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1979–80 Utah Jazz season

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1979–80 Utah Jazz season
Head coachTom Nissalke
General managerFrank Layden
Owners
  • Sam Battistone
  • Larry Hatfield
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSL-TV
RadioKSL
< 1978–79 1980–81 >

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).

Draft picks

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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

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1979–80 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 24 Boone, Ron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1946–09–06 Idaho State
PF 33 Boswell, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1953–10–02 South Carolina
SF 44 Bristow, Allan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–08–23 Virginia Tech
PG 33 Calvin, Mack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1947–07–27 USC
SF 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955–02–28 Notre Dame
PG 12 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 31 Dawkins, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–10 Northern Illinois
SG 25 Furlow, Terry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–10–10 Michigan State
PF 11 Hardy, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956–12–01 San Francisco
C 51 Kilpatrick, Carl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–05–16 Louisiana–Monroe
SF 22 King, Bernard Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956–12–04 Tennessee
C 50 Poquette, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–05–07 Central Michigan
C 40 Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956–09–30 Marquette
PG 20 Williams, Duck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–08–02 Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 10, 1980

Regular season

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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

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 – 28–12 21–21 15–9
x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 2 30–11 17–24 18–6
Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 19 21–20 9–32 8–16
Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 19 24–17 6–35 10–14
Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 25 17–24 7–34 9–15
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 –
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. opponents

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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 — 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3
Boston 4–2 — 2–0 4–2 2–0 6–0 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 5–1 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
Chicago 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 3–3 0–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 0–2
Cleveland 2–4 2–4 0–2 — 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–5 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Denver 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 — 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–6 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–1 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–1
Detroit 0–6 0–6 1–1 0–6 1–1 — 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
Golden State 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 3–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 0–2 3–3 0–6 3–3 0–2
Houston 4–2 0–6 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 — 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4
Indiana 2–4 2–4 2–0 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–4 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 4–2 1–5 0–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 6–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 1–1 5–1 3–3 6–0 2–0
Los Angeles 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 — 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–4 2–0 5–1 4–2 6–0 1–1
Milwaukee 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 4–2 1–1
New Jersey 2–4 1–5 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 2–4 1–5 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 — 0–6 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 6–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 6–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 4–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 — 1–1 4–2 1–5 3–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
San Diego 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 — 3–3 5–1 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–4 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 5–1 1–1 3–3 — 5–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–6 0–6 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 3–3 1–1 1–5 1–5 — 0–2
Washington 3–3 2–4 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 4–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–3 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

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1979–80 game log
Total: (Home: 17–24; Road: 7–34)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 12 @ Portland 85-101 Rose Garden 0-1
2 October 15 Milwaukee 107–131 Salt Palace 0–2
3 October 18 Portland 92–107 Salt Palace 0–3
4 October 20 @ Golden State 96–101 Oracle Arena 0–4
5 October 22 San Diego 110–109 Salt Palace 1–4
6 October 23 L.A. Lakers 87–102 The Forum 1–5
7 October 25 Chicago 113–105 Salt Palace 2–5
8 October 27 @ Denver 96–116 McNichols Sports Arena 2–6
9 October 31 @ Kansas City Kings 108–125 Kemper Arena 2–7
1979–80 season schedule

Player stats

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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 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

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Awards

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Transactions

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Added Bernard King to Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1979-80 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
  2. ^ "1978-79 New Orleans Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
  3. ^ "1979 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com".
  4. ^ Deseret Morning News | 25 years later the Jazz are going strong
  5. ^ "1979-80 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
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