DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1980-81 Utah Jazz
28–54 · #20 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotUTA
Utah Jazz went 28–54 in the regular season, good for the #20 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#20
Net rating
-6.0
Home floor
Salt Palace
Roster
16 players
Record
28–54
34.1% win rate
League rank
#20
Regular season
Net rating
-6.0
SRS -6.0
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Poquette | F-C | 50 | 82 | 82 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 2.0 |
| Allan Bristow | F-G | — | 82 | — | 8.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Darrell Griffith | G | — | 81 | — | 20.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | 4 | 80 | — | 30.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| Wayne Cooper | C-F | — | 71 | — | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
| Jeff Judkins | G-F | — | 62 | — | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Jeff Wilkins | C-F | — | 56 | — | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Ron Boone | G-F | — | 52 | — | 7.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| Rickey Green | G | — | 47 | — | 9.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| Carl Nicks | G | 12 | 40 | — | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| John Duren | G | 18 | 40 | — | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Billy McKinney | G | — | 35 | — | 8.4 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Mel Bennett | F | — | 28 | — | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| James Hardy | F-C | — | 23 | — | 5.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| Brett Vroman | C | 52 | 11 | — | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Dick Miller | F | 30 | 3 | — | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
103.4
ORtg
109.4
DRtg
97.7
Pace
-6.0
SRS
-5.9
MOV
53.6%
TS%
49.1%
eFG%
25.3
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
7,508 average attendance
Then and now
Utah Jazz
UTA
16 players