1990–91 Utah Jazz season

1990–91 Utah Jazz season
Head coach Jerry Sloan
Arena Salt Palace
Results
Record 54–28 (.659)
Place Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Prime Sports Intermountain West, KSL
Radio KSOP-AM and FM

The 1990-91 NBA season was the Jazz's 17th season in the NBA.[1] The Jazz continued to play sweet music in the regular season falling one game short of the Midwest Division title with another stellar record of 54-28, as Karl Malone finished second in the league in scoring and John Stockton led the league in assists again. In the first round of the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns in four games, but lost in the semifinals to the Portland TrailBlazers in five games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 33 Walter Palmer C/F  United States Darthmouth

Roster

Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 41 United States Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina State
F/C 40 United States Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) George Washington
G/F 21 United States Brown, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arkansas
F/C 50 United States Cummings, Pat (waived) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Cincinnati
C 53 United States Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
G/F 30 United States Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) East Carolina
G 35 United States Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Louisville
G 24 United States Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State
F 32 United States Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech
F 44 United States Munk, Chris (waived) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Southern California
C 45 United States O'Sullivan, Dan (waived) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fordham
F/C 33 United States Palmer, Walter 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dartmouth
G 11 United States Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wake Forest
G 12 United States Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
G/F 5 United States Toolson, Andy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Brigham Young
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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 55 27 .671 — 33–8 22–19 20–8
x-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 1 36–5 18–23 21-7
x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 3 31-10 21–20 20-8
Orlando Magic 31 51 .378 24 24-17 7–34 13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 26 21-20 8-33 9-19
Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 27 20-21 8–33 7-21
Denver Nuggets 20 62 .244 35 17-24 3-38 8–20
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers 63 19 .768 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 8
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 5
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 8
5 x-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 9
6 x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 11
7 x-Golden State Warriors 44 38 .537 19
8 x-Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 .500 22
9 Orlando Magic 31 51 .378 32
10 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 32
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 34
12 Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 35
13 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 38
14 Denver Nuggets 20 62 .244 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference First Round (Phoenix won 3-2)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-1)

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
Tony Brown
Pat Cummings
Mark Eaton
Blue Edwards
Darrell Griffith
Jeff Malone
Karl Malone
Chris Munk
Dan O'Sullivan
Walter Palmer
Delaney Rudd
John Stockton
Andy Toolson

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey
Mike Brown
Tony Brown
Mark Eaton
Blue Edwards
Darrell Griffith
Jeff Malone
Karl Malone
Walter Palmer
Delaney Rudd
John Stockton
Andy Toolson

Awards and records

References

See also

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