1989–90 Utah Jazz season

1989–90 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Salt Palace
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 2–3)

The 1989-90 Utah Jazz season was the team's 16th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 51-31 output from the previous season. They bested it by four wins, finishing 55-27 and qualified for the playoffs for the seventh straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1989 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Blue Edwards	SG/SF	United States	East Carolina
2	48	Junie Lewis		United States	South Alabama

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	–	34–7	22–19	19–9
x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	1	36–5	19–22	21–7
x-Dallas Mavericks	47	35	.573	9	30–11	17–24	17–11
x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	13	28–13	15–26	15–13
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	15	31–10	10–31	13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	22	60	.268	34	17–24	5–36	6–22
Charlotte Hornets	19	63	.232	37	13–28	6–35	7–21

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 3-2

Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 27): Utah 113, Phoenix 96
Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 29): Phoenix 105, Utah 87
Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 2): Phoenix 120, Utah 105
Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 4): Utah 105, Phoenix 94
Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 6): Phoenix 104, Utah 102

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference Semifinals (Phoenix won 4-2)

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
Bailey, Thurl !Thurl Bailey
Brown, Mike !Mike Brown
Brown, Raymond !Raymond Brown
Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton
Edwards, Blue !Blue Edwards
Griffith, Darrell !Darrell Griffith
Hansen, Bob !Bob Hansen
Johnson, Eric !Eric Johnson
Johnston, Nate !Nate Johnston
Leckner, Eric !Eric Leckner
Les, Jim !Jim Les
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Ortiz, Jose !Jose Ortiz
Rudd, Delaney !Delaney Rudd
Stockton, John !John Stockton

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bailey, Thurl !Thurl Bailey
Brown, Mike !Mike Brown
Brown, Raymond !Raymond Brown
Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton
Edwards, Blue !Blue Edwards
Griffith, Darrell !Darrell Griffith
Hansen, Bob !Bob Hansen
Johnson, Eric !Eric Johnson
Leckner, Eric !Eric Leckner
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Rudd, Delaney !Delaney Rudd
Stockton, John !John Stockton

Awards and records

Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team
Blue Edwards, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

↑ 1989-90 Utah Jazz

1989–90 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Orlando

Western

Midwest	Charlotte Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Utah Jazz

Founded in 1974 Played in New Orleans (1974–1979) 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	Salt Lake City Stars

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

Western 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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