DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1988-89 Utah Jazz
51–31 · #7 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotUTA
Utah Jazz went 51–31 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#7
Net rating
+5.1
Home floor
Salt Palace
Roster
15 players
Record
51–31
62.2% win rate
League rank
#7
Playoff team
Net rating
+5.1
SRS +4.0
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stockton | G | 12 | 82 | 82 | 17.1 | 3.0 | 13.6 |
| Mark Eaton | C | 53 | 82 | 82 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 1.0 |
| Karl Malone | F | 32 | 80 | 80 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
| Darrell Griffith | G | 35 | 82 | 73 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 1.6 |
| Marc Iavaroni | F | 43 | 77 | 50 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Mike Brown | C-F | 40 | 66 | 16 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| José Ortiz | F | 44 | 51 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Bob Hansen | G | 20 | 46 | 9 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
| Thurl Bailey | F-C | 41 | 82 | 3 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
| Jim Les | G | 25 | 82 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Eric Leckner | C-F | 45 | 75 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Jim Farmer | G | 30 | 37 | 0 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Bart Kofoed | G | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Scott Roth | F | 33 | 16 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Eric White | F | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
106.6
ORtg
101.5
DRtg
98.0
Pace
+4.0
SRS
+5.0
MOV
55.0%
TS%
49.1%
eFG%
27.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Jerry Sloan
head_coach
Frank Layden
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Salt Palace
12,427 average attendance
Then and now
Utah Jazz
UTA
15 players