1981–82 Utah Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Utah Jazz 1982 25 57 Midwest 6th 11 Tom Nissalke (fired) Frank Layden Frank Layden Sam Battistone Larry Hatfield Salt Palace KSL-TV KSL Did not qualify UTA The 1981–82 Utah Jazz season was the team's eighth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 28–54 output from the previous season. They came up three wins shy of tying it, finishing 25–57, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth straight season.1981-82 Utah Jazz Prior to the season, the Jazz modified their uniform, changing their road jersey from purple to green, which they would keep until 1984. Draft picks 1981 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Danny Schayes C Syracuse 2 27 Howard Wood PF Tennessee 4 73 George Torres Southern Nazarene 5 97 Mike Clark Oregon 6 119 Kevin Sprewer Loyola (IL) 7 143 Mike Robinson Central Michigan 8 165 Bobby Cattage PF Auburn 9 188 Ken Ollie Wyoming 10 207 Joe Merten Wisconsin Eau-Claire Roster Utah Jazz 1981–82 #5C2F83 #FCC200 #087830 #FFFFFF 43 Bobby Cattage PF 6 9 250 1958–08–17 Auburn 4 Adrian Dantley SF 6 5 208 1955–02–28 Notre Dame 18 John Duren PG 6 3 195 1958–10–30 Georgetown 14 Rickey Green PG 6 0 170 1954–08–18 Michigan 35 Darrell Griffith SG 6 4 190 1958–06–16 Louisville 11 James Hardy basketball PF 6 8 220 1956–12–01 San Francisco 22 Carl Nicks basketball G 6 1 175 1958–10–06 Indiana State 50 Ben Poquette C 6 9 235 1955–05–07 Central Michigan 52 Bill Robinzine PF 6 7 230 1953–01–20 DePaul 24 Danny Schayes C 6 11 235 1959–05–10 Syracuse 45 Jeff Wilkins basketball C 6 11 230 1955–03–09 Illinois State 33 Howard Wood basketball F 6 7 235 1959–05–20 Tennessee Frank Layden Bill Bertka Gene Littles Regular season Season standings UTA UTA z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Utah Jazz 1982 #36004A #FFFF00 Total: 25–57 (home: 18–23; road: 7–34) Utah Jazz October yes #FFFF00 #36004A 0 0 0 0 Utah Jazz November #FFFF00 #36004A 0 0 0 0 Utah Jazz December #FFFF00 #36004A 0 0 0 0 Utah Jazz January #FFFF00 #36004A 0 0 0 0 Utah Jazz February #FFFF00 #36004A 0 0 0 0 Utah Jazz March #FFFF00 #36004A 0 0 0 0 UTA 1982 Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Dantley, Adrian Adrian Dantley Duren, John John Duren Green, Rickey Rickey Green Griffith, Darrell Darrell Griffith Hardy, James James Hardy Robinzine, Bill Bill Robinzine References Category:Utah Jazz seasons U Utah Jazz Utah Jazz