1979–80 Utah Jazz season


The 1979–80 season was the Jazz sixth season in the NBA and its first in Utah. The Jazz averaged 102.4 points per game while allowing an average of 108.4 points per game. The attendance was 320,649. The attendance figure was worse than the last season in New Orleans, where the club had an attendance of 364,205. In addition, the Jazz move from the Central Division to the Midwest Division.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

was waived by the Jazz on January 18, 1980, and was quickly picked up by the Boston Celtics where he played the rest of the season alongside Larry Bird.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
PlayerGPMINREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Adrian Dantley68267451619196141903
Ron Boone752286216302923970
Allan Bristow822304512341886953
Terry Furlow5517181522215414878
Tom Boswell6115553281152429700
Ben Poquette82234956013145162731
Pete Maravich175224054154290
Bernard King19419885274176
Brad Davis13225154510176
Carl Kilpatrick2640003

Awards and honors

Transactions