1982–83 Utah Jazz season

The 1982-83 Utah Jazz season was the team's ninth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 25-57 output from the previous season. They bested it by five wins, finishing 30-52, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth straight season.[1]

1982–83 Utah Jazz season
Head coachFrank Layden
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKSL-TV
RadioKSL

The Jazz drafted Dominique Wilkins with the 3rd overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft, but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks after refusing to play for the Jazz. Wilkins would go on to have a Hall of Fame career.

Draft picks
Main article: 1982 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Dominique WilkinsSF United StatesGeorgia
349Steve TrumboC United StatesBrigham Young
355Jerry Eaves United StatesLouisville
472Mark EatonC United StatesUCLA
595Mike McKay United StatesConnecticut
6118Alvin Jackson United StatesSouthern
7141Thad Gardner United StatesMichigan
8164Rick Campbell United StatesMiddle Tennessee State
9187Riley Clarida United StatesLong Island
10208Michael Edwards United StatesNew Orleans

Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
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
C 44 Kelley, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Stanford
F 50 Poquette, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Central Michigan
C 45 Wilkins, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Illinois State
G 5 Williams, Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State
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 5329.646–31–1022–1921–9
x-Denver Nuggets 4537.549829–1216–2517–13
Kansas City Kings 4537.549830–1115–2618–12
Dallas Mavericks 3844.4631523–1815–2615–15
Utah Jazz 3052.3662321–209–3215–15
Houston Rockets 1468.171399–325–364–26
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5824.707–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5329.6465
3 x-Phoenix Suns5329.6465
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4834.58510
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers4636.56112
6 x-Denver Nuggets4537.54913
7 Kansas City Kings4537.54913
8 Dallas Mavericks3844.46320
9 Utah Jazz3052.36628
9 Golden State Warriors3052.36628
11 San Diego Clippers2557.30533
12 Houston Rockets1468.17144


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1982-83 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 —1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2
Boston 5–1—3–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3
Chicago 1–52–3—5–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5
Cleveland 0–61–51–5—2–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—3–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2
Denver 1–10–21–12–03–3—2–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1
Detroit 3–33–34–25–10–20–2—2–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2
Golden State 2–01–10–20–22–31–40–2—3–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0
Houston 0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–3—2–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1
Indiana 0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5
Kansas City 2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–1—1–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0
Los Angeles 2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–1—2–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1
Milwaukee 4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–2—3–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–3—4–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2
New York 2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–4—1–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
Philadelphia 4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–1—2–00–21–12–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–2—5–13–24–25–15–00–2
Portland 1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–5—2–35–13–33–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–2—4–11–45–12–0
San Diego 1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–4—0–62–30–2
Seattle 1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–0—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–5—0–2
Washington 2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0—

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
J.J. Anderson
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Jerry Eaves
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Rich Kelley
Kenny Natt
Ben Poquette
Danny Schayes
Jeff Wilkins
Freeman Williams
Rickey Williams

References
  1. 1982-83 Utah Jazz
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