Utah Jazz joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) as New Orleans Jazz, an expansion team that began play in the 1974–75 season. The Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the 1979–80 season.
Seasons
[edit]NBA champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth |
Season | League | Conference | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head Coach |
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1974–75 | NBA | Eastern | 9th | Central | 5th | 23 | 59 | .280 | 37 | Scotty Robertson Elgin Baylor Butch van Breda Kolff | ||
1975–76 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 4th | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | Butch van Breda Kolff | ||
1976–77 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 5th | 35 | 47 | .427 | 14 | Butch van Breda Kolff Elgin Baylor | ||
1977–78 | NBA | Eastern | 7th | Central | 5th | 39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | Elgin Baylor | ||
1978–79 | NBA | Eastern | 11th | Central | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 22 | |||
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1979–80 | NBA | Western | 10th | Midwest | 5th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25 | Tom Nissalke | ||
1980–81 | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 5th | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24 | Darrell Griffith (ROY) | ||
1981–82 | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 6th | 25 | 57 | .305 | 23 | Tom Nissalke Frank Layden | ||
1982–83 | NBA | Western | 9th | Midwest | 5th | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23 | Frank Layden | ||
1983–84 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Midwest | 1st | 45 | 37 | .549 | — | Won First round (Nuggets) 3–2 Lost conference semifinals (Suns) 4–2 |
Frank Layden (COY, EOY, JWKC) | |
1984–85 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | Won First round (Rockets) 3–2 Lost conference semifinals (Nuggets) 4–1 |
Mark Eaton (DPOY) | |
1985–86 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 4th | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 | Lost First round (Mavericks) 3–1 | ||
1986–87 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 2nd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11 | Lost First round (Warriors) 3–2 | ||
1987–88 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | Won First round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 Lost conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–3 |
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1988–89 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Midwest | 1st | 51 | 31 | .622 | — | Lost First round (Warriors) 3–0 | Mark Eaton (DPOY) Karl Malone (ASG MVP) Thurl Bailey (JWKC) |
Frank Layden Jerry Sloan |
1989–90 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 2nd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | Lost First round (Suns) 3–2 | Jerry Sloan | |
1990–91 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 2nd | 54 | 28 | .659 | 1 | Won First round (Suns) 3–1 Lost conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–1 |
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1991–92 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Midwest | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | Won First round (Clippers) 3–2 Won conference semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–1 Lost conference finals (Trail Blazers) 4–2 |
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1992–93 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 8 | Lost First round (SuperSonics) 3–2 | Karl Malone (ASG MVP) John Stockton (ASG MVP) | |
1993–94 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | Won First round (Spurs) 3–1 Won conference semifinals (Nuggets) 4–3 Lost conference finals (Rockets) 4–1 |
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1994–95 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Midwest | 2nd | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2 | Lost First round (Rockets) 3–2 | ||
1995–96 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Midwest | 2nd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | Won First round (Trail Blazers) 3–2 Won conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 Lost conference finals (SuperSonics) 4–3 |
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1996–97 | NBA | Western | 1st | Midwest | 1st | 64 | 18 | .780 | — | Won First round (Clippers) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1 Won conference finals (Rockets) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Bulls) 4–2 |
Karl Malone (MVP) | |
1997–98 | NBA | Western | 1st | Midwest | 1st | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | Won First round (Rockets) 3–2 Won conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–1 Won conference finals (Lakers) 4–0 Lost NBA Finals (Bulls) 4–2 |
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1998–99 | NBA[1] | Western | 3rd | Midwest | 2nd | 37 | 13 | .740 | — | Won First round (Kings) 3–2 Lost conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–2 |
Karl Malone (MVP) | |
1999–00 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Midwest | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | Won First round (SuperSonics) 3–2 Lost conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–1 |
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2000–01 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 2nd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | Lost First round (Mavericks) 3–2 | ||
2001–02 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 | Lost First round (Kings) 3–1 | ||
2002–03 | NBA | Western | 7th | Midwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13 | Lost First round (Kings) 4–1 | ||
2003–04 | NBA | Western | 9th | Midwest | 7th | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16 | |||
2004–05 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | |||
2005–06 | NBA | Western | 9th | Northwest | 2nd | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3 | |||
2006–07 | NBA | Western | 4th[2] | Northwest | 1st | 51 | 31 | .622 | — | Won First round (Rockets) 4–3 Won conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–1 Lost conference finals (Spurs) 4–1 |
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2007–08 | NBA | Western | 4th[3] | Northwest | 1st | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | Won First round (Rockets) 4–2 Lost conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–2 |
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2008–09 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 3rd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | Lost First round (Lakers) 4–1 | ||
2009–10 | NBA | Western | 5th | Northwest | 2nd | 53 | 29 | .646 | — | Won First round (Nuggets) 4–2 Lost conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–0 |
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2010–11 | NBA | Western | 11th | Northwest | 4th | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16 | Jerry Sloan Tyrone Corbin | ||
2011–12 | NBA[4] | Western | 8th | Northwest | 3rd | 36 | 30 | .545 | 11 | Lost First round (Spurs) 4–0 | Tyrone Corbin | |
2012–13 | NBA | Western | 9th | Northwest | 3rd | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 | |||
2013–14 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34 | |||
2014–15 | NBA | Western | 11th | Northwest | 3rd | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13 | Quin Snyder | ||
2015–16 | NBA | Western | 9th | Northwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15 | |||
2016–17 | NBA | Western | 5th | Northwest | 1st | 51 | 31 | .622 | — | Won First round (Clippers) 4–3 Lost conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–0 |
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2017–18 | NBA | Western | 5th | Northwest | 3rd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | Won First round (Thunder) 4–2 Lost conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–1 |
Rudy Gobert (DPOY) | |
2018–19 | NBA | Western | 5th | Northwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | Lost First round (Rockets) 4–1 | Rudy Gobert (DPOY) | |
2019–20 | NBA | Western | 6th | Northwest | 3rd | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | Lost First round (Nuggets) 4–3 | ||
2020–21 | NBA | Western | 1st | Northwest | 1st | 52 | 20 | .722 | — | Won First round (Grizzlies) 4–1 Lost conference semifinals (Clippers) 4–2 |
Rudy Gobert (DPOY) Jordan Clarkson (SIX) | |
2021–22 | NBA | Western | 5th | Northwest | 1st | 49 | 33 | .598 | — | Lost First round (Mavericks) 4–2 | ||
2022–23 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 4th | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | Lauri Markkanen (MIP) | Will Hardy | |
2023–24 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 4th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26 | |||
All-time regular and playoff totals | 2320 | 2021 | .534 | 1974–present | ||||||||
Regular season totals | 2177 | 1855 | .540 | |||||||||
Playoff totals | 143 | 166 | .463 | Playoff Series Record: 25–30 |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ A lockout shortened the season to 50 games.
- ^ In this season, each division winner was automatically seeded no worse than 4th place. The Jazz were the Northwest Division winner (51–31), but had a worse record than the Spurs (58–24) who were seeded 3rd and the Jazz was seeded 4th. In the first round, the 5th seed Rockets (52–30) had a better record than the 4th seed Jazz, so the Rockets were awarded home-court advantage even with a lower seed.
- ^ In this season, each division winner was automatically seeded no worse than 4th place. The Jazz were the Northwest division winner (54–28), with a worse record than 3rd place team Spurs (56–26). While the Rockets were 55–27, tied with the Suns who were also 55–27 (neither of the two teams were a division winner), so even though the Jazz were awarded 4th place, in the first round faced the Rockets (Rockets higher than Suns due to higher records in versus with rest of Western Conference teams) with no home court advantage.
- ^ A lockout shortened the season to 66 games.