1985–86 Utah Jazz season
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| 1985–86 Utah Jazz season | |
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| Karl Malone's Rookie Season | |
| Head coach | Frank Layden |
| Arena | Salt Palace |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–40 (.512) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | West First Round (eliminated 1–3) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | KUTV |
| Radio | KSOP-AM and FM |
The 1985–86 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz draft Karl Malone.
Contents
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Karl Malone | PF |  United States |
Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 37 | Carey Scurry | SF | United States |
Long Island |
| 4 | 83 | Delaney Rudd | PG | United States |
Wake Forest |
| 5 | 105 | Ray Hall | United States |
Canisius | |
| 6 | 129 | Jim Miller | United States |
Virginia | |
| 7 | 151 | Mike Wacker | United States |
Texas-San Antonio |
Regular season
Season standings
| Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 36–5 | 15–26 | 20–10 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | 34–7 | 13–28 | 15–15 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 16–14 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 15–15 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16 | 21–20 | 14–27 | 9–21 |
Game log
Playoffs
West First Round
(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Mavericks win series 3–1
- Game 1 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 18): Dallas 101, Utah 93
- Game 2 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 20): Dallas 113, Utah 106
- Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 23): Utah 100, Dallas 98
- Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 25): Dallas 117, Utah 113
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Jazz.
Player statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 | ||
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurl Bailey | |||||||||||
| Jeff Cook | |||||||||||
| Adrian Dantley | |||||||||||
| Mark Eaton | |||||||||||
| Rickey Green | |||||||||||
| Bob Hansen | |||||||||||
| Steve Hayes | |||||||||||
| Marc Iavaroni | |||||||||||
| Karl Malone | |||||||||||
| Pace Mannion | |||||||||||
| Fred Roberts | |||||||||||
| Carey Scurry | |||||||||||
| John Stockton | |||||||||||
| Jeff Wilkins |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurl Bailey | |||||||||||
| Jeff Cook | |||||||||||
| Mark Eaton | |||||||||||
| Rickey Green | |||||||||||
| Bob Hansen | |||||||||||
| Steve Hayes | |||||||||||
| Marc Iavaroni | |||||||||||
| Karl Malone | |||||||||||
| Fred Roberts | |||||||||||
| Carey Scurry | |||||||||||
| John Stockton |
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Transactions
Trades
Free Agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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See also
References
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