1975–76 New Orleans Jazz season
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| 1975–76 New Orleans Jazz season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Butch Van Breda Kolff |
| Arena | Louisiana Superdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 38–44 (.463) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | DNQ |
The 1975-76 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's second in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 23-59 output from the previous season. They bested it by fifteen wins, finishing 38-44, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight season.[1]
Contents
Draft picks
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| Round 1 | Pick 12th pick | Player Steve Liaha | Position C | Nationality | College BYU |
|---|
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | 0.598 | — |
| Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | 0.585 | 1 |
| Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | 0.488 | 9 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | 0.463 | 11 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | 0.354 | 20 |
| # | Eastern Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
| 2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 |
| 3 | x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
| 5 | x-Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 14 |
| 7 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 8 | New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 9 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
| 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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Behagen | |||||||||||
| Henry Bibby | |||||||||||
| Freddie Boyd | |||||||||||
| E.C. Coleman | |||||||||||
| Mel Counts | |||||||||||
| Aaron James | |||||||||||
| Rich Kelley | |||||||||||
| Pete Maravich | |||||||||||
| Jim McElroy | |||||||||||
| Otto Moore | |||||||||||
| Louie Nelson | |||||||||||
| Bud Stallworth | |||||||||||
| Nate Williams |
Awards and records
Transactions
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References
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