1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season

1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coach	Butch Van Breda Kolff, Elgin Baylor
Arena	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ

The 1976-77 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's third in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 38-44 output from the previous season. They came up three wins shy of tying it, finishing 35-47, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Houston Rockets	49	33	0.598	—
Washington Bullets	48	34	0.585	1
San Antonio Spurs	44	38	0.537	5
Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	0.524	6
New Orleans Jazz	35	47	0.427	14
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	0.378	18

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	50	32	.610	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	49	33	.598	1
3	x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	2
4	x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	44	38	.537	6
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	7

7	New York Knicks	40	42	.488	10
8	New Orleans Jazz	35	47	.427	15
9	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	19
10	Buffalo Braves	30	52	.366	20
11	New York Nets	22	60	.268	28

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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
Behagen, Ron !Ron Behagen
Boyd, Freddie !Freddie Boyd
Coleman, E.C. !E.C. Coleman
Goodrich, Gail !Gail Goodrich
Griffin, Paul !Paul Griffin
Howard, Mo !Mo Howard
James, Aaron !Aaron James
Kelley, Rich !Rich Kelley
Maravich, Pete !Pete Maravich
McElroy, Jim !Jim McElroy
Moore, Otto !Otto Moore
Stallworth, Bud !Bud Stallworth
Walker, Andy !Andy Walker
Williams, Nate !Nate Williams

Awards and records

References

↑ 1976-77 New Orleans Jazz

Utah Jazz

Formerly the New Orleans Jazz (1974–1979) Founded in 1974 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

D-League affiliate	Idaho Stampede

Administration	Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (the estate of Larry H. Miller, owner) Randy Rigby (President) Kevin O'Connor (Executive VP, Basketball Operations) Dennis Lindsey (General Manager) Quin Snyder (Head coach)

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

Conference Championships (2)	1997 1998

Rivals	Houston Rockets

Culture and lore	Jazz Bear Dan Roberts Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals Celtic Pride

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

New Orleans/Utah Jazz seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1976–77 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo N.Y. Knicks N.Y. Nets Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans San Antonio Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Denver Detroit Indiana Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

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