1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season

1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season
1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coach	Scotty Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Butch Van Breda Kolff
Arena	Loyola Field House; Municipal Auditorium
Results
Record	23–59 (.280)
Place	Division: 5th (Central); Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WGNO
Radio	WWL

The 1974-75 season was the Jazz first season in the NBA. The Jazz averaged 101.5 points per game (ranked 10th in NBA) while allowing an average of 109.3 points per game (ranked 18th in NBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	28	Aaron James	PF	United States	Grambling State
3	46	Bruce King		United States	University of Texas-Pan American
4	64	Ray Price		United States	University of Washington
5	82	Ed Searcy	SF	United States	St. John's
6	100	Lawrence McCray		United States	Florida State University
7	118	Joel Copeland		United States	Old Dominion University
8	136	Jay Piccola		United States	Roanoke College
9	154	Ken Boyd	F	United States	Boston University
10	171	Walt McGary		United States	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	17	Henry Bibby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1949-11-24	UCLA
F	33	Ken Boyd	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1952-03-25	Boston University
F	12	E. C. Coleman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1950-09-25	Houston Baptist
F/C	31	Mel Counts	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1941-10-16	Oregon State
G	25	Bernie Fryer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1949-12-25	BYU
F	23	Aaron James	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1952-10-05	Grambling State
G	44	Pete Maravich	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1947-06-22	LSU
F/C	34	Otto Moore	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1946-08-27	Texas–Pan American
G	14	Louie Nelson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1951-05-28	Washington
F/C	30	Rick Roberson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1947-07-07	Cincinnati
G/F	15	Bud Stallworth	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1950-01-18	Kansas
G/F	22	Nate Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1950-05-02	Utah State

Head coach

Butch van Breda Kolff

Assistant(s)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

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Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	–	36–5	24–17	22–8
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19	29–12	12–29	16–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20	29–12	11–30	17–13
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29	22–19	9–32	11–19
	23	59	.280	37	20–21	3–38	9–21

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	–
3	x-Buffalo Braves	49	33	.598	11
4	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19
5	x-New York Knicks	40	42	.488	20

6	Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20
7	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	26
8	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29
9		23	59	.280	37

Record vs. opponents

1974–75 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–4	1–3	0–4	3–4	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–5
Boston	4–0	–	5–4	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	4–0	7–2	5–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2
Buffalo	3–1	4–5	–	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	4–0	5–3	6–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	1–3	3–1	–	2–2	4–5	3–1	2–2	4–5	3–1	3–5	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3
Cleveland	4–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	–	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	6–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5
Detroit	2–2	1–3	2–2	5–4	2–2	–	1–3	2–2	2–6	3–1	3–6	4–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3
Golden State	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	5–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–3	5–3	4–3	1–3
Houston	5–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	–	4–0	2–2	3–1	5–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–5
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–4	2–2	6–2	2–2	0–4	–	3–1	6–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3
Los Angeles	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	1–3	–	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–4	2–5	2–6	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	0–4	3–1	5–3	3–1	6–3	1–3	1–3	3–6	0–4	–	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4
New Orleans	5–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–6	0–4	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	1–3	–	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–7
New York	4–0	2–7	3–5	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	–	4–5	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	3–5	3–6	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	5–4	–	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3
Phoenix	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	–	1–6	4–3	1–3
Portland	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–5	2–2	1–3	5–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	6–1	–	2–6	1–3
Seattle	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	3–4	3–1	3–1	6–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–4	6–2	–	1–3
Washington	5–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–3	3–1	3–1	5–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	7–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	—

Game log

1974–75 game log
Total: 23–59 (Home: 20–21; Road: 3–38)

October: 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 17	@ New York	L 74–89	Pete Maravich (15)	15,883	0–1
2	October 18	@ Philadelphia	L 99–112	Bud Stallworth (24)	8,939	0–2
3	October 19	@ Washington	L 92–110	Bud Stallworth (19)	10,896	0–3
4	October 22	@ Buffalo	L 118–134	Ollie Johnson (20)	8,251	0–4
5	October 24	Philadelphia	L 89–102	Jim Barnett (25)	6,459	0–5
6	October 26	Cleveland	L 88–90	Jim Barnett (30)	3,450	0–6
7	October 30	Houston	L 100–113	Jim Barnett (28)	3,450	0–7

November: 2–13 (home: 2–6; road: 0–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
8	November 1	@ Detroit	L 93–103	Jim Barnett (17)	4,237	0–8
9	November 5	@ Kansas City-Omaha	L 97–115	Pete Maravich (26)	3,588	0–9
10	November 6	Buffalo	L 98–110	Aaron James (21)	3,302	0–10
11	November 8	Phoenix	L 102–105	Pete Maravich (29)	3,118	0–11
12	November 10	Portland	W 102–101	Pete Maravich (30)	5,465	1–11
13	November 12	Chicago	L 79–88	Pete Maravich (27)	4,412	1–12
14	November 15	Washington	L 95–104	Pete Maravich (20)	5,275	1–13
15	November 16	@ Atlanta	L 104–130	Pete Maravich (32)	8,249	1–14
16	November 17	Detroit	L 85–99	Pete Maravich (24)	3,441	1–15
17	November 20	Seattle	L 95–99	Jim Barnett (18)	4,318	1–16
18	November 22	Atlanta Hawks	W 90–86	Pete Maravich (21)	7,417	2–16
19	November 23	@ Cleveland	L 100–121	Jim Barnett, Louie Nelson (18)	8,864	2–17
20	November 26	@ Phoenix	L 110–120	Pete Maravich (20)	4,931	2–18
21	November 29	@ L. A. Lakers	L 122–127	Pete Maravich, Stu Lantz (22)	11,224	2–19
22	November 30	@ Portland	L 85–117	Aaron James (18)	11,896	2–20

December: 1–10 (home: 1–1; road: 0–9)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
23	December 3	@ Golden State	L 101–122	Pete Maravich (22)	5,081	2–21
24	December 6	@ Seattle	L 108–121	Aaron James (22)	14,082	2–22
25	December 8	Boston	L 101–111	Jim Barnett (29)	7,042	2–23
26	December 11	Golden State	W 106–103	Jim Barnett, Aaron James (20)	3,731	3–23
27	December 13	@ Chicago	L 76–109	Louie Nelson, Neal Walk (13)	5,198	3–24
28	December 17	@ Houston	L 83–109	Ollie Johnson (14)	3,333	3–25
29	December 18	@ Washington	L 90–113	Jim Barnett (16)	4,227	3–26
30	December 20	@ Boston	L 106–110	Louie Nelson (21)	6,883	3–27
31	December 22	@ Milwaukee	L 76–96	E.C. Coleman (14)	9,038	3–28
32	December 23	@ Cleveland	L 79–95	Pete Maravich (24)	7,867	3–29
33	December 28	@ New York	L 94–101	E.C. Coleman (23)	18,555	3–30

January: 2–12 (home: 2–5; road: 0–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
34	January 2	@ Detroit	L 95–99	Pete Maravich (31)	5,176	3–31
35	January 4	@ Seattle	L 89–111	Neal Walk (20)	13,474	3–32
36	January 5	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 102–111	E.C. Coleman (21)	8,968	3–33
37	January 7	@ Golden State	L 94–136	E.C. Coleman, Aaron James (18)	4,164	3–34
38	January 10	Houston	W 111–108	Pete Maravich (38)	2,368	4–34
39	January 17	Seattle	W 113–109	Pete Maravich (16)	3,120	5–34
40	January 19	Buffalo	L 112–117	Pete Maravich (40)	4,214	5–35
41	January 21	@ Atlanta	L 103–135	Pete Maravich (26)	3,508	5–36
42	January 22	Boston	L 102–110	Pete Maravich (34)	5,723	5–37
43	January 24	@ L.A. Lakers	L 108–110	Louie Nelson (28)	10,880	5–38
44	January 25	@ Phoenix	L 90–94 (OT)	Louie Nelson (23)	5,872	5–39
45	January 27	Milwaukee	L 115–117	Pete Maravich (36)	6,419	5–40
46	January 29	L.A. Lakers	L 108–112	Pete Maravich (32)	2,887	5–41
47	January 31	Washington	L 101–106	Louie Nelson (24)	2,812	5–42

February: 10–5 (home: 8–2; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 2	New York	W 118–114	Pete Maravich (33)	6,419	6–42
49	February 5	Houston	L 97–124	Louie Nelson (18)	3,063	6–43
50	February 7	@ Milwaukee	L 98–119	Pete Maravich (27)	10,938	6–44
51	February 8	@ Atlanta	W 106–102	Pete Maravich (47)	13,653	7–44
52	February 10	Atlanta	W 96–89	Louie Nelson (29)	4,693	8–44
53	February 11	@ Cleveland	L 86–100	Pete Maravich (18)	3,788	8–45
54	February 14	@ Houston	W 124–112	Louie Nelson (23)	3,342	9–45
55	February 16	Milwaukee	W 103–101	Louie Nelson (27)	7,435	10–45
56	February 18	Philadelphia	W 103–85	Pete Maravich (33)	5,048	11–45
57	February 20	Portland	W 114–102	Pete Maravich (32)	4,918	12–45
58	February 21	Phoenix	W 98–96	Pete Maravich (22)	4,563	13–45
59	February 23	Houston	W 108–99	Pete Maravich (38)	6,425	14–45
60	February 25	Chicago	L 105–120	Nate Williams (20)	7,024	14–46
61	February 27	@ Buffalo	L 100–110	Pete Maravich (24)	5,578	14–47
62	February 28	Kansas City-Omaha	W 114–107 (OT)	Pete Maravich (34)	5,370	15–47

March: 8–9 (home: 7–3; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
63	March 1	@ Houston	L 109–121	Aaron James (21)	6,358	15–48
64	March 5	L.A. Lakers	W 123–117	Pete Maravich (30)	6,554	16–48
65	March 7	Golden State	W 110–107	Pete Maravich (34)	6,218	17–48
66	March 8	@ Atlanta	L 101–113	Aaron James (19)	6,131	17–49
67	March 9	Cleveland	W 90–86	Pete Maravich (26)	5,031	18–49
68	March 11	@ Cleveland	L 114–123	Pete Maravich (23)	5,369	18–50
69	March 15	Atlanta	W 140–123	Pete Maravich (24)	3,623	19–50
70	March 16	Cleveland	L 111–113	Aaron James (24)	3,824	19–51
71	March 19	@ Philadelphia	W 126–115	Pete Maravich (36)	6,411	20–51
72	March 20	@ Kansas City-Omaha	L 95–101	Pete Maravich (24)	6,138	20–52
73	March 21	Washington	L 109–122	Louie Nelson (26)	6,273	20–53
74	March 23	Detroit	L 114–125	Nate Williams (28)	4,182	20–54
75	March 25	Kansas City-Omaha	W 112–110	Pete Maravich (36)	3,388	21–54
76	March 26	@ Boston	L 100–113	Aaron James (20)	15,320	21–55
77	March 28	New York	W 111–102	Pete Maravich (32)	8,002	22–55
78	March 29	@ Houston	L 105–107	Bernie Fryer (17)	7,328	22–56
79	March 30	Atlanta	W 108–105	Nate Williams (18)	5,422	23–56

April: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
80	April 1	Washington	L 101–110	Pete Maravich (19)	7,312	23–57
81	April 4	@ Chicago	L 87–111	Pete Maravich (31)	11,312	23–58
82	April 6	@ Washington	L 103–119	Aaron James (34)	13,267	23–59

1974–75 schedule

Playoffs

The Jazz missed the playoffs for the first inaugural season.

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Rick Adelman	28	21.89	.421	.695	1.96	2.46	1.68	0.21	6.25
Jim Barnett	45	27.51	.448	.830	2.84	3.04	0.78	0.36	13.02
Walt Bellamy	1	14.00	1.000	1.000	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00
Henry Bibby	28	18.71	.416	.731	1.79	2.71	0.89	0.00	8.93
John Block	4	14.25	.310	.900	4.50	1.75	1.00	0.25	6.75
Ken Boyd	6	4.17	.538	.455	0.83	0.33	0.50	0.00	3.17
E.C. Coleman	77	28.26	.445	.699	7.13	1.36	1.06	0.48	8.08
Mel Counts	75	18.95	.438	.761	5.88	2.43	0.65	0.57	6.93
Bernie Fryer	31	13.94	.443	.767	1.48	1.68	0.71	0.00	4.10
Lamar Green	15	18.67	.343	.450	7.27	1.07	0.27	0.33	3.80
Aaron James	76	22.78	.477	.778	4.82	0.87	0.54	0.20	11.67
Ollie Johnson	43	26.95	.465	.805	4.12	1.86	0.98	0.47	7.91
Toby Kimball	3	30.00	.304	.857	8.67	1.33	0.67	0.00	6.67
Stu Lantz	19	18.58	.339	.887	1.26	1.58	0.63	0.11	6.58
Russ Lee	15	9.27	.382	.500	2.07	0.47	0.73	0.20	4.33
Pete Maravich	79	36.11	.419	.811	5.34	6.18	1.52	0.23	21.52
Otto Moore	40	26.38	.453	.672	8.20	2.05	0.53	0.98	6.98
Louie Nelson	72	26.36	.452	.768	2.72	2.47	0.90	0.08	11.19
Rick Roberson	16	21.19	.444	.575	7.38	1.44	0.44	0.50	7.44
Bud Stallworth	73	22.85	.420	.687	3.37	0.63	0.81	0.15	9.88
Neal Walk	37	23.00	.420	.800	7.08	2.73	0.81	0.54	9.89
Nate Williams	35	23.26	.517	.824	4.51	1.91	1.26	0.17	14.34

Source: Basketball-Reference.com^[3]

References

Jazz on Basketball Reference

[1] "1974 NBA draft".

[2] 1974–75 New Orleans Jazz Roster and Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com

[3] New Orleans Jazz Statistics – 1974–75

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