1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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
[ 1]
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
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
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
[ 2]
Regular season
Season standings
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)
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)
1974–75 schedule
Player stats
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]
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