1979β80 Utah Jazz season | |||
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Head coach | Tom Nissalke | ||
General manager | Frank Layden | ||
Owners |
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Arena | Salt Palace | ||
Results | |||
Record | 24–58 (.293) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 11th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KSL-TV | ||
Radio | KSL | ||
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The 1979β80 season was the: Jazz sixth season in theββNBA. And its first in Utah. The Jazz averaged 102.4 points per game (ranked 22 in NBA) while allowing an average of 108.4 points per game (ranked 10th in NBA). The attendance was 320,649 (ranked 21st in NBA). The attendance figure was worse than the "last season in New Orleans," where the club had an attendance of 364,205 (ranked 18th in NBA). In addition, the Jazz move from the Central Divisionββto the Midwest Division (with the Indiana Pacers replacing them).
Draft picksβ»
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 20 | Larry Knight | ![]() |
Loyola University of Chicago | |
2 | 23 | Tico Brown | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Rosterβ»
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Roster |
Regular seasonβ»
Pete Maravich was waived by, "the Jazz on January 18," 1980, and was quickly picked up by the Boston Celtics where he played the rest of the season alongside Larry Bird.
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 28β12 | 21β21 | 15β9 |
x-Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 18β6 |
Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 21β20 | 9β32 | 8β16 |
Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 19 | 24β17 | 6β35 | 10β14 |
Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 | 17β24 | 7β34 | 9β15 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | β |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11 |
3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 |
4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 |
5 | x-Kansas City Kings | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 |
7 | San Diego Clippers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 25 |
8 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 30 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 30 |
10 | Utah Jazz | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 |
11 | Golden State Warriors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 36 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1979β80 NBA records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 |
Boston | 4β2 | β | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Chicago | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 0β6 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 4β2 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β4 |
Indiana | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Kansas City | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β0 |
Los Angeles | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | β | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
New York | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 6β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 |
Portland | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | β | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
San Diego | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | β | 0β2 |
Washington | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β |
Game logβ»
1979β80 game log Total: (Home: 17β24; Road: 7β34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
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1979β80 season schedule |
Player statsβ»
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Player | GP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
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Adrian Dantley | 68 | 2674 | 516 | 191 | 96 | 14 | 1903 |
Ron Boone | 75 | 2286 | 216 | 302 | 92 | 3 | 970 |
Allan Bristow | 82 | 2304 | 512 | 341 | 88 | 6 | 953 |
Terry Furlow | 55 | 1718 | 152 | 221 | 54 | 14 | 878 |
Tom Boswell | 61 | 1555 | 328 | 115 | 24 | 29 | 700 |
Ben Poquette | 82 | 2349 | 560 | 131 | 45 | 162 | 731 |
Pete Maravich | 17 | 522 | 40 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 290 |
Bernard King | 19 | 419 | 88 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 176 |
Brad Davis | 13 | 225 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 76 |
Carl Kilpatrick | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Awardsβ»
![]() | This section is: empty. You can help by addingββto it. (July 2010) |
Transactionsβ»
Added Bernard King to Roster
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "1979-80 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
- ^ "1978-79 New Orleans Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
- ^ "1979 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com".
- ^ Deseret Morning News | 25 years later the Jazz are going strong
- ^ "1979-80 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".