1988–89 Utah Jazz season

1988–89 Utah Jazz season
Division Champions
Head coach Frank Layden, Jerry Sloan
Arena Salt Palace
Results
Record 51–31 (.622)
Place Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 0–3)

The 1988-89 Utah Jazz season was the team's 15th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 47-35 output from the previous season. They bested it by four wins, finishing 51-31 and qualified for the playoffs for the sixth straight season.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Eric Leckner C/PF  United States Wyoming
2 42 Jeff Moe  United States Iowa
3 67 Ricky Grace PG  Australia
 United States 		Oklahoma

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB
Utah Jazz 51 31 0.622 —
Houston Rockets 45 37 0.549 6
Denver Nuggets 44 38 0.537 7
Dallas Mavericks 38 44 0.463 13
San Antonio Spurs 21 61 0.256 30
Miami Heat 15 67 0.183 36

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Western Conference First Round (Golden State won 3-2)

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey
Mike Brown
Mark Eaton
Jim Farmer
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Marc Iavaroni
Bart Kofoed
Eric Leckner
Jim Les
Karl Malone
Jose Ortiz
Scott Roth
John Stockton
Eric White

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey
Mike Brown
Mark Eaton
Jim Farmer
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Marc Iavaroni
Eric Leckner
Jim Les
Karl Malone
John Stockton

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1988-89 Utah Jazz
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