1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coachScotty Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Butch Van Breda Kolff
ArenaLoyola Field House
Municipal Auditorium
Results
Record23–59 (.280)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGNO
RadioWWL

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

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

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Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Washington Bullets 6022.732–36–524–1722–8
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001929–1212–2916–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 4042.4882029–1211–3017–13
Atlanta Hawks 3151.3782922–199–3211–19
New Orleans Jazz 2359.2803720–213–389–21
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6022.732–
2 y-Washington Bullets6022.732–
3 x-Buffalo Braves4933.59811
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50019
5 x-New York Knicks4042.48820
6 Cleveland Cavaliers4042.48820
7 Philadelphia 76ers3448.41526
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37829
9 New Orleans Jazz2359.28037

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 –0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
Boston 4–0–5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
Buffalo 3–14–5–1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
Chicago 4–01–33–1–2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
Cleveland 4–31–31–32–2–2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
Detroit 2–21–32–25–42–2–1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
Golden State 3–13–11–31–32–23–1–2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
Houston 5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2–4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
Kansas City-Omaha 2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4–3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
Los Angeles 2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3–4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
Milwaukee 2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4–3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
New Orleans 5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3–2–22–21–32–21–30–7
New York 4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2–4–53–12–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4–2–22–22–21–3
Phoenix 0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2–1–64–31–3
Portland 3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1–2–61–3
Seattle 1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2–1–3
Washington 5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Game log

1974–75 game log
Total: 23–59 (Home: 20–21; Road: 3–38)
October: 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation
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

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 2821.89.421.6951.962.461.680.216.25
Jim Barnett 4527.51.448.8302.843.040.780.3613.02
Walt Bellamy 114.001.0001.0005.000.000.000.006.00
Henry Bibby 2818.71.416.7311.792.710.890.008.93
John Block 414.25.310.9004.501.751.000.256.75
Ken Boyd 64.17.538.4550.830.330.500.003.17
E.C. Coleman 7728.26.445.6997.131.361.060.488.08
Mel Counts 7518.95.438.7615.882.430.650.576.93
Bernie Fryer 3113.94.443.7671.481.680.710.004.10
Lamar Green 1518.67.343.4507.271.070.270.333.80
Aaron James 7622.78.477.7784.820.870.540.2011.67
Ollie Johnson 4326.95.465.8054.121.860.980.477.91
Toby Kimball 330.00.304.8578.671.330.670.006.67
Stu Lantz 1918.58.339.8871.261.580.630.116.58
Russ Lee 159.27.382.5002.070.470.730.204.33
Pete Maravich 7936.11.419.8115.346.181.520.2321.52
Otto Moore 4026.38.453.6728.202.050.530.986.98
Louie Nelson 7226.36.452.7682.722.470.900.0811.19
Rick Roberson 1621.19.444.5757.381.440.440.507.44
Bud Stallworth 7322.85.420.6873.370.630.810.159.88
Neal Walk 3723.00.420.8007.082.730.810.549.89
Nate Williams 3523.26.517.8244.511.911.260.1714.34

Source: Basketball-Reference.com[3]

References

  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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