DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1978-79 New Orleans Jazz
26–56 · #22 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNOJ
New Orleans Jazz went 26–56 in the regular season, good for the #22 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#22
Net rating
-5.8
Home floor
Louisiana Superdome
Roster
15 players
Record
26–56
31.7% win rate
League rank
#22
Regular season
Net rating
-5.8
SRS -6.0
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Kelley | C-F | 53 | 80 | — | 15.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 |
| Jim McElroy | G | 33 | 79 | — | 16.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 |
| Paul Griffin | F-C | 30 | 77 | — | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| Gail Goodrich | G | 25 | 74 | — | 12.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| Aaron James | F | 23 | 73 | — | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| James Hardy | F-C | — | 68 | — | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Tommie Green | G | 14 | 59 | — | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Pete Maravich | G | 7 | 49 | — | 22.6 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| Truck Robinson | F-C | 21 | 43 | — | 24.2 | 13.4 | 1.7 |
| Joe Meriweather | C-F | 50 | 36 | — | 6.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Marty Byrnes | F | — | 36 | — | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Spencer Haywood | F-C | 24 | 34 | — | 24.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 |
| Ira Terrell | F-C | — | 31 | — | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Ron Lee | G | — | 17 | — | 6.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| Gus Bailey | G-F | 18 | 2 | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
99.6
ORtg
105.4
DRtg
108.6
Pace
-6.0
SRS
-6.2
MOV
51.8%
TS%
46.8%
eFG%
26.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Elgin Baylor
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Louisiana Superdome
265 average attendance
Then and now
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