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)
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Finals
Utah Jazz seasons
< 1994–95	1996–97 >

The 1995-96 Utah Jazz season was the team's 22nd in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 60-22 output from the previous season. They came up five wins shy of matching it, finishing 55-27 and qualified for the playoffs for the thirteenth straight season.^[1]

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	4.0	34–7	21–20	14–10
x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	11.0	27–14	21–20	15–9
Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	24.0	24–17	11–30	13–11
Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	33.0	16–25	10–31	10–14
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	33.0	17–24	9–32	10–14
Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	44.0	10–31	5–36	3–21

Reference

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Utah Jazz

Formerly the New Orleans Jazz • Founded in 1974 • Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

The Franchise	Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-time Roster • Records • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season

Arenas	Loyola Field House • New Orleans Municipal Auditorium • Louisiana Superdome • Salt Palace • EnergySolutions Arena (formerly Delta Center)

Coaches	Robertson • Baylor • van Breda Kolff • Baylor • Nissalke • Layden • Sloan • Corbin

D-League Affiliate	Idaho Stampede

Administration	Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (the estate of Larry H. Miller, owner) • Kevin O'Connor (Sr. VP & General Manager) • Tyrone Corbin (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	1 • 4 • 7 • 9 • 12 • 14 • 32 • 35 • 53 • "Hot" Rod Hundley (Microphone)

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

Conference Championships (2)	1997 • 1998 (Western)

Rivals	Chicago Bulls • Denver Nuggets • Houston Rockets • Los Angeles Lakers • Portland Trail Blazers

Culture and lore	The Mailman • Jazz Bear • Dan Roberts • "Hot Rod" Hundley • Larry H. Miller • The Last Shot • Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals

Media	TV: Root Sports Utah • Radio: KFNZ-AM • KBEE-FM • Announcers: Craig Bolerjack • Matt Harpring • David Locke • Ron Boone

New Orleans/Utah Jazz seasons

New Orleans Jazz	1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79

Utah Jazz	1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11

1995–96 NBA season by team

1995 NBA Expansion Draft • 1995 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

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