1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season

1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coach	Elgin Baylor
Arena	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WGNO
Radio	WWL

The 1978/79 season was the Jazz 5th season in the NBA and its last in New Orleans. The Jazz averaged 108.3 points per game (ranked 15th in NBA) while allowing an average of 114.6 points per game (ranked 21st in NBA).^[1] The attendance was 364,205 (ranked 18th in NBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	11	James Hardy		United States	University of San Francisco

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Regular season

Season standings

**Central Division**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	-
Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	1
Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	2
Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	18
Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	18
New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	22

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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Jim McElroy	79	215	453	148	49	1337
Rich Kelley	80	1026	285	126	166	1253
Pete Maravich	79	422	488	120	18	1700
Truck Robinson	43	577	74	29	63	1039
Gail Goodrich	74	183	357	90	13	938
Spencer Haywood	34	327	71	30	53	816
Aaron James	73	248	78	28	21	727
James Hardy	68	310	65	52	61	453
Paul Griffin	77	391	138	54	36	303
Tommie Green	59	68	140	61	6	232
Joe Meriweather	36	184	31	17	41	219
Marty Byrnes	36	94	43	12	8	189
Ira Terrell	31	109	26	15	22	153
Ron Lee	17	55	73	38	2	114
Gus Bailey	2	2	2	0	0	4

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Relocation to Utah

By 1979, the Jazz were sinking under the weight of $5 million in losses over five years. Original owner Sam Battistone decided to move to Salt Lake City, even though it was a smaller market than New Orleans at the time. However, Salt Lake City had proven it could support a pro basketball team when it played host to the American Basketball Association's Utah Stars from 1970 to 1976.

References

Jazz on Basketball Reference

1978–79 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Detroit Houston New Orleans San Antonio

Western

Midwest	Chicago Denver Indiana Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

Utah Jazz

Formerly the New Orleans Jazz (1974–1979) Founded in 1974 Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

Franchise	Franchise Summer League 1974 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Loyola Field House New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Louisiana Superdome Salt Palace Vivint Smart Home Arena

D-League affiliate	Idaho Stampede

Administration	Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (the estate of Larry H. Miller, owner) Randy Rigby (President) Kevin O'Connor (Executive VP, Basketball Operations) Dennis Lindsey (General Manager) Quin Snyder (Head coach)

Retired Numbers	1 4 7 9 12 14 32 35 53 1223 Hot Rod Hundley (Microphone)

Hall of Famers	Pete Maravich Adrian Dantley John Stockton Jerry Sloan Hot Rod Hundley Karl Malone

Conference Championships (2)	1997 1998

Rivals	Houston Rockets

Culture and lore	Jazz Bear Dan Roberts Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals Celtic Pride

Media	TV Root Sports Utah Radio KZNS-AM KZNS-FM Radio Network Announcers Craig Bolerjack Matt Harpring David Locke Ron Boone

New Orleans/Utah Jazz seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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