1983–84 Utah Jazz season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Jazz's tenth season in the NBA and its 4th in Utah. The Jazz averaged 115.0 points per game (ranked 5th in NBA) while allowing an average of 113.8 points per game (ranked 20th in NBA).[1] It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history.

1983–84 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coachFrank Layden
ArenaSalt Palace
Thomas & Mack Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Semifinals
(eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSL-TV
RadioKSL

The Jazz played a number of home games (11 in total) at the then-newly built Thomas & Mack Center in the Las Vegas Valley, in an attempt to drum up regional support. In one of those games, Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the points that would make him the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

As a result of the Las Vegas experiment, Jazz games were broadcast in the Las Vegas area for this season (seen above).

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 Thurl Bailey  United States PF/C North Carolina State
3 54 Bob Hansen  United States Iowa
4 76 Doug Arnold  United States Texas Christian
5 100 Matt Clark  United States Oklahoma State

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Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina State
F 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Notre Dame
SF 22 Drew, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Grander-Webb
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
G 31 Eaves, Jerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Louisville
PG 14 Green, Ricky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Michigan
G 35 Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Louisville
G 20 Hansen, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa
C 44 Kelley, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Stanford
C 45 Wilkins, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Illinois State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season
  • April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12-foot shot over Mark Eaton to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.[3]

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y- Utah Jazz 4537.549–31–1014–2715–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4339.524231–1012–2919–11
x-Denver Nuggets 3844.463727–1411–3016–14
x-Kansas City Kings 3844.463726–1512–2916–14
San Antonio Spurs 3745.451828–139–3214–16
Houston Rockets 2953.3541621–208–339–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5428.659–
2 y-Utah Jazz4537.5499
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.5856
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4339.52411
5 x-Seattle Sonics4240.51212
6 x-Phoenix Suns4141.50013
7 x-Denver Nuggets3844.46316
8 x-Kansas City Kings3844.46316
9 San Antonio Spurs3745.45117
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45117
11 San Diego Clippers3052.36624
12 Houston Rockets2953.35425


Record vs. opponents
1983-84 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston 5–0—5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–5—2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas 1–10–21–11–1—4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver 2–00–22–02–02–4—1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit 4–22–45–15–12–01–1—1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State 1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1—2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston 1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2—1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana 2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1—0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City 2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0—0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles 2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0—2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2—4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey 3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4—3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York 1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3—2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia 1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2—1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1—2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland 2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2—4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4—4–12–34–21–1
San Diego 1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4—3–32–31–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3—1–41–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1—1–1
Washington 2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1983–84 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 31–10; Road: 14–27)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 9–7 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–6)
December: 11–2 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–1)
January: 8–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–4)
February: 6–10 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–6)
March: 8–8 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–7)
April: 3–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–2)
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs
1984 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
1984 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Denver Nuggets: Jazz win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Jazz and Nuggets.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Jazz and Suns.

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
J.J. Anderson
Thurl Bailey
Tom Boswell
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Jerry Eaves
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Jeff Wilkins

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
J.J. Anderson
Thurl Bailey
Tom Boswell
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Jerry Eaves
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Jeff Wilkins

Awards and honors

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/1984.html
  2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1983.html
  3. Numbelivable!, p.160, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
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