Utah Jazz Regular Season Rosters
1980-1981 Utah Jazz Regular Season Roster
1980-1981 Utah Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | R. Green | D. Griffith | A. Dantley | A. Bristow | B. Poquette |
Rotation | J. Duren | M. Bennett | W. Cooper | ||
Rotation | J. Judkins | J. Wilkins | |||
Lim PT | C. Nicks |
1980-1981 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 52-30 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 40-42 | 12 |
3 | Kansas City Kings | 40-42 | 12 |
4 | Denver Nuggets | 37-45 | 15 |
5 | Utah Jazz | 28-54 | 24 |
6 | Dallas Mavericks | 15-67 | 37 |
1980-1981 Utah Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Adrian Dantley | All-NBA Second Team (1981) |
Adrian Dantley | Player Of The Week (10/19/80) |
Darrell Griffith | Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1981) |
Darrell Griffith | All-Rookie First Team (1981) |
Adrian Dantley | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1981) |
1980-1981 Utah Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Adrian Dantley | 80 | 42.7 | 30.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
Darrell Griffith | 81 | 35.4 | 20.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
Ben Poquette | 82 | 34.2 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Allan Bristow | 82 | 24.4 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Wayne Cooper | 71 | 20.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Rickey Green | 47 | 27.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Ron Boone | 52 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Billy McKinney | 35 | 29.5 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Jeff Wilkins | 56 | 18.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Carl Nicks | 40 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Jeff Judkins | 62 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
James Hardy | 23 | 22.1 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Mel Bennett | 28 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
John Duren | 40 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Brett Vroman | 11 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Dick Miller | 3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
1980-1981 Utah Jazz Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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John Duren was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. John Duren signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on October 1, 1980. Darrell Griffith was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Darrell Griffith signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on September 26, 1980. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Wayne Cooper was acquired in a trade by the Utah Jazz from the Golden State Warriors on September 11, 1980. Adrian Dantley was acquired in a trade by the Utah Jazz from the Los Angeles Lakers on September 13, 1979. Adrian Dantley signed a multi-year extension with the Utah Jazz on February 21, 1980. Carl Nicks was acquired in a trade by the Utah Jazz from the Denver Nuggets on December 22, 1980. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Mel Bennett signed a contract with the Utah Jazz on January 3, 1981. Mel Bennett re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on January 13, 1981. Mel Bennett re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on January 23, 1981. Allan Bristow signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Jazz on June 28, 1979. Rickey Green signed a contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on December 2, 1980. Jeff Judkins signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on July 28, 1980. Ben Poquette signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on June 28, 1979. Jeff Wilkins signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on December 2, 1980. |
1980-1981 Utah Jazz Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Sam Battisone | Owner | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Tom Nissalke | Head Coach | 1979-1980 | Head Coach (Houston Rockets, 1976 to 1979) |
Frank Layden | General Manager | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Rod Hundley | Television Play-By-Play | 1974-1975 | N/A |