1995–96 Utah Jazz season

The 1995-96 Utah Jazz season was the team's 22nd in the NBA.^[1] 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 TrailBlazers 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.

Draft picks

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) From 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 College 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

Playoffs

West First Round

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

*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)

West Conference Finals

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

*Required overtime

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

• Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
• John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team

References