1991–92 Utah Jazz season

1991–92 Utah Jazz season
Midwest Division Champions
Head coach Jerry Sloan
Arena Delta Center
Results
Record 55–27 (.671)
Place Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Finals
(eliminated 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Prime Sports Intermountain West, KSL
Radio KSOP-AM and FM

The 1991-92 NBA season was the Jazz's 18th season in the NBA.[1] In their first season playing at the Delta Center, the Jazz finished first in the Midwest Division with a 55-27 record as Karl Malone finished second in scoring, while John Stockton led the league in assists for the fifth straight season. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in five games. Then in the semifinals, they defeated the Seattle Supersonics in five games. However, the Jazz would lose to the top seeded Portland TrailBlazers 4-2 in the Western Conference Finals .

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 21 Eric Murdock PG  United States Providence
2 48 Isaac Austin C  United States Arizona State

Roster

Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 50 United States Austin, Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State
SF 21 United States Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
C 40 United States Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) George Washington
SF 23 United States Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul
SG 15 United States Crowder, Corey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Kentucky Wesleyan
C 53 United States Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
SF 30 United States Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) East Carolina
SG 24 United States Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State
PF 32 United States Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech
PG 14 United States Murdock, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Providence
PG 11 United States Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wake Forest
PG 12 United States Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
PF 33 United States Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UC Irvine
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-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 — 37-4 18–23 20-6
x-San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 8 31–10 16–25 18-8
Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 13 28-13 14–27 12-14
Denver Nuggets 24 58 .293 21 18-23 6–35 8-18
Dallas Mavericks 22 60 .268 33 15-26 7-34 11-15
Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 40 9-32 6–35 9-17
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Portland Trail Blazers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Golden State Warriors 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 4
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers 45 37 .549 12
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers 43 39 .524 14
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 28
11 Denver Nuggets 24 58 .293 33
12 Dallas Mavericks 22 60 .268 35
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Los Angeles Clippers: Jazz win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Seattle SuperSonics: Jazz win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Finals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (2) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland won 4-1)

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
Isaac Austin 31 0
Thurl Bailey 13 0
David Benoit 77 2
Mike Brown 82 1
Tyrone Corbin 69 1
Corey Crowder 51 0
Mark Eaton 81 81
Blue Edwards 81 81
Jeff Malone 81 81
Karl Malone 81 81
Eric Murdock 50 0
Delaney Rudd 65 0
John Stockton 82 82
Bob Thornton 2 0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David Benoit
Mike Brown
Tyrone Corbin
Corey Crowder
Mark Eaton
Blue Edwards
Jeff Malone
Karl Malone
Eric Murdock
Delaney Rudd
John Stockton
Bob Thornton

Awards and records

References

See also

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