoma – C. Brad Henry (Democrat); US Senators – James M. Inhofe (R), Thomas A. Coburn (R); US Representatives – John Sullivan (R), Dan Boren (D), Frank Lucas (R), Tom Cole (R), Mary Fallin (R).
Source: Team Marketing Report, ESPN.com, Forbes.com and TheSportMarket.biz
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