document_title: Scotland at the FIFA World Cup

question_text: when did scotland last go to world cup

question_tokens: when did scotland last go to world cup

text: Scotland at the FIFA World Cup

text: History[edit]

text: Scotland, like the other Home Nations, did not enter the three FIFA World Cups held during the 1930s. This was because the four associations had been excluded from FIFA due to a disagreement regarding the status of amateur players.[9] The four associations, including Scotland, returned to the FIFA fold after the Second World War.[9] The readmission of the Scottish Football Association to FIFA meant that Scotland were now eligible to enter the 1950 FIFA World Cup. FIFA advised that places would be awarded to the top two teams in the 1949–50 British Home Championship, but the SFA announced that Scotland would attend the finals only if Scotland won the competition.[10] Scotland won their first two matches, but a 1–0 home defeat by England meant that the Scots finished as runners-up.[10] The SFA stood by this proclamation, despite pleas to the contrary by the Scotland players, supported by England captain Billy Wright and the other England players.[10][11] Sportswriter Brian Glanville later described the SFA as showing "baffling insularity and pique" in their refusal to send a team to the World Cup.[10]

text: The same qualification rules as in 1950 were in place for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, with the 1953–54 British Home Championship acting as a qualifying group. Scotland again finished second, but this time the SFA allowed a team to participate in the Finals, held in Switzerland. To quote the SFA website, "The preparation was atrocious".[12] The SFA only sent 13 players to the finals, even though FIFA allowed 22-man squads at the tournament.[13][14] Despite this self-imposed hardship in terms of players, the SFA dignitaries travelled in numbers, accompanied with their wives.[13] Scotland lost 1–0 against Austria in their first game in the finals.[14] After falling out with the SFA, probably due to the poor preparation of the team, manager Andy Beattie resigned hours before the game against Uruguay.[10][15][14] Uruguay were reigning champions and had never before lost a game at the World Cup finals. The gulf in class was exposed in horrific fashion as Uruguay won 7–0.[10][12][16][14]

text: Scotland qualified for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, finishing ahead of Spain.[10] Matt Busby had been due to manage the team at the World Cup, but the severe injuries he suffered in the Munich air disaster meant that trainer Dawson Walker took charge of the team instead.[10] In their first match at the finals Scotland achieved a creditable draw against Yugoslavia.[10] Players Archie Robertson and Tommy Docherty were sent to watch next opponents Paraguay and they reported back that Paraguay was a "rough, fit and good" team.[10] Walker chose to ignore this advice and left out some of his combative players, including Docherty, and Scotland lost 3–2.[10] They exited the competition after also losing to France.[10]

text: Scotland failed to qualify for another World Cup in the next 16 years.[10] A "skilful but fragile" team lost a play-off to Czechoslovakia in qualification for 1962.[10] A team managed by Jock Stein, but deprived of many of its best players due to club commitments, lost a decisive qualifier against Italy in Naples for the 1966 tournament.[10] A narrow defeat by West Germany in Hamburg then ended hopes of qualifying for 1970.[10]

text: Willie Ormond was appointed Scotland manager in 1973. Ormond lost his first match in charge 5–0 to England, but recovered to steer Scotland to their first World Cup finals in 16 years in 1974. At the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany, Scotland achieved their most impressive performance at a World Cup tournament.[17] The team was unbeaten but failed to progress beyond the group stages on goal difference.[10][17] After beating Zaire, they drew with both Brazil and Yugoslavia, and went out because they had beaten Zaire by the smallest margin.[5] This performance has been assessed as a "gallant failure", but the choice to retain possession instead of pressing for more goals against Zaire has been criticised.[10]

text: Scotland appointed Ally MacLeod as manager in 1977.  Scotland qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup with victories over Czechoslovakia and Wales.[18] During the build-up to the tournament, MacLeod fuelled the hopes of the nation by stating that Scotland would come home from Argentina with a medal.[19] As the squad left for the finals, they were given an enthusiastic send off as they were paraded around a packed Hampden Park.[20] Thousands more fans lined the route to Prestwick Airport as the team set off for South America.[19] This enthusiasm was not just generated internally, as respected coaches such as Rinus Michels and Miljan Miljanić rated Scotland amongst the favourites to win the competition.[10][21] The Royal Mail commissioned designs of commemorative stamps that would have been circulated if Scotland had won the World Cup.[22]

text: Scotland's first game was against Peru in Córdoba. Two spectacular goals by Teófilo Cubillas meant that the result was a 3–1 loss. The second game was a very disappointing 1–1 draw against Iran.[19] Scotland had not even scouted Iran. The disconsolate mood of the nation was reflected by footage of Ally MacLeod in the dugout with his head in his hands.[23] MacLeod had made strange selection choices, picking inexperienced full-backs and retaining the out-of-form Bruce Rioch and Don Masson.[10]

text: After taking a single point from their opening two games, Scotland had to defeat the Netherlands by three clear goals to progress.[6] Despite the Dutch taking the lead, Scotland fought back to win 3–2 with a goal from Kenny Dalglish and two from Archie Gemmill, the second of which is considered one of the greatest World Cup goals ever;[19] Gemmill beat three Dutch defenders before lifting the ball over goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed into the net.[19][24] The victory was not sufficient to secure a place in the second round, however, as Scotland were eliminated on goal difference for the second successive World Cup.[6] This performance against strong opponents only heightened the frustration at the poor results earlier in the competition.[10] MacLeod initially retained his position, but resigned later that year.[10]

text: Jock Stein, who had won nine consecutive Scottish league titles and the European Cup as manager of Celtic, was appointed Scotland manager in 1978.[25] After failing to qualify for the 1980 European Championship,[18] Scotland qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup from a tough group including Sweden, Portugal, Israel and Northern Ireland, losing just one match in the process.[26] They were then drawn in a "Group of death" with New Zealand, Brazil and the Soviet Union.[10] Scotland beat New Zealand by 5–2 in their first game, but then lost 4–1 to a Brazil team containing Socrates, Zico, Eder and Falcão.[7] Scotland were again eliminated on goal difference, after a 2–2 draw with the Soviet Union. This match is best remembered for defenders Alan Hansen and Willie Miller colliding while chasing a long ball, which allowed the Soviets to run through and score.[10]

text: Scotland qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, their fourth in succession, in traumatic circumstances. The squad went into their last qualification match against Wales needing a point to progress to a qualifying playoff against Australia. With only nine minutes remaining and Wales leading 1–0, Scotland were awarded a penalty kick, which was calmly scored by Davie Cooper.[27] The 1–1 draw meant that Scotland progressed, but as the players and fans celebrated, national coach Jock Stein suffered a heart attack and died shortly afterwards.[27] His assistant Alex Ferguson took over.[25] Scotland qualified by winning 2–0 against Australia in a two-leg playoff, but were again drawn into a group of death, this time with Uruguay, Denmark and West Germany.[10][28] Scotland were eliminated from the tournament with just one point from their three matches, a goalless draw with Uruguay.[29]

text: Scotland qualified for their fifth consecutive World Cup in 1990 by finishing second in their qualifying group, ahead of France.[30] Scotland were drawn in a group with Costa Rica, Sweden, and Brazil, but the Scots lost 1–0 to Costa Rica.[31] While they recovered to beat Sweden 2–1 in their second game, they lost to Brazil in their third match 1–0 and were once again eliminated after the first round.[31] Goalkeeper Jim Leighton fumbled a shot that allowed Brazil to score the only goal.[10]

text: Craig Brown guided Scotland to qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, finishing as the best runners-up. Scotland were drawn against holders Brazil in the opening game of the World Cup.[32] John Collins scored from the penalty spot to level the score at 1–1, but a Tom Boyd own goal led to a 2–1 defeat. Scotland drew their next game 1–1 with Norway in Bordeaux,[2] but the final match against Morocco ended in a 3–0 defeat.[33] Scotland have not appeared at the World Cup since.

text: Statistics[edit]

text: Tournament summary[edit]

text:
Year

Final Tournament

Qualification

Round

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Round

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

1930
Did not enter[4]

1934

1938

1950
Withdrew[8]
Group – 2nd
3
2
0
1
10
3

1954
Round 1
2
0
0
2
0
8
Group – 2nd
3
1
1
1
8
8

1958
Round 1
3
0
1
2
4
6
Group – 1st
4
3
0
1
10
9

1962
Did not qualify
Group – 2nd
5
3
0
2
12
11

1966
Group – 2nd
6
3
1
2
8
8

1970
Group – 2nd
6
3
1
2
18
7

1974
Round 1
3
1
2
0
3
1
Group – 1st
4
3
0
1
8
3

1978
Round 1
3
1
1
1
5
6
Group – 1st
4
3
0
1
6
3

1982
Round 1
3
1
1
1
8
8
Group – 1st
8
4
3
1
9
4

1986
Round 1
3
0
1
2
1
3
Play-off
8
4
2
2
10
4

1990
Round 1
3
1
0
2
2
3
Group – 2nd
8
4
2
2
12
12

1994
Did not qualify
Group – 4th
10
4
3
3
14
13

1998
Round 1
3
0
1
2
2
6
Group – 2nd
10
7
2
1
15
3

2002
Did not qualify
Group – 3rd
8
4
3
1
12
6

2006
Group – 3rd
10
3
4
3
9
7

2010
Group – 3rd
8
3
1
4
6
11

2014
Group – 4th
10
3
2
5
8
12

2018
Group – 3rd
10
5
3
2
17
12

2022
TBD

Total
8/21
23
4
7
12
25
41

125
62
28
35
192
136

text: Matches played[edit]

text:
World Cup(manager)

Round

Opponent

Score

Result

Venue

Scotland scorers

1954(Beattie)
Group stage
 Austria
0–1
L
Zürich
&—

 Uruguay
0–7
L
Basel
&—

1958(Walker)
Group stage
 Yugoslavia
1–1
D
Västerås
Murray

 Paraguay
2–3
L
Norrköping
Mudie, Collins

 France
1–2
L
Örebro
Baird

1974(Ormond)
Group stage
 Zaire
2–0
W
Dortmund
Lorimer, Jordan

 Brazil
0–0
D
Frankfurt
&—

 Yugoslavia
1–1
D
Frankfurt
Jordan

1978(MacLeod)
Group stage
 Peru
1–3
L
Córdoba
Jordan

 Iran
1–1
D
Córdoba
Eskandarian (o.g.)

 Netherlands
3–2
W
Mendoza
Dalglish, Gemmill (2)

1982(Stein)
Group stage
 New Zealand
5–2
W
Málaga
Dalglish, Wark (2), Robertson, Archibald

 Brazil
1–4
L
Seville
Narey

 Soviet Union
2–2
D
Málaga
Jordan, Souness

1986(Ferguson)
Group stage
 Denmark
0–1
L
Nezahualcóyotl
&—

 West Germany
1–2
L
Querétaro
Strachan

 Uruguay
0–0
D
Nezahualcóyotl
&—

1990(Roxburgh)
Group stage
 Costa Rica
0–1
L
Genoa
&—

 Sweden
2–1
W
Genoa
McCall, Johnston

 Brazil
0–1
L
Turin
&—

1998(Brown)
Group stage
 Brazil
1–2
L
Saint-Denis
Collins

 Norway
1–1
D
Bordeaux
Burley

 Morocco
0–3
L
Saint-Étienne
&—

text: Head to head records[edit]

text:
Final tournament head-to-head

Opponent

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

%W

%D

%L

 Austria
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
100

 Brazil
4
0
1
3
2
7
0
25
75

 Costa Rica
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
100

 Denmark
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
100

 France
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
100

 Iran
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
100
0

 Morocco
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
100

 Netherlands
1
1
0
0
3
2
100
0
0

 New Zealand
1
1
0
0
5
2
100
0
0

 Norway
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
100
0

 Paraguay
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
100

 Peru
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
100

 Soviet Union
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
100
0

 Sweden
1
1
0
0
2
1
100
0
0

 Uruguay
2
0
1
1
0
7
0
50
50

 West Germany
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
100

 Yugoslavia
2
0
2
0
2
2
0
100
0

 Zaire
1
1
0
0
2
0
100
0
0

text: Qualifying[edit]

text:
Qualifying head-to-head
show

Opponent

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

%W

%D

%L

 Australia
2
1
1
0
2
0
50
50
0

 Austria
4
2
1
1
4
3
50
25
25

 Belarus
4
2
1
1
5
2
50
25
25

 Belgium
4
0
1
3
2
8
0
25
75

 Croatia
4
2
2
0
4
1
50
50
0

 Cyprus
4
4
0
0
18
3
100
0
0

 Czechoslovakia
7
3
0
4
10
15
42.86
0
57.14

 Denmark
2
2
0
0
6
1
100
0
0

 England
4
0
1
3
4
10
0
25
75

 Estonia
4
3
1
0
8
1
75
25
0

 Finland
2
2
0
0
5
2
100
0
0

 France
2
1
0
1
2
3
50
0
50

 Iceland
4
4
0
0
8
2
100
0
0

 Ireland
1
1
0
0
8
2
100
0
0

 Israel
2
2
0
0
4
1
100
0
0

 Italy
6
1
2
3
3
9
16.67
33.33
50

 Latvia
4
4
0
0
7
1
100
0
0

 Lithuania
2
1
1
0
4
1
50
50
0

 Macedonia
4
1
2
1
5
3
25
50
25

 Malta
4
4
0
0
12
1
100
0
0

 Moldova
2
1
1
0
3
1
50
50
0

 Netherlands
2
0
0
2
0
4
0
0
100

 Northern Ireland
3
1
2
0
4
2
33.33
66.67
0

 Norway
6
1
2
3
4
9
16.67
33.33
50

 Poland
2
0
1
1
2
3
0
50
50

 Portugal
4
0
2
2
1
7
0
50
50

 Republic of Ireland
2
2
0
0
7
1
100
0
0

 San Marino
2
2
0
0
6
0
100
0
0

 Serbia
2
0
1
1
0
2
0
50
50

 Slovakia
2
1
0
1
1
3
50
0
50

 Slovenia
4
2
2
0
6
2
50
50
0

 Spain
4
2
0
2
8
8
50
0
50

 Sweden
4
3
0
1
5
2
75
0
25

  Switzerland
4
2
1
1
7
7
50
25
25

 Wales
8
3
2
3
4
1
37.5
25
37.5

 West Germany
2
0
1
1
3
4
0
50
50

 Yugoslavia
2
0
1
1
2
4
0
50
50

text: Appearances[edit]

text:
No.

Name

Matches

World Cups

1

Jim Leighton
9
1986, 1990 and 1998

2

Kenny Dalglish
8
1974, 1978 and 1982

3

Joe Jordan
7
1974, 1978 and 1982

4

Alan Rough
6
1978 and 1982

Graeme Souness
6
1978, 1982 and 1986

Gordon Strachan
6
1982 and 1986

Roy Aitken
6
1986 and 1990

8

Martin Buchan
5
1974 and 1978

Danny McGrain
5
1974 and 1982

Willie Miller
5
1982 and 1986

David Narey
5
1982 and 1986

Alex McLeish
5
1982, 1986 and 1990

Maurice Malpas
5
1986 and 1990

text: Top goalscorers[edit]

text:
No.

Name

Goals

World Cups

1

Joe Jordan
4
1974 (2), 1978 (1) and 1982 (1)

2

Archie Gemmill
2
1978

Kenny Dalglish
2
1978 and 1982

John Wark
2
1982

5

Thirteen players
1

text: Squads[edit]

text:
showScotland squads at FIFA World Cup finals
showvteScotland squad  –  1954 FIFA World Cup
1 Martin
2 Cunningham (c)
3 Aird
4 Evans
5 Docherty
6 Davidson
7 Cowie
8 McKenzie
9 Hamilton
10 Brown
11 Mochan
12 Fernie
13 Ormond
14 Anderson
15 Johnstone
16 Henderson
17 Mathers
18 Wilson
19 Binning
20 Combe
21 Copland
22 McMillan
Coach: Beattie

showvteScotland squad  –  1958 FIFA World Cup
1 Younger (c)
2 Docherty
3 Parker
4 Caldow
5 Hewie
6 Haddock
7 McColl
8 Turnbull
9 Evans
10 Cowie
11 Mackay
12 Brown
13 Baird
14 Leggat
15 Scott
16 Murray
17 Mudie
18 Coyle
19 Collins
20 Robertson
21 Imlach
22 Fernie
Coach: Walker

showvteScotland squad  –  1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Harvey
2 Jardine
3 McGrain
4 Bremner (c)
5 Holton
6 Blackley
7 Johnstone
8 Dalglish
9 Jordan
10 Hay
11 Lorimer
12 Allan
13 Stewart
14 Buchan
15 Cormack
16 Donachie
17 Ford
18 Hutchison
19 Law
20 Morgan
21 McQueen
22 Schaedler
Coach: Ormond

showvteScotland squad  –  1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Rough
2 Jardine
3 Donachie
4 Buchan
5 McQueen
6 Rioch (c)
7 Masson
8 Dalglish
9 Jordan
10 Hartford
11 Johnston
12 Blyth
13 Kennedy
14 Forsyth
15 Gemmill
16 Macari
17 Johnstone
18 Souness
19 Robertson
20 Clark
21 Harper
22 Burns
Coach: MacLeod

showvteScotland squad  –  1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Rough
2 McGrain
3 Gray
4 Souness (c)
5 Hansen
6 Miller
7 Strachan
8 Dalglish
9 Brazil
10 Wark
11 Robertson
12 Wood
13 McLeish
14 Narey
15 Jordan
16 Hartford
17 Evans
18 Archibald
19 Sturrock
20 Provan
21 Burley
22 Leighton
Coach: Stein

showvteScotland squad  –  1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton
2 Gough
3 Malpas
4 Souness (c)
5 McLeish
6 Miller
7 Strachan
8 Aitken
9 Bannon
10 Bett
11 McStay
12 Goram
13 Nicol
14 Narey
15 Albiston
16 McAvennie
17 Archibald
18 Sharp
19 Nicholas
20 Sturrock
21 Cooper
22 Rough
Coach: Ferguson

showvteScotland squad  –  1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton
2 McLeish
3 Aitken (c)
4 Gough
5 McStay
6 Malpas
7 Johnston
8 Bett
9 McCoist
10 MacLeod
11 Gillespie
12 Goram
13 Durie
14 McInally
15 Levein
16 McCall
17 McKimmie
18 Collins
19 McPherson
20 McAllister
21 Fleck
22 Gunn
Coach: Roxburgh

showvteScotland squad  –  1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton
2 McNamara
3 Boyd
4 Calderwood
5 Hendry (c)
6 T. McKinlay
7 Gallacher
8 Burley
9 Durie
10 Jackson
11 Collins
12 Sullivan
13 Donnelly
14 Lambert
15 Gemmill
16 Weir
17 W. McKinlay
18 Elliott
19 Whyte
20 Booth
21 Gould
22 Dailly
Coach: Brown


document_title: White House Chief of Staff

question_text: what is the role of the president's chief of staff

question_tokens: what is the role of the president 's chief of staff

root

text: White House Chief of Staff

text: History[edit]

text: The duties of the White House chief of staff vary greatly from one administration to another and, in fact, there is no legal requirement that the president even fill the position. However, since at least 1979, all presidents have found the need for a chief of staff, who typically oversees the actions of the White House staff, manages the president's schedule, and decides who is allowed to meet with the president. Because of these duties, the chief of staff has at various times been labeled "The Gatekeeper", or "the power behind the throne".[citation needed]

tag: p

text: Originally, the duties now performed by the chief of staff belonged to the president's private secretary and were fulfilled by crucial confidants and advisers such as George B. Cortelyou, Joseph Tumulty, and Louis McHenry Howe to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Roosevelt, respectively.[2] The private secretary served as the president's de facto chief aide in a role that combined personal and professional assignments of highly delicate and demanding natures, requiring great skill and discretion.[3] The job of gatekeeper and overseeing the president's schedule was separately delegated to the appointments secretary, as with FDR's aide Edwin "Pa" Watson.

text: From 1933 to 1939, as he greatly expanded the scope of the federal government's policies and powers in response to the Great Depression, Roosevelt relied on his "Brain Trust" of top advisers. Although working directly for the president, they were often appointed to vacant positions in agencies and departments, whence they drew their salaries since the White House lacked statutory or budgetary authority to create new staff positions. It was not until 1939, during Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term in office, that the foundations of the modern White House staff were created using a formal structure. Roosevelt was able to get Congress to approve the creation of the Executive Office of the President, which would report directly to the president. During World War II, Roosevelt created the position of "Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief" for his principal military adviser, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy.

text: In 1946, in response to the rapid growth of the U.S. government's executive branch, the position of "Assistant to the President of the United States" was established. Charged with the affairs of the White House, it was the immediate predecessor to the modern chief of staff. It was in 1953, under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, that the president's preeminent assistant was designated the "White House Chief of Staff".

text: Assistant to the president became a rank generally shared by the chief of staff with such senior aides as deputy chiefs of staff, the White House counsel, the White House press secretary, and others. This new system did not catch on immediately.  Democrats Kennedy and Johnson still relied on their appointments secretaries instead, and it was not until the Nixon administration that the chief of staff took over maintenance of the President's schedule. This concentration of power in the Nixon and Ford White House (whose last chief of staff was Dick Cheney) led presidential candidate Jimmy Carter to campaign in 1976 with the promise that he would not appoint a chief of staff.  And indeed, for the first two and a half years of his presidency, he appointed no one to the post.[4][5]

text: The average tenure for a White House chief of staff is a little more than 18 months.[6] The inaugural chief of staff, John R. Steelman, under Harry S. Truman, was also the last to be a president's only chief of staff, not counting Kenneth O'Donnell during John F. Kennedy's 34 months in office. (Andrew Card and Denis McDonough each served at least one entire presidential term of office under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, respectively). Steelman also holds the record for longest-serving chief of staff (six years).

text: Most White House chiefs of staff are former politicians, and many continue their political careers in other senior roles. Lyndon Johnson's chief of staff W. Marvin Watson became the Postmaster General later in LBJ's term. Richard Nixon's Chief of Staff Alexander Haig, a career U.S. Army officer with his capstone military position being CINCUSEUCOM/SACEUR, later became Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan. Cheney later became a Congressman for Wyoming, Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush and vice president in the George W. Bush administration.  Donald Rumsfeld was another chief of staff for Ford and subsequently served as Secretary of Defense both in the Ford administration and decades later, also in the George W. Bush administration.  Rahm Emanuel left the House of Representatives to become Barack Obama's chief of staff and subsequently became Mayor of Chicago.  Jack Lew, President Obama's fourth chief of staff, was later appointed Secretary of the Treasury.

text: Role[edit]

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text: Chris Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, loosely describes the role of a White House chief of staff through his interview with former President Barack Obama: "During the last days of his presidency, Barack Obama observed: 'One of the things I've learned is that the big breakthroughs are typically the result of a lot of grunt work—just a whole lot of blocking and tackling.' Grunt work is what chiefs of staff do."[6]

text: The responsibilities of the chief of staff are both managerial and advisory and can include the following:

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Select key White House staff and supervise them;
Structure the White House staff system;
Control the flow of people into the Oval Office;
Manage the flow of information;
Protect the interests of the president;
Negotiate with Congress, other members of the executive branch, and extra-governmental political groups to implement the president's agenda; and
Advise the president on various issues, including telling the president what they do not want to hear.[6]

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text: These responsibilities extend to firing of staff members: in the case of Omarosa Manigault Newman, who published a tape she said was made in the Situation Room of her firing by Chief of Staff John Kelly, the Chief of Staff said that his decision for her departure was non-negotiable and that "the staff and everyone on the staff works for me and not the president."[7]

text: Richard Nixon's first chief of staff, H. R. Haldeman, garnered a reputation in Washington for the iron hand he wielded in the position—famously referring to himself as "the president's son-of-a-bitch", he was a rigid gatekeeper who would frequently meet with administration officials in place of the president, then report himself to Nixon on the officials' talking points. Journalist Bob Woodward, in his books All the President's Men and The Secret Man, wrote that many of his sources, including the famous Deep Throat, displayed a genuine fear of Haldeman.[8][9]

text: In popular culture[edit]

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In the 1993 film Dave, Frank Langella plays White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander.
In the NBC television drama The West Wing (1999–2006), the role of White House Chief of Staff was held by Leo McGarry (John Spencer), and later by C. J. Cregg (Allison Janney) in the Bartlet Administration and by Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford) in the Santos Administration.
In the 1995 movie The American President, White House Chief of Staff A. J. McInerney in the Shepherd Administration was played by Martin Sheen, who later went on to play President Jed Bartlet in The West Wing, created and largely written by The American President screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.
Jeff Perry portrayed White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene in the ABC drama Scandal. Portia de Rossi portrayed White House Chief of Staff Elizabeth North in the same series following the firing of Cyrus Beene by President Grant in the Season 4 finale. Darby Stanchfield portrays Abby Whelan, President Fitzgerald Grant's chief of staff until the end of his presidency after being asked to fire Cyrus. Kerry Washington stars in the series as Olivia Pope, and now acts as Mellie Grant's current chief of staff.
In House of Cards, Michael Kelly portrays Underwood's presidential chief of staff, Doug Stamper, who was also his vice presidential chief of staff.  Sakina Jaffrey portrayed previous President Garrett Walker's Chief of Staff, Linda Vasquez.
In the HBO television comedy Veep, Kevin Dunn plays the role of the White House Chief of Staff Ben Cafferty. Anna Chlumsky portrays Selina Meyer's vice presidential chief of staff.
In the Fox television series 24, several people have played the role of White House Chief of Staff: Jude Ciccolella as Mike Novick, D. B. Woodside as Wayne Palmer, John Allen Nelson as Walt Cummings, Peter MacNicol as Tom Lennox, Bob Gunton as Ethan Kanin, Sprague Grayden as Olivia Taylor, Chris Diamantopoulos as Rob Weiss, and most recently Tate Donovan as Mark Boudreau in 24: Live Another Day.
In the CBS television series Madam Secretary, the White House Chief of Staff, Russell Jackson, is played by Željko Ivanek.
In the ABC television series Designated Survivor, Adan Canto plays White House Chief of Staff Aaron Shore, who assumes the position of chief of staff under newly sworn in President Tom Kirkman, who ascends from his former position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, after President Richmond, the vice president and cabinet are killed during a terrorist attack at the State of the Union address. Shore is later replaced by Emily Rhodes (Italia Ricci) as Chief of Staff and subsequently becomes National Security Advisor.
In Tom Clancy's Ryanverse, Arnie Van Damm is White House Chief of Staff to three presidents, Fowler, Durling and Ryan.


document_title: Utah Jazz

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text: Utah Jazz

text: Franchise history[edit]

text: 1974–1979: Early years in New Orleans[edit]

text: On June 7, 1974, the New Orleans Jazz were admitted as an expansion franchise into the National Basketball Association (NBA). Team officials selected the name because of its definition in the dictionary: collective improvisation.[5] The team began its inaugural season in New Orleans in the 1974–75 season. The team's first major move was to trade for star player Pete Maravich (who had played collegiately at LSU) from the Atlanta Hawks for two first-round draft picks, three second-round picks, and one third-round pick over the next three years.[10] Although he was considered one of the most entertaining players in the league and won the scoring championship in 1977 with 31.1 points per game, the Jazz' best record while in New Orleans was 39–43 in the 1977–78 season. Maravich struggled with knee injuries from that season onward.

text: Venue issues were a continual problem for the team while it was based in New Orleans. In the Jazz's first season, they played in the Municipal Auditorium and Loyola Field House, where the basketball court was raised so high that the NBA Players Association made the team put a net around the court so that players wouldn't fall off of the court and into the stands.[11] Later, they played games in the cavernous Louisiana Superdome, but things were no better, due to high demand for the stadium, onerous lease terms, and Maravich's constant knee problems. They also faced the prospect of spending a whole month on the road each year due to Mardi Gras festivities, similar to the long road trip faced by the San Antonio Spurs each season during that city's rodeo.[10][12] Years later, founding owner Sam Battistone claimed that there was no contingency plan in case the Jazz ever qualified for the playoffs. However, the Superdome's manager at the time, Bill Curl, said that the stadium's management always submitted a list of potential playoff dates to the Jazz management, but these letters were never answered.

text: After what turned out to be their final season in New Orleans, they were dealt a further humiliation when the Los Angeles Lakers selected Magic Johnson with the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft. The pick would have been the Jazz's had they not traded it to acquire Gail Goodrich two years earlier. Also, the Jazz had given up the rights to Moses Malone in order to regain one of the three first-round picks used for the Goodrich trade; the combination of Johnson and Malone blossoming into Hall of Famers and Goodrich's ineffective, injury-ruined few years in New Orleans made this transaction one of the most lopsided in NBA history.

text: Moving to Utah[edit]

text: Despite being barely competitive, the Jazz drew well during their first five years. However, by 1979 the franchise was sinking financially. Barry Mendelson, the team's executive vice president for most of the early years, said one factor in the financial trouble was an 11 percent amusement tax, highest in the U.S. at the time. The team also could not attract much local corporate support—an important factor even in those days—or local investors.

text: Battistone concluded that the franchise could not be viable in New Orleans and decided to move elsewhere. After scouting several new homes, he decided to move the team to Salt Lake City, even though it was a smaller market. Salt Lake City had previously been home to the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1970 to 1976.[13] The Stars had been extremely popular in the city and had even won an ABA title in their first season after moving from Los Angeles. However, their finances collapsed in their last two seasons, and they were shut down by the league 16 games into the 1975–76 season after missing payroll. Although Salt Lake City was not known for its jazz culture, the team decided to keep the name, as well as the team's original colors of green, purple, and gold (the colors of Mardi Gras).

text: 1979–1984: The Frank Layden era[edit]

text: The Jazz's attendance declined slightly after the team's move from New Orleans to Utah, due to a late approval for the move (June 1979) and poor marketing in the Salt Lake City area.[14] The team's management made the first of several moves in 1979, bringing high-scoring forward Adrian Dantley to Utah in exchange for Spencer Haywood. Dantley averaged 28.0 points per game during the 1979–80 season, allowing the team to waive Pete Maravich early in the year. The team struggled to a 24–58 mark, but was rewarded with the second overall pick in the 1980 NBA draft, which they used to pick Darrell Griffith of Louisville, another piece of the rebuilding puzzle.

text: During the 1980–81 NBA season, they struggled financially as well as on the court. Despite having perennial All-Star Dantley, a 20-point per game scorer in Griffith; as well as emerging point guard Rickey Green, the Jazz were still unable to get above .500, finishing 25-57.

text: Tom Nissalke departed as coach after they started the 1981–82 season 8–12, and General Manager Frank Layden replaced him. Layden's coaching wasn't an improvement initially, as the Jazz went 17–45 the rest of that season to finish 25–57.

text: The 1982 NBA draft saw the Jazz pick Dominique Wilkins. The Jazz would have preferred to take either James Worthy or Terry Cummings, but those players went 1-2 to the Lakers and Clippers, respectively; Utah had been confident that the Lakers would take Wilkins and that would have given them a shot at either of the other top forwards (they favored Cummings over Worthy because Cummings had shown he could play both small and power forward), and Utah wasn't aware that the Lakers had researched both Worthy and Wilkins and decided on Worthy out of concern about Wilkins' perceived selfishness. Battistone's continued financial problems, combined with Wilkins making it clear he did not want to play in Utah, resulted in the Jazz sending Wilkins to Atlanta in return for John Drew and Freeman Williams. This trade, even considering the circumstances, turned out to be one of the worst trades in NBA history. Wilkins would go on to a Hall of Fame career, while Drew and Williams would only play a combined four seasons with the Jazz.

text: For the 1982–83 season, Dantley missed 60 of 82 games due to injury, which deprived the team of its lead scorer for much of the season. Newcomer John Drew also missed time, playing in only 44 games. The Jazz ended up being led by Darrell Griffith (22.2 points per game), Rickey Green (14.3 points per game), and Danny Schayes (12.4 points per game). A rookie 7'4" center–Mark Eaton–manned the post. The team finished 30–52, still out of the playoffs, but an improvement over recent years.

text: During the 1983 NBA draft, the Jazz used their first-round pick, (which was the seventh overall), to choose Thurl Bailey, and later took Bob Hansen in the third round, 54th overall.

text: 1983–84 opened as a season of uncertainty. The team was losing money, and management was crafting stunts, such as playing games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, to help the team become more profitable.[15] The team was rumored to be moving due to Battistone's cash shorts, which were exacerbated by the fact they were playing in the league's smallest market. However, fortunes on the court improved, with a healthy Adrian Dantley, Jeff Wilkins, and rookie Thurl Bailey at the forward positions, Mark Eaton & Rich Kelley jointly manning the post, and Rickey Green with Darrell Griffith at the guards, and John Drew providing 17 points per night off the bench. They went 45–37 and won the Midwest Division, the first winning season and division championship in team history.

text: They advanced to the NBA Playoffs, defeating the Denver Nuggets 3–2 in the first round, and moved on to play the Phoenix Suns in the second round. Despite having home court advantage in the best of seven series, the Jazz lost to the more experienced Suns, 4–2.

text: Jazz fans were not happy when the team picked an unknown guard in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft, John Stockton. The Jazz fans on hand for the draft party booed the selection.[16]

text: 1984–2003: Stockton and Malone era[edit]

text: The 1984–85 season saw the emergence of Mark Eaton as a defensive force. averaging 5.56 blocks per game along with 9.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. On the downside, John Drew played only 19 games on the season, which deprived the team of their high-scoring sixth man. But, the Jazz returned to the playoffs, facing the Houston Rockets and their All-Star centers, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. The Jazz prevailed in the series, 3–2, and advanced to the second round to face the high-scoring Denver Nuggets. Utah fell to Denver, 4–1 in the second-round.

text: The team's perennial financial woes and instability were somewhat stabilized during April 1985, when auto dealer Larry H. Miller bought 50 percent of the team from Battistone for $8 million. Battistone had been seeking to move the team.[17] In the 1985 NBA draft the team added Karl Malone.

text: Malone made an immediate impact in the 1985–86 season, averaging 14.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, which supplemented for Dantley. However, starter Darrell Griffith missed the season with a stress fracture, and they hovered around .500 most of the year. In the 1985–86 postseason, the Jazz lost in the first round series to the Dallas Mavericks, 3–1.

text: During the off-season in 1986, Battistone was approached to sell the team to Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner, who would have moved the team to Minneapolis. Larry Miller didn't want to sell the team, but due to contractual language in his agreement with Battistone, could have been bought out by the new owners if he refused to sell. Offers went as high as $28 million for the team as a whole during this process (the Jazz were valued at $16 million less than a year earlier when Miller purchased half for $8 million). Miller stepped in at the last minute and purchased the remaining 50 percent of the team for $14 million, buying out the original contract with Battistone, and kept the team in Utah.[18] Wolfenson and Ratner later became the founders of the Minnesota Timberwolves expansion franchise which, coincidentally, was almost sold and moved to New Orleans in 1994.

text: The 1986–87 season was one of change. Adrian Dantley, the team's star player who had carried them through the early years in Utah, was traded to Detroit for Kelly Tripucka, who ended up splitting time with Thurl Bailey. Darrell Griffith, back from injuries that caused him to miss the 1985–86 season, lost his starter spot at guard to Bob Hansen. Stockton warranted more time at the point guard position. Despite all these changes, the team finished 44–38, and lost to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.[19][20]

text: For the 1987–88 season, Stockton took over for Rickey Green as the starting point guard, and Malone established himself as one of the better power forwards in the league. The team finished 47–35 and defeated Portland, 3–1, in the first round, earning a second round matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, who were the defending NBA champions at the time. After Los Angeles took Game 1 at home, the Jazz won Game 2 in Los Angeles, 101–97, and took the lead in the series 2–1 with a Game 3 win in Salt Lake City. The Jazz lost Games 4 and 5, but won Game 6, 108–80, tying the series 3–3. In the decisive Game 7, the Lakers won 109–98. The Jazz had shown they were no longer pushovers of their early days.

text: 1988–1990: Arrival of Jerry Sloan[edit]

text: During the 1988–89 season, Frank Layden stepped down as head coach of the Jazz after the first 17 games, and was replaced by Jerry Sloan. The Jazz won 51 games and the Midwest Division championship as they grew better overall. Malone and Stockton, as well as Mark Eaton, were the leaders of the team and also All-Star selections. Eaton won Defensive Player of the Year for the second time, and it appeared the Jazz were ready to take the next step toward contending for an NBA title, after having pushed the Lakers to seven games in the Western Conference semifinals the previous season. However, the second-seeded Jazz were eliminated in the first round in three games by the seventh-seeded Golden State Warriors.

text: The following year, 1989–90, the Jazz made some changes. Thurl Bailey, who was relied on for 19 points per game the previous season, saw his playing time reduced in favor of rookie Blue Edwards, who played a prominent role with the team. The results were the best win–loss mark in team history, as the Jazz finished with a win-loss record of 55–27, second in the division to the San Antonio Spurs (56–26). Malone had his best season statistically, averaging 31.0 points and 11.1 rebounds.[21] Stockton averaged 17.2 points and 14.5 assists per game, both career highs, with the assist total and average leading the NBA that season. In the NBA Playoffs, the Jazz played the Phoenix Suns in the first round, led by All-Stars Tom Chambers and Kevin Johnson. The Suns defeated the Jazz 3 games to 2. Again, the Jazz were left with questions as to how they could do so well in the regular season but fail to advance in the playoffs.

text: 1990–1996: Working toward championship contention[edit]

text: For the 1990–91 season, the Jazz made another move to improve the team, with a three-way trade being made. Shooting guard Jeff Malone was brought to Utah from the Washington Bullets, while Eric Leckner and Bob Hansen were sent from Utah to the Sacramento Kings, and Pervis Ellison ended up going from Sacramento to Washington.[22]

text: The Jazz began the season 22–15, before going 27–8 in January and February, with new addition Jeff Malone averaging 18.6 points that season, giving them three strong scoring options (Karl Malone, Jeff Malone, and John Stockton – 64.8 of the team's 104 points per game). The Jazz finished 54–28, 2nd in the division to San Antonio by a game, similar to their division finish the prior year. In the playoffs, they met the Phoenix Suns for the second year in a row. Game 1 was a blowout Utah win, in Phoenix, 129–90, which set the tone for the series, as Utah eliminated the Suns 3–1, earning a second round match-up with the Portland Trail Blazers, the defending Western Conference Champions.[23] The Jazz played well, keeping close in most of the games, but lost the series 4–1 to a deeper and more experienced Trail Blazers team.

text: The 1991–92 season proved to be the most successful in history, to that time, for the Jazz. They moved to the Delta Center, a state-of-the art arena that featured a seating capacity of 19,911. The Delta Center was a huge improvement over the Salt Palace, which seated just over 12,000 and lacked luxury suites and retail space. Early in the year, a trade brought Tyrone Corbin, a tough, defensive forward, from Minnesota in exchange for fan-favorite Thurl Bailey.

text: The Jazz went 55–27, and won the Midwest Division championship for the first time since 1989, and looked to advance farther in the postseason. In the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 3–2 in the first round, then beat the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round, 4–1, to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time, where they faced the Portland Trail Blazers. Portland defeated the Jazz 4–2 in the series and again denied them a trip to the NBA Finals.

text: The 1992–93 season was a disappointment compared with the years before, with a 47–35 mark and 3rd place in the division. The center position, manned by Mark Eaton for most of the past decade, became suspect as he struggled with injuries and age. The bright spot was the hosting of the NBA All-Star Game and the surrounding events of All-Star Weekend. The Jazz lost to the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round, 3–2.[24] During the postseason, the team addressed the center position by acquiring Felton Spencer from Minnesota, in return for backup center Mike Brown.

text: During the 1993–94 season, the Jazz traded Jeff Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers for shooting guard Jeff Hornacek. Hornacek meshed well with Stockton, and the Jazz improved to 53–29. In the playoffs, they faced San Antonio in the first round, shutting down NBA scoring leader David Robinson in the series. Robinson had averaged 29.8 points on 50 percent shooting during the regular season, numbers that dropped to 20.0 and 41 percent in the series against Utah.[25] The Jazz then fought off a determined Denver Nuggets team 4–3 in the Conference semi-finals (almost blowing a 3 games to 0 series lead in the process), to advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the eventual NBA champion Houston Rockets 4–1.

text: In the 1994–95 season, the Jazz had significant depth and talent and were expected to make a serious run for the Championship. However, they lost starter Felton Spencer 34 games into the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Despite the injury to Spencer, the Jazz finished 60–22. However, the Jazz lost to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, 3–2.

text: Greg Ostertag was added to the team for the 1995–96 season. The Jazz went 55–27, and reached the Conference Finals for the third time in history, nearly overcame a 3–1 series deficit, but eventually lost to the Seattle SuperSonics 4–3.

text: 1996–2003: Final years of Stockton and Malone[edit]

text: In the next two seasons, the Jazz were finally able to capitalize on regular season success. In 1996–97, the Jazz had their best record in franchise history (64–18), and won the Midwest Division and finished with the best record in the Western Conference. The team was made up of the players, Stockton, Malone, and Hornacek, as well as Bryon Russell, Antoine Carr, Howard Eisley, and Shandon Anderson. Malone won his first NBA MVP for the 1996–97 regular season, averaging 27.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game.[26]

text: The Jazz reached the NBA Finals for the first time after beating the Los Angeles Clippers 3–0, Los Angeles Lakers 4–1, and Houston Rockets 4–2. The Jazz then met Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the Finals, losing to the Bulls 4–2, with the last two games decided in the final seconds (scores of 90–88 and 90–86).[26]

text: During the offseason, the Jazz made no changes to the roster. As the 1997–98 season neared, they were expected to be contenders for the championship again. However, Stockton suffered a serious knee injury before the season, and missed the first 18 games, in which the Jazz went 11–7. Once he returned, the team went 51–13, to finish at 62–20, and won the Midwest Division and home court advantage for the playoffs.[27][28]

text: In the playoffs, they beat the Houston Rockets 3-2, and the San Antonio Spurs 4–1, to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the third straight year. Utah, with a veteran roster of Stockton, Malone and Hornacek, faced a Los Angeles Lakers team led by superstar Shaquille O'Neal, guards Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, and a young Kobe Bryant. The Jazz set the tone for the series with a win in Game 1, 112–77. Game 2, a 99–95 Jazz victory, and Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles were decided by an average of 7.5 points. The Jazz swept the Lakers, and earned a second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals.[29]

text: In the 1998 NBA Finals (again against the Chicago Bulls), the Jazz took Game 1 at home, 88–85 in overtime. However, the Bulls overcame a slow start to win Game 2, 93–88, easily took Game 3, 96–54 and won Game 4, 86–82 to lead the series 3–1. The Jazz fought back and won Game 5 on the road, 83–81, to trail 3–2 in the series, with Game 6 (and a Game 7 if needed) in Salt Lake City. The Jazz held a lead in most of Game 6, but the Bulls rallied, and in the last seconds of the game, Michael Jordan stole the ball from Malone on the final Jazz possession and then made a jump shot to win the game, 87–86, and the series for Chicago, 4–2.[30]

text: In the 1999 season, shortened to 50 games due to a lockout, the Jazz finished 37–13, tied with the Spurs for the best record in the league. They defeated the Sacramento Kings in five games in the first round of the playoffs. However, they lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite yet another disappointment, Malone was awarded his second MVP.[31]

text: During the 1999–2000 season, the Jazz finished 55–27 and won the Midwest Division but again struggled in the postseason, and lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round. In the off-season, Hornacek retired and Howard Eisley was traded in a four-team deal that brought in Donyell Marshall. They selected promising high school basketball star DeShawn Stevenson in the first round of the 2000 NBA draft.

text: In the 2000–01 season, they went 53–29, but they lost in the playoffs, surrendering a 2–0 series lead in the first round of the playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks, to lose the series 3–2, their earliest exit from the playoffs since the 1994–95 season.

text: In the 2001–02 season, Andrei Kirilenko made his rookie debut, averaging 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.91 blocks per game. The team started slowly, 16–15 over the first two months, and finished 12–13 to go 44–38 overall. They lost to the Sacramento Kings 3–1 in the first round of the playoffs.

text: Prior to the 2002–03 season, Marshall and Russell moved on to other teams. Matt Harpring was brought over from the Philadelphia 76ers. He took over the starting forward spot next to Malone and averaged 17.6 points and 6.6 rebounds, the best numbers of his career. The Jazz approached 50 wins going into the playoffs, but went 47–35. They faced the Sacramento Kings again, and lost in a five-game first round series, 4–1.

text: After the season, the end of an era came as Stockton retired, and Malone left as a free agent to join the Los Angeles Lakers.

text: 2003–2005: Rebuilding[edit]

text: With their two franchise lead players Malone and Stockton gone, the team lacked foundation as it went into the 2003–04 season. They were expected to finish near the bottom of the NBA by several NBA preview magazines, including Sports Illustrated.[32] The Jazz finished with a 42–40 record. The team featured several unheralded players who emerged as key contributors, including Kirilenko, Raja Bell, and Carlos Arroyo. In particular, Kirilenko demonstrated versatility on both offense and defense and earned a spot in the All-Star Game. The Jazz missed the playoffs by one game to the Denver Nuggets, ending a streak of 20 consecutive seasons in the playoffs. Jerry Sloan finished second in the voting for the NBA Coach of the Year Award, losing to Hubie Brown of the Memphis Grizzlies.

text: During the offseason, the team made moves to change the roster; they acquired Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur as free agents and re-signed Carlos Arroyo and Gordan Giricek to extensions.

text: The 2004–05 season was marked by injuries, first to Arroyo and Raúl López, and later to Boozer and Kirilenko, which were a large part of the team's fall to the bottom of the division. When healthy, Boozer averaged 17.8 points and 9.0 rebounds in 51 games. The Jazz ended the 2004–05 season 26–56, their worst since the 1981–82 season.

text: 2005–2010: Williams and Boozer era[edit]

text: In summer 2005, the Jazz continued to change the roster by trading three draft picks to acquire the number 3 overall pick, which they used to select Deron Williams. Other transactions included Raja Bell leaving the team for the Phoenix Suns, the Jazz re-obtaining center Greg Ostertag from the Kings, and oft-injured Raúl López being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

text: The 2005–06 season was injury-plagued before it started; Boozer missed the first 49 games and Gordan Giricek and Kirilenko both missed significant time due to injuries. Okur and Kirilenko, however, showed consistently good play, while Williams, despite a mid-season slump, did not disappoint.[according to whom?] However, team owner Larry Miller expressed displeasure with the team's effort during the season.[citation needed] The Jazz stayed in the playoff race until the third-to-last game, when they lost to the Dallas Mavericks. The Jazz ended the season 41–41, three games out of the playoffs. Ostertag retired at the end of the season, having spent 10 of his 11 NBA seasons with the Jazz.

text: In the 2006 NBA draft, the Jazz selected Ronnie Brewer in the first round and in the second round selected Dee Brown and Paul Millsap. Several young players were traded to the Golden State Warriors for Derek Fisher, which give them a veteran point guard. The Jazz were heralded by several major sports websites for drafting well and making good off-season moves.[33]

text: During the 2006–07 season, the Jazz improved considerably compared to the prior years, finishing with a 51–31 record. Boozer was selected as an All-Star for the first time (though he missed the game due to a minor injury) and center Mehmet Okur was selected to the All-Star game as well. Deron Williams finished third in the league in assists per game with 9.3 (behind Steve Nash and Chris Paul).

text: The team also developed a deep bench; in the 10 games that Boozer and Okur (the two leading scorers) missed, the team went 8–2. Millsap was a surprise rookie,[according to whom?] becoming a competent backup to Boozer. Despite the elevated play of the Jazz, Kirilenko had a significant drop in his statistics and seemed to struggle adapting to a reduced role, which eventually led to a well-publicized breakdown early in the first round of the playoffs.[34]

text: The Jazz faced the Houston Rockets in the first round, a match-up of number 4 and number 5 seeds (Utah was seeded higher due to winning the Northwest Division, but Houston had a 52–30 record opposed to Utah's 51–31, giving them home court advantage in the series). It was a physical, close-fought match-up, with each of the first six games being won by the home team. The Jazz broke this trend in the seventh game, and beat the Rockets 103–99 in Houston. The Jazz went on to face the eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors, who were coming off a historic upset of the number 1-seeded Dallas Mavericks. However, the Jazz easily handled the Warriors, and won the series 4–1. The Jazz then faced the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals, but lost to the more experienced Spurs, 4 games to 1 in the series. The Spurs eventually won the NBA championship that season by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.

text: During the off-season, the Jazz gained a hometown NBA Development League affiliate in the Utah Flash (based in Orem), which they shared with the Boston Celtics. They selected Morris Almond in the first round, although ultimately they made few lineup changes. The most significant move[according to whom?] was in letting Derek Fisher go. Fisher had become a fan favorite due to his strong play, and also a sympathetic one due to his daughter's well-publicized battle with a rare form of eye cancer. Fisher moved to Los Angeles during the off-season to be closer to better care for his daughter, and later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. Controversy arose after Kirilenko led his Russian national team to a win in EuroBasket 2007 (the European championship), a tournament in which he was named MVP. After that, Kirilenko posted on a blog that he wished to be traded from the Jazz and would be willing to walk away from his contract.[35] He later reaffirmed this in interviews.[citation needed] However, no trade was made and he remained with the team.

text: During the 2007–08 season, after a trade that sent Gordan Giricek to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Kyle Korver, the Jazz had a record-tying 19-game home winning streak and improved on the road after a rough December. Despite the off-season controversy and trade talk, Kirilenko elevated his play, improving all stats from the previous season, and seemed content with his new role as a defender and a facilitator opposed to a scorer.[citation needed] Boozer again was an All-Star selection, while Williams continued to elevate his play. The Jazz finished the regular season fifth-best in the Western Conference with a 54–28 record. The Jazz sold out 46 of 47 home games (including playoffs) during the year, and possessed a 37–4 home regular season record; that was, however, offset by a sub-par road win-loss record.

text: The Jazz again faced the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, this time as a number 4 seed (although the Rockets possessed home-court advantage due to a better record). The Jazz took a 2–0 series lead in Houston, but lost the first game in Salt Lake City. After splitting the next two games, the Jazz beat the Rockets 113–91 in game 6, placing them into a second-round match-up with the number 1 seeded Los Angeles Lakers, their first postseason meeting since the 1998 Western Conference finals. Utah lost games 1 and 2 in Los Angeles. However the Jazz held up their great home win record and defeated Los Angeles in Games 3 and 4. The Jazz lost game 5 in Los Angeles and were eliminated in Game 6. The Jazz made no major moves during the off-season.

text: The 2008–09 season was difficult for the Jazz as they struggled with injuries that disrupted team chemistry, and although they were again nearly unstoppable at home, they possessed a poor road record. Utah's top three players all missed significant time due to sickness or injury; Williams missed 13 of the first 15 games, Boozer missed more than half of the season, and Okur missed sporadic time due to both injury and his father's sickness that led him to travel to his native Turkey early in the season. On February 20, 2009, Jazz owner Larry H. Miller died of complications from diabetes. His son, Greg Miller, became the new CEO of the team. The Jazz finished with a 48–34 record, slipping to No. 8 in the competitive Western Conference playoff race, after which they were eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers for the second year in a row, 4 games to 1.

text: The season was the last for long-time radio and former TV announcer Hot Rod Hundley, who announced his retirement after being with the Jazz for their entire history (35 years). Despite the disappointment, Williams proved to be one of the elite point guards in the league,[according to whom?] averaging 19.4 points and 10.8 assists per game, second in the league, despite playing the entire season with a lingering ankle injury.

text: During the 2009 NBA draft, the Jazz selected Eric Maynor No. 20 overall to back up Williams. Veteran Matt Harpring retired, citing consistent injuries sustained from his physical playing style. Rumors circulated that Boozer wanted a trade,[citation needed] fueled by rumors that the Jazz were shopping him after he chose to opt into the last year of his contract; however, the team stated publicly that they did not seek to trade him. Boozer remained with the team heading into the 2009–10 season. The Jazz also added rookie Wesley Matthews to the lineup after an impressive training camp.

text: As the 2009–10 season began they started 19–17. Several trades were made by the team, one that sent Maynor and the contract of the retired Harpring to the Oklahoma City Thunder and another that sent starter Ronnie Brewer to the Memphis Grizzlies at mid-season, a trade which was openly criticized by Williams.[36] The Brewer trade cleared the way for Matthews to take over his starter spot. Also, Williams was selected to play in the All-Star Game for the first time, and after a controversial off-season, Boozer played better than the year prior, averaging 19.5 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and missed only four games to injury. He suggested that he would be happy to stay with Utah long-term.[37] After returning from an early-season injury, Kyle Korver set the NBA record for three-point field goal percentage in a season.[38]

text: In a tight Western Conference, the Jazz finished 53–29 and lost the division in a tiebreaker with the Denver Nuggets, ending with the No. 5 seed, matched up with the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Kirilenko, who had missed 13 of the last 15 games of the season due to an injury, re-aggravated the injury the day before the first game of the playoffs and missed the first round, while Okur tore his Achilles tendon in the first game and missed the rest of the playoffs. Despite the injuries, the Jazz played well enough to defeat Denver 4–2 in the series. The Jazz were then eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers for the third year in a row, being swept 4–0 (the first four-game sweep in Jazz history).

text: 2010 off-season[edit]

text: In the 2010 NBA draft, the Utah Jazz selected Gordon Hayward from Butler University with the No. 9 overall pick, and Jeremy Evans with the No. 55 overall pick.

text: Boozer agreed to a five-year, $80 million contract with the Chicago Bulls in free agency on July 7, 2010. The Jazz turned the transaction into a sign-and-trade one day later, receiving a trade exception worth around $13 million in return from Chicago.[39] Kyle Korver also agreed to sign with the Bulls, two days later. Terms were not announced, but multiple reports had his deal as three years, $13 million.[40] Wesley Matthews signed a five-year, $33 million offer sheet with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 10, 2010.

text: Less than a week after the Boozer loss, the Jazz traded Kosta Koufos and two future first-round picks to Minnesota for Al Jefferson, using the trade exception from the Boozer deal to receive Jefferson's contract without exceeding the salary cap.[41]

text: Raja Bell was added also, to provide backcourt help after the losses of Korver and Matthews. He was signed to a three-year, $10 million contract.

text: On June 15, 2010, the Jazz unveiled a new color scheme and logo, which represented a return to the old 'music note' logo. The team unveiled new uniforms on August 16.[42]

text: The Jazz tendered restricted free-agent center Kyrylo Fesenko a $1 million qualifying offer in June 2010. The offer entitled Utah to match any offer that Fesenko accepted from another team, whether signed or not. Fesenko signed the offer on September 27, 2010, the day before training camp began.[43]

text: On the eve of training camp, the Jazz added two more players, Francisco Elson and Earl Watson for the 2010–11 season.

text: 2010–2013: Millsap and Jefferson era[edit]

text: The 2010–11 season began on a positive note, as the team went undefeated (8–0) in the preseason, and in mid-January, they were 27–13 and seemed well on their way to another winning season, had that pace continued. However, over the next 14 games, Utah went 4–10. On February 10, 2011, with the team record at 31–23 after a loss to the Chicago Bulls, head coach Jerry Sloan resigned, along with assistant Phil Johnson. Another of Sloan's assistants, Tyrone Corbin, was named the new head coach, while Scott Layden, the other assistant, remained as well. A week later, the Jazz hired former Jazz player Jeff Hornacek as an assistant coach.

text: On February 23, 2011, the Jazz traded star player Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets for players Derrick Favors and Devin Harris, as well as two first round draft picks (New Jersey's 2011 and Golden State's conditional 2012). It was rumored that Williams got into a shouting match with head coach Sloan during a game against the Chicago Bulls, which preceded Sloan's resignation and eventually, the Jazz's decision to trade Williams.

text: While Williams was under contract through 2011–12 with a player option worth $17.7 million for 2012–13, Jazz chief executive officer Greg Miller did not believe they would be able to re-sign him. "And while I never saw any indication that he wouldn’t re-sign with us, I never saw any indication he would", said Miller.[44][45] The remainder of the season saw the Jazz continue to struggle, finishing with a 39–43 record, 11th in the Western Conference, therefore missing the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

text: During the 2011 draft, the Jazz had two top-14 picks (one acquired in the trade that sent Williams to the New Jersey Nets), and used them on Enes Kanter and Alec Burks. Following the end of the 2011 NBA lockout that saw the 2011–12 season shortened to 66 games, the Jazz bid farewell to their two longest-tenured players – Mehmet Okur was traded to the Nets for a future second-round pick, and Andrei Kirilenko, who played in his native Russia during the lockout and whose contract had expired after the 2011 season, decided to stay in Russia for the remainder of the 2011–12 season. They also acquired free agent veterans Josh Howard and Jamaal Tinsley.

text: During the 2012 offseason, the Jazz traded Devin Harris to the Hawks for Marvin Williams.[46]

text: In the 2012 draft, the Jazz selected Kevin Murphy with the No. 47 overall pick. The Jazz signed Mo Williams and Randy Foye, both former Clippers, and re-signed Jeremy Evans and Tinsley during the off-season. Long-time Jazz player C. J. Miles decided to sign with Cleveland. Andrei Kirilenko did not re-sign with the Jazz in the off-season. The Jazz also named Dennis Lindsey as GM and Kevin O'Connor as Vice President of Basketball Operations.

text: Longtime assistant coach Scott Layden left Utah to be a part of the San Antonio Spurs front office.

text: Before the 2013–14 season began, Utah did not retain either Paul Millsap or Al Jefferson. Millsap accepted a two-year offer to join the Atlanta Hawks,[47][48] while Jefferson signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.[49] Jeff Hornacek was hired during the off-season as head coach of the Phoenix Suns.[50] On March 14, 2014, the Jazz were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 96–87 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

text: On June 27, 2013, Rudy Gobert was selected with the 27th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets. He was later traded on draft night to the Utah Jazz.[51] On July 6, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz and joined them for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[52]

text: On May 20, 2014, the Jazz earned the 5th pick in the 2014 NBA draft at the NBA Draft Lottery, with which they chose 18-year-old Australian point guard Dante Exum. They also had the 23rd pick from a trade with the Golden State Warriors and their own pick in the second round (the 35th pick overall). With the 23rd pick they selected Rodney Hood from Duke University. The 35th pick was used to select Jarnell Stokes, who was subsequently traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for a future second-round pick.

text: On June 6, 2014, Atlanta Hawks assistant coach Quin Snyder was named the eighth head coach in team history. Snyder signed a three-year contract with a team option for a fourth. He replaced Tyrone Corbin.[53] Prior to joining the Utah Jazz, Snyder served as an NBA assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers.

text: During the 2015–16 season, the Jazz went 40–42, finishing in 9th place in the West, missing the playoffs by one game.

text: In 2017, the Jazz went 51–31 and gained the 5th seed in the West. They defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games in the first round for the team's first playoff series win since 2010. The team moved on to face the defending Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors in the conference semifinals where they were swept 4-0, ending their season. Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert had break out seasons in 2017. After putting together several solid seasons in prior years, Hayward was named an NBA All Star while Gobert was named to the NBA Defensive First Team and All NBA Second Team.

text: On July 4, 2017, in what is being called "The Indecision,"[54] Gordon Hayward agreed to sign with the Boston Celtics.

text: Rivalries[edit]

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text: The Jazz have not had a natural or fierce rival throughout their history, where each team has been competitive with the other over a long period of time. There have been several teams they have run into many times in the playoffs, however:

text: Houston (7) – 1985, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008 (Jazz 5–2 Houston)

text: Houston won two NBA Championships (1994, 1995) while defeating Utah along the way. Utah advanced to the NBA Finals both times that they defeated the Lakers, while Los Angeles has advanced to the Finals each year they defeated Utah in a series, winning NBA Championships in 1988, 2009, and 2010. Portland advanced to the NBA Finals in 1992 after defeating Utah as well. San Antonio won an NBA Championship in 2007 after defeating Utah in a series, while Utah advanced to the NBA Finals in 1998 after defeating San Antonio in a series.

text: The Jazz also have a regional rivalry with the Denver Nuggets. Both clubs are geographically situated in the Rocky Mountains, and have been part of the same division since 1979, having moved to the Northwest Division for the 2004–05 season.

text: During the 2012–13 season, the Jazz and the Lakers competed for the number 8 seed in the Western Conference. However, the Jazz did not qualify for the Playoffs; the Lakers passed the Houston Rockets in the standings to claim the number 7 seed, and the Rockets moved down to the number 8 seed. The Lakers would eventually lose in a four-game sweep in the first round versus the eventual Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs, who lost to the Miami Heat in seven games in the NBA Finals.

text: Season records[edit]

text: The Jazz are the only team in NBA history not to have lost 60 or more games in a season.[55] This distinction was achieved when the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers both lost more than 60 games in the 2014–15 NBA season.[55][56]

text: Arenas[edit]

text:
Loyola Field House (1974–1975)
Municipal Auditorium (1974–1975)
Louisiana Superdome (1975–1979)
Salt Palace (1979–1991)
Vivint Smart Home Arena (formerly known as the Delta Center and Energy Solutions Arena) (1991–present)

text: Mascot[edit]

text: Jazz Bear is the mascot for the Utah Jazz, a National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise based in Salt Lake City. Jazz Bear was introduced to the league on November 4, 1994.[57]

text: Logos and uniforms[edit]

text: Since the team's move from New Orleans to Salt Lake City in 1979, the Utah Jazz have worn several uniforms throughout their franchise history. From 1979 to 1996, the Jazz' home uniforms consisted of the logo (the word "Jazz" with the J represented as a musical note combined with a basketball) on the center chest, with purple numbers. The only modification to this uniform was the word "Utah" being added to the center chest logo before the 1986–87 season. The road uniforms were purple with the 'J-note' logo and numbers in white. From 1981–84, the Jazz' road uniforms were dark green, with the aforementioned Jazz logo on the center chest and gold numbers. For the 1984–85 season, the road uniforms were changed back to purple, this time with gold numbers and white trim, along with the addition of the word 'Utah' on the logo. These uniforms were worn until the 1995–96 season.

text: For the 1996–97 season, the Jazz drastically updated their logos and uniforms, with a new color scheme of purple (slightly lighter from the previous shade), copper and turquoise. Their new uniform set featured a silhouette of the Wasatch Range on the center chest, with a stylish new Jazz script, and purple and turquoise details. On the road purple jersey, the white mountain range gradually fades to purple just above the numbers, which are white, with copper interior trim and teal outlining. On the home white jersey, the numbers are purple, with white interior trim and teal outlining. The Jazz wore these jerseys until the 2003–04 season.

text: The Jazz also introduced an alternate black jersey in the 1998–99 season, with the Jazz script on the center chest, but without the Wasatch Range silhouette. On this jersey, both the Jazz script and numbers are white, with purple interior trim and copper outlining, and copper side panels. These jerseys were worn until the 2003–04 season.

text: In the 2004–05 season, the Jazz once again updated their color scheme, logos and uniforms. The new color scheme, which the team used until the end of the 2009–10 season, consisted of navy blue, powder blue, silver and purple, though the latter color was only used on the primary logo and alternate logo. The team logo remained the same, with the exception of the new color variation. The new home uniform consisted of an updated "Jazz" script on the center chest in navy blue, with navy numbers, both of which had silver interior trim and powder blue outlining. The new road uniform was navy blue, with a "Utah" script in powder blue on the center chest and powder blue numbers, both of which had silver outlining and white interior trim.

text: In the 2006–07 season, the Jazz introduced a new alternate powder blue uniform. This uniform, which the team used until the end of the 2009–10 season, featured a Jazz script identical to the team logo and navy blue numbers below the script, also with silver and white trim. The nameplate on the back of the jersey was navy blue.

text: On June 15, 2010, the Jazz unveiled a new logo and color scheme on the team's official website.[42] For the 2010–11 season, the Jazz reverted to the team's original music note logo (without the word Utah), with a new color scheme of navy blue, gold, dark green & gray.[58] The new uniform set, which was unveiled on August 16, 2010, features a design nearly identical to the team's aforementioned 1984–96 uniform designs, with the following differences: navy blue replacing purple on the road uniform, dark green numerals on the home white jerseys, a white Jazz logo script on the road jerseys and side panels on both the home and away jerseys. The new uniforms were a combination of both the old and new styles, with navy blue retained from the most recent color scheme, but the now-famous 'J-note' logo and gold and green were revived.[59]

text: On December 9, 2011, the Jazz unveiled an alternate jersey that is similar to their road jersey, but swaps the navy and green colors so that the primary color is green, with a navy stripe on the side.[60][61]

text: On May 12, 2016, the Utah Jazz unveiled a refreshed brand identity. The new brand identity includes a new logo system, with some uniform modifications, a new home court design, and the selection of the team's wordmark logo as its new primary logo.[4][62]

text: Players[edit]

text: Current roster[edit]

text:
Utah Jazz roster

v
t
e

Players
Coaches

Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From

5.5 !F/C
7001210000000000000♠21
Bolomboy, Joel
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1994-01-28
Weber State

6.0 !C
7001130000000000000♠13
Bradley, Tony
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1998-01-08
North Carolina

1.5 !G
7001100000000000000♠10
Burks, Alec
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1991-07-20
Colorado

1.5 !G
7001110000000000000♠11
Exum, Dante
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-07-13
Lake Ginninderra (AUS)

5.5 !F/C
7001150000000000000♠15
Favors, Derrick
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1991-07-15
Georgia Tech

6.0 !C
7001270000000000000♠27
Gobert, Rudy (C)
7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1992-06-26
France

4.0 !F
—
Griffin, Eric (TW)
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1990-05-26
Campbell

4.0 !F
7000500000000000000♠5
Hood, Rodney
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
1992-10-20
Duke

4.0 !F
7000200000000000000♠2
Ingles, Joe
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1987-10-02
Lake Ginninderra (AUS)

4.0 !F
7000800000000000000♠8
Jerebko, Jonas
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1987-03-02
Sweden

2.5 !G/F
7000600000000000000♠6
Johnson, Joe
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1981-06-29
Arkansas

1.5 !G
7001450000000000000♠45
Mitchell, Donovan
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1996-09-07
Louisville

1.5 !G
—
Mitrou-Long, Naz
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1993-08-03
Iowa State

1.5 !G
7001250000000000000♠25
Neto, Raul
7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1992-05-19
Brazil

4.0 !F
7001230000000000000♠23
O'Neale, Royce
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1993-06-05
Baylor

1.5 !G
—
Rubio, Ricky
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1990-10-21
Spain

4.0 !F
7001220000000000000♠22
Sefolosha, Thabo
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1984-05-02
Switzerland

6.0 !C
7001330000000000000♠33
Udoh, Ekpe
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1987-05-20
Baylor

1.5 !G
—
Wolters, Nate (TW)
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1991-05-15
South Dakota State

Head coach

Quin Snyder

Assistant coach(es)

Johnnie Bryant
Alex Jensen
Brad Jones
Igor Kokoškov
Antonio Lang
Mike Wells
Mark McKown (player development)
Jeff Watkinson (player development)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
 Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2017-07-20

text: Retained draft rights[edit]

text: The Jazz hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee, who isn't signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA teams. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.[63] This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.

text:
Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality
Current team
Note(s)
Ref

2016
2
60
Wallace, TyroneTyrone Wallace
G
 United States
Salt Lake City Stars (D-League)

[64]

2008
2
44
Tomić, AnteAnte Tomić
C
 Croatia
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain)

[65]

text: Retired numbers[edit]

text:
Utah Jazz retired numbers

No.
Player
Position
Tenure

1
Frank Layden
Head coach
1981–1988

4
Adrian Dantley
F
1979–1986

7
Pete Maravich
G
1974–1979

9
Larry H. Miller
Owner
1985–2009

12
John Stockton
G
1984–2003

14
Jeff Hornacek
G
1994–2000

32
Karl Malone
F
1985–2003

35
Darrell Griffith
G
1980–1991

53
Mark Eaton
C
1982–1993

1223
Jerry Sloan
Head coach
1988–2011

"Hot" Rod Hundley
Broadcaster
1974–2009

text: Basketball Hall of Famers[edit]

text:
Utah Jazz Hall of Famers

Players

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

7
44
Pete Maravich 1
G
1974–1980
1987

8
Walt Bellamy 2 3
C
1974
1993

25
Gail Goodrich 2
G
1976–1979
1996

4
Adrian Dantley
F/G
1979–1986
2008

12
John Stockton 4
G
1984–2003
2009

32
Karl Malone 5
F
1985–2003
2010

22
Bernard King
F
1979–1980
2013

24
Spencer Haywood 2
F/C
1979
2015

Coaches

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

—
Elgin Baylor 6 7
Head coach
1974
1976–1979
1977

—
Jerry Sloan
Head coach
1988–2011
2009

text: Notes:

text:
1 Started playing for the team when they were known as New Orleans Jazz.
2 Played for the team when they were known as New Orleans Jazz.
3 In total, Bellamy was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the 1960 Olympic team.
4 In total, Stockton was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team.
5 In total, Malone was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team.
6 Coached when the team was known as New Orleans Jazz.
7 Inducted as player.

text: Franchise leaders[edit]

text: Bold denotes still active with team. "Name*" includes points scored for the team while in the ABA. Italics denotes still active but not with team.

text: Points scored (regular season) (as of the end of the 2016–17 season)[66]

text:
Karl Malone (36,374)
John Stockton (19,711)
Adrian Dantley (13,635)
Darrell Griffith (12,391)
Thurl Bailey (9,897)
Andrei Kirilenko (8,411)
Pete Maravich (8,324)
Gordon Hayward (8,077)
Deron Williams (7,576)
Mehmet Okur (7,255)
Rickey Green (6,917)
Jeff Hornacek (6,848)
Carlos Boozer (6,821)
Paul Millsap (6,713)
Bryon Russell (5,752)
Matt Harpring (5,604)
Mark Eaton (5,216)
Jeff Malone (5,158)
Derrick Favors (5,126)
Al Jefferson (4,089)
Rich Kelley (4,044)
Aaron James (3,829)
Bob Hansen (3,550)
Jeff Wilkins (3,445)
Greg Ostertag (3,425)
C. J. Miles (3,264)
Jim McElroy (3,188)
David Benoit (3,035)
Alec Burks (3,034)
Truck Robinson (2,901)

text: Other statistics (regular season) (as of the end of the 2016–17 season)[66]

text:
Most minutes played

Player
Minutes

Karl Malone
53,479

John Stockton
47,764

Mark Eaton
25,169

Darrell Griffith
21,403

Andrei Kirilenko
20,989

text:
Most rebounds

Player
Rebounds

Karl Malone
14,601

Mark Eaton
6,939

John Stockton
4,051

Greg Ostertag
3,978

Rich Kelley
3,972

text:
Most assists

Player
Assists

John Stockton
15,806

Karl Malone
5,085

Rickey Green
4,159

Deron Williams
4,003

Andrei Kirilenko
1,919

text:
Most steals

Player
Steals

John Stockton
3,265

Karl Malone
2,035

Rickey Green
1,100

Andrei Kirilenko
960

Darrell Griffith
931

text:
Most blocks

Player
Blocks

Mark Eaton
3,064

Andrei Kirilenko
1,380

Greg Ostertag
1,253

Karl Malone
1,125

Thurl Bailey
879

text: Individual awards[edit]

text: NBA MVP

text: Karl Malone – 1997, 1999

text: NBA Rookie of the Year

text: Darrell Griffith – 1981

text: NBA Defensive Player of the Year

text: Mark Eaton – 1985, 1989

text: NBA Coach of the Year

text: Frank Layden – 1984

text: NBA Executive of the Year

text: Frank Layden – 1984

text: J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

text:
Frank Layden - 1984
Thurl Bailey - 1989

text: All-NBA First Team

text:
Pete Maravich – 1976, 1977
Karl Malone – 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
John Stockton – 1994, 1995

text: All-NBA Second Team

text:
Pete Maravich – 1978
Adrian Dantley – 1981, 1984
Karl Malone – 1988, 2000
John Stockton – 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996
Deron Williams – 2008, 2010
Rudy Gobert – 2017

text: All-NBA Third Team

text:
John Stockton – 1991, 1997, 1999
Karl Malone – 2001
Carlos Boozer – 2008

text: NBA All-Defensive First Team

text:
E.C. Coleman – 1977
Mark Eaton – 1985, 1986, 1989
Karl Malone – 1997, 1998, 1999
Andrei Kirilenko – 2006
Rudy Gobert – 2017

text: NBA All-Defensive Second Team

text:
Mark Eaton – 1987, 1988
Karl Malone – 1988
John Stockton – 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997
Andrei Kirilenko – 2004, 2005

text: NBA All-Rookie First Team

text:
Darrell Griffith – 1981
Thurl Bailey – 1984
Karl Malone – 1986
Andrei Kirilenko – 2002
Deron Williams – 2006
Trey Burke – 2014

text: NBA All-Rookie Second Team

text:
Blue Edwards – 1990
Paul Millsap – 2007
Derrick Favors – 2011

text: NBA All-Star Weekend[edit]

text: NBA All-Star Selections

text:
Pete Maravich - 1977, 1978, 1979
Truck Robinson - 1978
Adrian Dantley - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
Rickey Green - 1984
Karl Malone - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
John Stockton - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
Mark Eaton - 1989
Andrei Kirilenko - 2004
Carlos Boozer - 2007, 2008
Mehmet Okur - 2007
Deron Williams - 2010, 2011
Gordon Hayward - 2017

text: NBA All-Star Game MVP

text:
Karl Malone - 1989, 1993
John Stockton - 1993

text: Broadcasters[edit]

text: The Jazz's flagship radio stations are KZNS (1280) "The Zone" and KZNS-FM Fox Sports Radio 97.5.[67]

text: The Jazz signed a new exclusive 12-year agreement with AT&T SportsNet Utah on October 20, 2009, ending the team's broadcasts on KJZZ-TV.[68]

text: The team's current TV and radio announcers are:

text:
Craig Bolerjack (TV play-by-play)
Matt Harpring (TV color commentary)
David Locke (radio play-by-play)
Ron Boone (radio broadcast analyst)
Dan Roberts (public address announcer, home games)
Alema Harrington (TV host, pre-game and post-game)
Thurl Bailey (TV broadcast analyst)
Steve Brown (TV sideline reporter)
Kristen Kenney (TV sideline reporter)
Nelson Moran (Spanish Radio: play-by-play/color commentary)
Isidro Lopez (Spanish Radio: play-by-play)
Nicole Hernandez (Spanish Radio: color commentary/sideline reporter)

text: Retired announcers:

text: Rod Hundley (TV and Radio play-by-play) (1974–2009)

text: Head coaches[edit]

text:
Years
Coach
Regular season
Postseason

1974–1975
Scotty Robertson
1–14

1974–1975
Elgin Baylor
0–1

1974–1977
Butch van Breda Kolff
74–100

1977–1979
Elgin Baylor
86–134

1979–1981
Tom Nissalke
60–124

1981–1988
Frank Layden
277–294
18–23

1988–2011
Jerry Sloan
1127–682
96–100

2011–2014
Tyrone Corbin
112–146
0–4

2014–present
Quin Snyder
129–117
4–7

Total
1866–1612
118–134