1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 New Orleans Jazz (NBA)New Orleans Jazz 1979 26 56 Central 6 11 Elgin Baylor Louisiana Superdome WGNO WWL Did not qualify NOJ New Orleans Jazz Utah Jazz The 1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season was their fifth season in the NBA and its last in New Orleans. The Jazz averaged 108.3 points per game (ranked 15th in NBA) while allowing an average of 114.6 points per game (ranked 21st in NBA).https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOJ/1979.html 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz Roster and Stats The attendance was 364,205 (ranked 18th in NBA). Draft picks 1978 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 11 James Hardy United States San Franciscohttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1978.html 1978 NBA draft Roster New Orleans Jazz 1978–79 12 Marty Byrnes F 6 7 215 1956-04-30 Syracuse 25 Gail Goodrich G 6 1 170 UCLA 30 Paul Griffin basketball F/C 6 9 205 Western Michigan 11 James Hardy basketball PF 6 8 220 1956–12–01 San Francisco 24 Spencer Haywood F 6 8 225 1949-04-22 Detroit Mercy 23 Aaron James basketball F 6 8 210 Grambling State 53 Rich Kelley C 7 0 235 Stanford 18 Ron Lee G 6 4 193 1952-11-02 Oregon 7 Pete Maravich G 6 5 197 LSU 33 Jim McElroy G 6 3 190 Central Michigan Elgin Baylor Bill Bertka Regular season Season standings NOJ NOJ Playoffs The Jazz missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Player stats Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTSJim McElroy 79 215 453 148 49 1337Rich Kelley 80 1026 285 126 166 1253Pete Maravich 79 422 488 120 18 1700Truck Robinson 43 577 74 29 63 1039Gail Goodrich 74 183 357 90 13 938Spencer Haywood 34 327 71 30 53 816 Aaron James 73 248 78 28 21 727 James Hardy 68 310 65 52 61 453 Paul Griffin 77 391 138 54 36 303 Tommie Green 59 68 140 61 6 232Joe C. Meriweather 36 184 31 17 41 219 Marty Byrnes 36 94 43 12 8 189 Ira Terrell 31 109 26 15 22 153 Ron Lee 17 55 73 38 2 114 Gus Bailey 2 2 2 0 0 4 Relocation to Utah By 1979, the Jazz were sinking under the weight of $5 million in losses over five years. Original owner Sam Battistone decided to move to Salt Lake City, even though it was a smaller market than New Orleans at the time. However, Salt Lake City had proven it could support a pro basketball team when it played host to the American Basketball Association's Utah Stars from 1970 to 1976. Professional basketball returned to New Orleans, when the Charlotte Hornets relocated there, in 2002. The team became the Pelicans in 2013 season, and the 1988-2002 history of the Hornets returned to the Bobcats, who reinstated the Hornets name prior to the 2014–15 season. References Jazz on Basketball Reference Category:Utah Jazz seasons New Orleans New Orl New Orl