1979–80 Utah Jazz season

The 1979–80 season was the Jazz sixth season in the NBA 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).[1] 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).[2] In addition, the Jazz move from the Central Division to the Midwest Division (with the Indiana Pacers replacing them).

1979–80 Utah Jazz season
Head coachTom Nissalke
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKUTV
RadioKALL

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Larry Knight  United States Loyola University of Chicago
2 23 Tico Brown Georgia Institute of Technology

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Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 44 Bristow, Allan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia Tech
G 24 Boone, Ron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Idaho State
F 33 Boswell, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) South Carolina
F 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Notre Dame
G 12 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Maryland
F 31 Dawkins, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Northern Illinois
SG 25 Furlow, Terry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Michigan State
F 11 Hardy, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Francisco
C 51 Kilpatrick, Carl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Louisiana Monroe
F 22 King, Bernard  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Tennessee
C 50 Poquette, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Central Michigan
C 40 Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
G 20 Williams, Duck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

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.[4]

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 4933.598–28–1221–2115–9
x-Kansas City Kings 4735.573230–1117–2418–6
Chicago Bulls 3052.3661921–209–328–16
Denver Nuggets 3052.3661924–176–3510–14
Utah Jazz 2458.2932517–247–349–15
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59811
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5626.6834
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6715
5 x-Kansas City Kings4735.57313
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers3844.46322
7 San Diego Clippers3547.42725
8 Chicago Bulls3052.36630
9 Denver Nuggets3052.36630
10 Utah Jazz2458.29336
11 Golden State Warriors2458.29336

Record vs. opponents
1979–80 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–2—2–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–2—2–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–2—1–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–1—1–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–1—1–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–1—1–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–1—4–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–4—1–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–1—2–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–2—3–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–3—1–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–1—2–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–2—0–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–0—1–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–1—6–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–6—1–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–1—2–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–2—3–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–3—5–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–5—0–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0—

Game log
1979–80 game log
Total: (Home: 17–24; Road: 7–34)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1978–79 season schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP MIN REB AST STL BLK PTS
Adrian Dantley68267451619196141903
Ron Boone752286216302923970
Allan Bristow822304512341886953
Terry Furlow5517181522215414878
Tom Boswell6115553281152429700
Ben Poquette82234956013145162731
Pete Maravich175224054154290
Bernard King19419885274176
Brad Davis13225154510176
Carl Kilpatrick2640003

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Awards and honors

Transactions

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/1980.html
  2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOJ/1979.html
  3. https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1979.html
  4. Deseret Morning News | 25 years later the Jazz are going strong
  5. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/1980.html
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