1988–89 Utah Jazz season

In American basketball, 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]

1988–89 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coachFrank Layden, Jerry Sloan
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(eliminated 0–3)
Local media
TelevisionKSTU
Jazz Cable Network
RadioKALL
(Hot Rod Hundley, Ron Boone)

The Jazz sold 10,153 season tickets, which was an increase of 550 from the previous season.[2]

This season marked by the arrival of the assistant coach Jerry Sloan became a full-time head coach replacing Frank Layden, who retired from coaching. Sloan would go on to coach the Jazz for 23 seasons, including two trips to the Finals in 1997 and 1998 and 19 playoff appearances out of 22 seasons including 15 consecutive appearances from 1989 to 2003 and 4 more from 2007 to 2010 before he resigned midway through the 2010–11 season.

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
117Eric LecknerC/PF United StatesWyoming
242Jeff Moe United StatesIowa
367Ricky GracePG United StatesOklahoma

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
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
G 21 Farmer, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama
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
F 43 Iavaroni, Marc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
C 45 Leckner, Eric 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Wyoming
G 25 Les, Jim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Bradley
F 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech
F/C 44 Ortiz, José 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Oregon State
G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
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-Utah Jazz 5131.622–34–717–2419–11
x-Houston Rockets 4537.549631–1014–2719–11
x-Denver Nuggets 4438.537735–69–3218–12
Dallas Mavericks 3844.4631324–1714–2719–11
San Antonio Spurs 2161.2563018–233–389–21
Miami Heat 1567.1833612–293–386–24
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log

Regular season
1988–89 game log
Total: 51–31 (Home: 34–7; Road: 17–24)
November: 9–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 1–3)
December: 8–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–7)
January: 9–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 6–3)
February: 8–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 1–4)
March: 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)
April: 7–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–4)
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
1989 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

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

  • Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 27): Golden State 123, Utah 119
  • Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 29): Golden State 99, Utah 91
  • Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 2): Golden State 120, Utah 106

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
Utah Jazz statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey82333.9.483.400.8255.51.70.51.119.5
Mike Brown 661615.9.419.000.7183.90.60.40.34.5
Mark Eaton 828235.5.462.000.66010.31.00.53.86.2
Jim Farmer 37011.1.401.450.7071.50.80.20.04.1
Darrell Griffith 827329.0.446.311.7804.01.61.00.313.8
Bob Hansen 46921.0.437.352.5602.81.10.80.17.4
Marc Iavaroni 775010.3.442.000.8181.70.40.10.22.3
Bart Kofoed 1909.3.364.000.5450.61.10.50.01.6
Eric Leckner 75010.4.545.000.6992.70.20.10.34.3
Jim Les 8209.5.301.071.7811.12.60.30.11.7
Karl Malone 808039.1.519.313.76610.72.71.80.929.1
Jose Ortiz 51156.4.440.000.5961.10.20.20.12.8
Scott Roth 1604.5.292.167.7270.50.40.30.11.4
John Stockton 828238.7.538.462.8633.013.63.20.217.1
Eric White 102.0.000.000.00000000

Playoffs
Utah Jazz statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey 3240.7.353.000.8008.31.00.31.312.0
Mike Brown 215.5.000.000.0001.00.00.00.00.0
Mark Eaton 3333.0.471.000.81811.00.30.30.78.3
Jim Farmer 201.5.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Darrell Griffith 3023.7.408.316.0004.00.01.30.315.3
Bob Hansen 3341.0.314.333.8005.71.30.30.711.0
Marc Iavaroni 101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Eric Leckner 303.3.250.000.0000.70.00.00.00.7
Jim Les 301.7.000.000.0000.00.70.00.00.0
Karl Malone 3345.3.500.000.81316.31.31.00.330.7
John Stockton 3346.3.508.750.9053.313.73.71.727.3

Awards and records

References
  1. 1988-89 Utah Jazz
  2. "Utah Jazz Ticket Prices Increase". Davis County Clipper. Davis County, Utah. 21 June 1989. p. 36. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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