1993–94 Utah Jazz season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Jazz's 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 15th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] During the offseason, the Jazz signed unrestricted free agent All-Star forward Tom Chambers, and acquired Felton Spencer from the Minnesota Timberwolves. John Stockton led the league in assists for the seventh straight season, as Karl Malone joined the list in all-time points scored topping the 19,000 point mark. Both were selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. At midseason, the Jazz traded Jeff Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jeff Hornacek.[2] With the addition of Hornacek, the Jazz went on to win ten consecutive games between February and March. They won nine of their final eleven games finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record.

1993–94 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Finals
(eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKJZZ-TV
Prime Sports Intermountain West
RadioKCNR

In the first round of the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the 4th-seeded San Antonio Spurs after losing Game 1. In the semifinals, they took a 3–0 series lead over the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets. However, the Jazz would lose the next three games to the Nuggets, then finally win Game 7 and advance to the next round. In the Western Conference Finals, they lost in five games to the Houston Rockets.[3] Following the season, Tyrone Corbin was traded to the Atlanta Hawks.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
118Luther WrightC United StatesSeton Hall
245Bryon RussellSF United StatesCalifornia State-Long Beach

Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
SG 20 Bond, Walter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Minnesota
PF 42 Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Utah
SF 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul
PG 25 Crotty, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia
C 55 Gallagher, Chad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Creighton
SG 14 Hornacek, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa State
PF 43 Howard, Stephen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) DePaul
PG 6 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Colorado
PF 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech
SF 34 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Long Beach State
C 50 Spencer, Felton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Louisville
PG 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
C 44 Wright, Luther  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Seton Hall
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 5824.707—35–623–1815–11
x-San Antonio Spurs 5527.671332–923–1816–10
x-Utah Jazz 5329.646533–820–2121–5
x- Denver Nuggets 4240.5121628–1314–2714–12
Minnesota Timberwolves 2062.2443813–287–345–21
Dallas Mavericks 1369.159456–357–347–19
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics6319.768–
2 y-Houston Rockets5824.7075
3 x-Phoenix Suns5626.6837
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.64610
6 x-Golden State Warriors5032.61013
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4735.57316
8 x-Denver Nuggets4240.51221
9 Los Angeles Lakers3349.40230
10 Sacramento Kings2854.34135
11 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32936
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2062.24443
13 Dallas Mavericks1369.15950
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1993-94 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4—0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0—1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1—1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1—2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1—2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2—0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0—0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0—1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1—2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2—2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2—1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1—4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4—0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0—1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1—4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4—3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3—4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3—4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4—1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1—0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0—3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3—2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 28): San Antonio 106, Utah 89
  • Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 30): Utah 96, San Antonio 84
  • Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 3): Utah 105, San Antonio 72
  • Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 5): Utah 95, San Antonio 90

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Jazz.

West Conference Semifinals

(5) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Jazz win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 10): Utah 100, Denver 91
  • Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 12): Utah 104, Denver 94
  • Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 14): Utah 111, Denver 109 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 15): Denver 83, Utah 82
  • Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 17): Denver 109, Utah 101 (2OT)
  • Game 6 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 19): Denver 94, Utah 91
  • Game 7 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 21): Utah 91, Denver 81

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference Semifinals (Denver won 4-1)

West Conference Finals

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Rockets win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (May 23): Houston 100, Utah 88
  • Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 25): Houston 104, Utah 99
  • Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 27): Utah 95, Houston 86
  • Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 29): Houston 80, Utah 78
  • Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 31): Houston 94, Utah 83

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David Benoit
Walter Bond
Tom Chambers
Tyrone Corbin
John Crotty
Chad Gallagher
Sean Green
Jeff Hornacek
Stephen Howard
Jay Humphries
Dave Jamerson
Jeff Malone
Karl Malone
Darren Morningstar
Bryon Russell
Felton Spencer
John Stockton
Aaron Williams
Luther Wright

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David Benoit
Walter Bond
Tom Chambers
Tyrone Corbin
John Crotty
Jeff Hornacek
Stephen Howard
Jay Humphries
Karl Malone
Bryon Russell
Felton Spencer
John Stockton

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

See also

References
  1. 1993-94 Utah Jazz
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Clippers Deal Manning To Hawks for Wilkins". New York Times. February 25, 1994. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. "Rockets Now Rest and Wait : Pro basketball: Houston controls game early and wraps up series with a 94-83 victory over Jazz. NBA finals next". Los Angeles Times. June 1, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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