1995–96 Utah Jazz season

1995–96 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Finals (eliminated 3–4)
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Intermountain West, KJZZ-TV
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM

The 1995–96 Utah Jazz season was the team's 22nd in the NBA.^[1] During the offseason, the Jazz signed unrestricted free agent Chris Morris. John Stockton had another record breaking season leading the NBA in assists for the ninth straight season while breaking Maurice Cheeks career record in steals. Meanwhile, Karl Malone moved into ninth place in all-time scoring as the Jazz finished second in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in a full five game series. In the semifinals, they continued to play strong basketball as they beat the Midwest Division champion San Antonio Spurs in six games. In the Western Conference Finals for the third time in five years, they lost to the Seattle SuperSonics in seven games. Following the season, David Benoit signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28	Greg Ostertag	C	United States	Kansas

Roster

Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
3.0 !SF	21	USA !	Benoit, David	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Alabama
4.5 !PF	55	USA !	Carr, Antoine	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Wichita State University
1.0 !PG	10	USA !	Eisley, Howard	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Boston C
6.0 !C	44	USA !	Foster, Greg	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Texas–El Paso
2.0 !SG	14	USA !	Hornacek, Jeff	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Iowa State
4.5 !PF	31	USA !	Keefe, Adam	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Stanford
4.5 !PF	32	USA !	Malone, Karl	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Louisiana Tech
2.0 !SG	43	USA !	Morris, Chris	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Auburn
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Ostertag, Greg	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Kansas
3.0 !SF	34	USA !	Russell, Bryon	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Long Beach State
6.0 !C	50	USA !	Spencer, Felton	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Louisville
1.0 !PG	12	USA !	Stockton, John	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Gonzaga
3.0 !SF	5	USA !	Toolson, Andy	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Brigham Young
3.0 !SF	15	USA !	Watson, Jamie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	South Carolina

Head coach

Jerry Sloan (Evansville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	–	33–8	26–15	19–5
x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	4	34–7	21–20	14–10
x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	11	27–14	21–20	15–9
Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	24	24–17	11–30	13–11
Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	33	16–25	10–31	10–14
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	33	17–24	9–32	10–14
Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	44	10–31	5–36	3–21

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Western Conference Finals (Portland won 4-2)

Game	Date	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Record (UTAH-POR)	Venue	Recap	Television
1	April 25	Utah	110	Portland	102	1-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	1	TBS 9:30et
2	April 27	Utah	105	Portland	90	2-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	2	TNT 10:30et
3*	April 29	Portland	94	Utah	91	2-1	Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon	3	TNT 10:30et
4	May 1	Portland	98	Utah	90	2-2	Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon	4	TNT 9:30et
5	May 5	Utah	102	Portland	64	3-2	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	5	NBC 3:00et
Utah wins series 3–2

*Required overtime

West Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Utah Jazz Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-1)

Game	Date	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Record (SAS-UTAH)	Venue	Recap	Television
1	May 7	San Antonio	75	Utah	95	0-1	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	1	TNT 7:00et
2	May 9	San Antonio	88	Utah	77	1-1	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	2	TNT 8:00et
3	May 11	Utah	105	San Antonio	75	1-2	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	3	NBC 3:30et
4	May 12	Utah	101	San Antonio	86	1-3	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	4	TNT 8:30et
5	May 14	San Antonio	98	Utah	87	2-3	Alamodome, San Antonio	5	TBS 9:00et
6	May 16	Utah	108	San Antonio	81	2-4	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	6	TNT 9:00et
Utah wins series 4–2

West Conference Finals

(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (3) Utah Jazz Last Playoff Meeting: 1993 Western Conference First Round (Seattle won 3-2)

Game	Date	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Record (SEA-UTAH)	Venue	Recap	Television
1	May 18	Seattle	102	Utah	72	1-0	KeyArena, Seattle	1	NBC 3:30et
2	May 20	Seattle	91	Utah	87	2-0	KeyArena, Seattle	2	TNT 9:00et
3	May 24	Utah	96	Seattle	76	2-1	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	3	NBC 9:00et
4	May 26	Utah	86	Seattle	88	3-1	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	4	NBC 3:30et
5*	May 28	Seattle	95	Utah	98	3-2	KeyArena, Seattle	5	NBC 9:00et
6	May 30	Utah	118	Seattle	83	3-3	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	6	NBC 9:00et
7	June 2	Seattle	90	Utah	86	4-3	KeyArena, Seattle	7	NBC 7:30et
Seattle wins series 4–3

*Required overtime

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
Benoit, David !David Benoit
Carr, Antoine !Antoine Carr
Eisley, Howard !Howard Eisley
Foster, Greg !Greg Foster
Hornacek, Jeff !Jeff Hornacek
Keefe, Adam !Adam Keefe
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Morris, Chris !Chris Morris
Ostertag, Greg !Greg Ostertag
Russell, Byron !Byron Russell
Spencer, Felton !Felton Spencer
Stockton, John !John Stockton
Toolson, Andy !Andy Toolson
Watson, Jamie !Jamie Watson

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Benoit, David !David Benoit
Carr, Antoine !Antoine Carr
Eisley, Howard !Howard Eisley
Foster, Greg !Greg Foster
Hornacek, Jeff !Jeff Hornacek
Keefe, Adam !Adam Keefe
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Morris, Chris !Chris Morris
Ostertag, Greg !Greg Ostertag
Russell, Byron !Byron Russell
Spencer, Felton !Felton Spencer
Stockton, John !John Stockton

Awards and records

References

↑ 1995-96 Utah Jazz

1995–96 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah Vancouver

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Utah Jazz

Founded in 1974 Played in New Orleans (1974–1979) Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

Franchise	Franchise Summer League 1974 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Loyola Field House New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Louisiana Superdome Salt Palace Vivint Smart Home Arena

Personnel	Checketts Gardner Rigby

D-League affiliate	Salt Lake City Stars

Administration	Owner: Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (represented by Gail Miller, widow of Larry H. Miller) President: Steve Starks Executive VP, Basketball Operations: Kevin O'Connor General Manager: Dennis Lindsey Head coach: Quin Snyder

Retired numbers	1 4 7 9 12 14 32 35 53 1223 Hot Rod Hundley (Microphone)

Hall of Famers	Pete Maravich Adrian Dantley John Stockton Jerry Sloan Hot Rod Hundley Karl Malone

Western Conference Championships (2)	1997 1998

Rivals	Houston Rockets

Culture and lore	Jazz Bear Dan Roberts Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals Celtic Pride Tiffany Coyne "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (The Simpsons episode)

Media	TV Root Sports Utah (current) KJZZ-TV (former) Radio Radio Network KZNS-AM KZNS-FM Announcers Craig Bolerjack Matt Harpring David Locke Ron Boone

New Orleans / Utah Jazz seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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