DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1979-80 Utah Jazz
24–58 · #21 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotUTA
Utah Jazz went 24–58 in the regular season, good for the #21 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#21
Net rating
-6.2
Home floor
Salt Palace
Roster
20 players
Record
24–58
29.3% win rate
League rank
#21
Regular season
Net rating
-6.2
SRS -5.7
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Bristow | F-G | — | 82 | — | 11.6 | 6.2 | 4.2 |
| Ben Poquette | F-C | — | 82 | — | 8.9 | 6.8 | 1.6 |
| Duck Williams | G | 20 | 77 | — | 6.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| James Hardy | F-C | 11 | 76 | — | 5.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Ron Boone | G-F | — | 75 | — | 12.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | — | 68 | — | 28.0 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| Tom Boswell | F-C | — | 61 | — | 11.5 | 5.4 | 1.9 |
| Paul Dawkins | F | 31 | 57 | — | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Terry Furlow | G-F | — | 55 | — | 16.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Mack Calvin | G | — | 48 | — | 6.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Jerome Whitehead | C-F | — | 32 | — | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Bernard King | F | — | 19 | — | 9.3 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
| Pete Maravich | G | — | 17 | — | 17.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| John Gianelli | C-F | — | 17 | — | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| Brad Davis | G | — | 13 | — | 5.8 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Andre Wakefield | G | 15 | 8 | — | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Greg Deane | G | 33 | 7 | — | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Robert Smith | G | — | 6 | — | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| John Brown | F | — | 4 | — | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Carl Kilpatrick | C | 51 | 2 | — | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.2
ORtg
110.4
DRtg
97.6
Pace
-5.7
SRS
-6.0
MOV
54.7%
TS%
50.0%
eFG%
26.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tom Nissalke
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Salt Palace
489 average attendance
Then and now
Utah Jazz
UTA
20 players