1981–82 Utah Jazz season

1981–82 Utah Jazz season
Head coach
General managerFrank Layden
Owners
  • Sam Battistone
  • Larry Hatfield
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record25–57 (.305)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKSL-TV
RadioKSL

The 1981–82 Utah Jazz season was the team's eighth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 28–54 output from the previous season. They came up three wins shy of tying it, finishing 25–57, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth straight season.[1] Prior to the season, the Jazz modified their uniform, changing their road jersey from purple to green, which they would keep until 1984.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Danny Schayes C  United States Syracuse
2 27 Howard Wood PF  United States Tennessee
4 73 George Torres  Puerto Rico Southern Nazarene
5 97 Mike Clark  United States Oregon
6 119 Kevin Sprewer  United States Loyola (IL)
7 143 Mike Robinson  United States Central Michigan
8 165 Bobby Cattage PF  United States Auburn
9 188 Ken Ollie  United States Wyoming
10 207 Joe Merten  United States Wisconsin Eau-Claire

Roster

1981–82 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
PF 43 Bobby Cattage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1958–08–17 Auburn
SF 4 Adrian Dantley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955–02–28 Notre Dame
PG 18 John Duren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958–10–30 Georgetown
PG 14 Rickey Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1954–08–18 Michigan
SG 35 Darrell Griffith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–06–16 Louisville
PF 11 James Hardy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956–12–01 San Francisco
G 22 Carl Nicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–10–06 Indiana State
C 50 Ben Poquette 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–05–07 Central Michigan
PF 52 Bill Robinzine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–01–20 DePaul
C 24 Danny Schayes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse
C 45 Jeff Wilkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–03–09 Illinois State
F 33 Howard Wood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–20 Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 – 29–12 19–22 20–10
x-Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 2.0 29–12 17–24 19–11
x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 2.0 25–16 21–20 17–13
Kansas City Kings 30 52 .366 18.0 23–18 7–34 11–19
Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 20.0 16–25 12–29 11–19
Utah Jazz 25 57 .305 23.0 18–23 7–34 9–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 5
4 x-Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 11
5 x-Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 11
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 11
7 Golden State Warriors 45 37 .549 12
8 Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 .512 15
9 Kansas City Kings 30 52 .366 27
10 Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 29
11 Utah Jazz 25 57 .305 32
12 San Diego Clippers 17 65 .207 40
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

References

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