1974–75 New Orleans Jazz 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).

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
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Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

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

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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) Elgin Baylor Sam Jones Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

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Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	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
New Orleans Jazz	23	59	.280	37	20–21	3–38	9–21

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	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	New Orleans Jazz	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 High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 @ New York L 74–89 Pete Maravich (15) E.C. Coleman (10) Pete Maravich (4) Madison Square Garden 15,883 0–1 2 October 18 @ Philadelphia L 99–112 Bud Stallworth (24) Toby Kimball (14) Pete Maravich (7) The Spectrum 8,939 0–2 3 October 19 @ Washington L 92–110 Bud Stallworth (19) Lamar Green (16) Jim Barnett (4) Capital Centre 10,896 0–3 4 October 22 @ Buffalo L 118–134 Ollie Johnson (20) Bud Stallworth (9) Pete Maravich (9) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 8,251 0–4 5 October 24 Philadelphia L 89–102 Jim Barnett (25) Lamar Green (18) Pete Maravich (7) Municipal Auditorium 6,459 0–5 6 October 26 Cleveland L 88–90 Jim Barnett (30) Lamar Green (16) Louie Nelson (6) Municipal Auditorium 3,450 0–6 7 October 30 Houston L 100–113 Jim Barnett (28) Lamar Green (9) Pete Maravich (8) Municipal Auditorium 3,450 0–7
November : 2–13 (home: 2–6; road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 @ Detroit L 93–103 Jim Barnett (17) Neal Walk (19) Ollie Johnson (4) Cobo Arena 4,237 0–8 9 November 5 @ Kansas City–Omaha L 97–115 Pete Maravich (26) Neal Walk (22) Pete Maravich (5) Omaha Civic Auditorium 3,588 0–9 10 November 6 Buffalo L 98–110 Aaron James (21) Aaron James (16) Green, Maravich (3) Municipal Auditorium 3,302 0–10 11 November 8 Phoenix L 102–105 Pete Maravich (29) Aaron James (11) Pete Maravich (8) Municipal Auditorium 3,118 0–11 12 November 10 Portland W 102–101 Pete Maravich (30) Pete Maravich (11) Pete Maravich (12) Municipal Auditorium 5,465 1–11 13 November 12 Chicago L 79–88 Pete Maravich (27) Neal Walk (12) Pete Maravich (9) Municipal Auditorium 4,412 1–12 14 November 15 Washington L 95–104 Pete Maravich (20) E.C. Coleman (13) Pete Maravich (7) Municipal Auditorium 5,275 1–13 15 November 16 @ Atlanta L 104–130 Pete Maravich (32) Neal Walk (8) Jim Barnett (5) Omni Coliseum 8,249 1–14 16 November 17 Detroit L 85–99 Pete Maravich (24) Neal Walk (12) Pete Maravich (8) Municipal Auditorium 3,441 1–15 17 November 20 Seattle L 95–99 Jim Barnett (18) E.C. Coleman (12) Pete Maravich (9) Municipal Auditorium 4,318 1–16 18 November 22 Atlanta W 90–86 Pete Maravich (21) Aaron James (14) Rick Adelman (6) LSU Assembly Center 7,417 2–16 19 November 23 @ Cleveland L 100–121 Barnett, Nelson (18) E.C. Coleman (11) Barnett, Counts, Walk (4) Richfield Coliseum 8,864 2–17 20 November 26 @ Phoenix L 110–120 Pete Maravich (20) Rick Roberson (5) Pete Maravich (8) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,931 2–18 21 November 29 @ Los Angeles L 122–127 Lantz, Maravich (22) E.C. Coleman (11) Pete Maravich (9) The Forum 11,224 2–19 22 November 30 @ Portland L 85–117 Aaron James (18) Roberson, Walk (9) Rick Adelman (5) Memorial Coliseum 11,896 2–20
December : 1–10 (home: 1–1; road: 0–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 3 @ Golden State L 101–122 Pete Maravich (22) Neal Walk (12) Pete Maravich (8) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5,081 2–21 24 December 6 @ Seattle L 108–121 Aaron James (22) Mel Counts (12) Mel Counts (9) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 2–22 25 December 8 Boston L 101–111 Jim Barnett (29) Bud Stallworth (9) Barnett, Nelson (3) Municipal Auditorium 7,042 2–23 26 December 11 Golden State W 106–103 Barnett, James (20) Coleman, Roberson (12) Jim Barnett (11) Municipal Auditorium 3,731 3–23 27 December 13 @ Chicago L 76–109 Nelson, Walk (13) Neal Walk (13) Adelman, Nelson (3) Chicago Stadium 5,198 3–24 28 December 17 @ Houston L 83–109 Ollie Johnson (14) Rick Roberson (11) Pete Maravich (5) Hofheinz Pavilion 3,333 3–25 29 December 18 @ Washington L 90–113 Jim Barnett (16) Rick Roberson (12) Jim Barnett (6) Capital Centre 4,227 3–26 30 December 20 @ Boston L 106–110 Louie Nelson (21) E.C. Coleman (10) Neal Walk (6) Springfield Civic Center 6,883 3–27 31 December 22 @ Milwaukee L 76–96 E.C. Coleman (14) Mel Counts (9) Louie Nelson (3) MECCA Arena 9,038 3–28 32 December 23 @ Cleveland L 79–95 Pete Maravich (24) Maravich, Roberson (10) Maravich, Nelson (4) Richfield Coliseum 7,867 3–29 33 December 28 @ New York L 94–101 E.C. Coleman (23) Rick Roberson (12) Pete Maravich (4) Madison Square Garden 18,555 3–30
January : 2–12 (home: 2–5; road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 2 @ Detroit L 95–99 Pete Maravich (31) E.C. Coleman (10) Pete Maravich (6) Cobo Arena 5,176 3–31 35 January 4 @ Seattle L 89–111 Neal Walk (20) Neal Walk (14) Louie Nelson (6) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,474 3–32 36 January 5 @ Portland L 102–111 E.C. Coleman (21) E.C. Coleman (8) E.C. Coleman (5) Memorial Coliseum 8,968 3–33 37 January 7 @ Golden State L 94–136 Coleman, James (18) Mel Counts (10) Barnett, Nelson (4) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,164 3–34 38 January 10 Houston W 111–108 Pete Maravich (38) Pete Maravich (11) Pete Maravich (8) Loyola Field House 2,368 4–34 39 January 17 Seattle W 113–109 Pete Maravich (16) Mel Counts (13) Pete Maravich (17) Loyola Field House 3,120 5–34 40 January 19 Buffalo L 112–117 Pete Maravich (40) Pete Maravich (14) Pete Maravich (13) Loyola Field House 4,214 5–35 41 January 21 @ Atlanta L 103–135 Pete Maravich (26) Neal Walk (8) Pete Maravich (8) Omni Coliseum 3,508 5–36 42 January 22 Boston L 102–110 Pete Maravich (34) Neal Walk (10) Pete Maravich (11) Loyola Field House 5,723 5–37 43 January 24 @ Los Angeles L 108–110 Louie Nelson (28) Mel Counts (14) Jim Barnett (6) The Forum 10,880 5–38 44 January 25 @ Phoenix L 90–94 (OT) Louie Nelson (23) Mel Counts (12) Pete Maravich (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,872 5–39 45 January 27 Milwaukee L 115–117 Pete Maravich (36) Maravich, Moore (8) Pete Maravich (8) Loyola Field House 6,419 5–40 46 January 29 Los Angeles L 108–112 Pete Maravich (32) Otto Moore (13) Pete Maravich (7) Loyola Field House 2,887 5–41 47 January 31 Washington L 101–106 Louie Nelson (24) E.C. Coleman (16) Pete Maravich (8) Loyola Field House 2,812 5–42
February : 10–5 (home: 8–2; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 2 New York W 118–114 Pete Maravich (33) E.C. Coleman (9) Pete Maravich (12) Loyola Field House 6,419 6–42 49 February 5 Houston L 97–124 Louie Nelson (18) Coleman, Moore, Stallworth (5) Pete Maravich (7) Loyola Field House 3,063 6–43 50 February 7 @ Milwaukee L 98–119 Pete Maravich (27) Mel Counts (8) Mel Counts (6) MECCA Arena 10,938 6–44 51 February 8 @ Atlanta W 106–102 Pete Maravich (47) Otto Moore (11) Maravich, Nelson (5) Omni Coliseum 13,653 7–44 52 February 10 Atlanta W 96–89 Louie Nelson (29) Otto Moore (12) Pete Maravich (8) Loyola Field House 4,693 8–44 53 February 11 @ Cleveland L 86–100 Pete Maravich (18) Mel Counts (9) Mel Counts (6) Richfield Coliseum 3,788 8–45 54 February 14 @ Houston W 124–112 Louie Nelson (23) E.C. Coleman (11) Pete Maravich (8) Hofheinz Pavilion 3,342 9–45 55 February 16 Milwaukee W 103–101 Louie Nelson (27) Pete Maravich (9) Pete Maravich (8) Municipal Auditorium 7,435 10–45 56 February 18 Philadelphia W 103–85 Pete Maravich (33) E.C. Coleman (9) Pete Maravich (11) Municipal Auditorium 5,048 11–45 57 February 20 Portland W 114–102 Pete Maravich (32) Otto Moore (8) Pete Maravich (9) Loyola Field House 4,918 12–45 58 February 21 Phoenix W 98–96 Pete Maravich (22) Coleman, Moore (12) Pete Maravich (6) Loyola Field House 4,563 13–45 59 February 23 Houston W 108–99 Pete Maravich (38) E.C. Coleman (10) Pete Maravich (11) Loyola Field House 6,425 14–45 60 February 25 Chicago L 105–120 Nate Williams (20) Otto Moore (8) Pete Maravich (7) Municipal Auditorium 7,024 14–46 61 February 27 @ Buffalo L 100–110 Pete Maravich (24) E.C. Coleman (13) Bibby, Counts, Maravich (5) Maple Leaf Gardens 5,578 14–47 62 February 28 Kansas City–Omaha W 114–107 (OT) Pete Maravich (34) Otto Moore (11) Henry Bibby (7) Municipal Auditorium 5,370 15–47
March : 8–9 (home: 7–3; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 63 March 1 @ Houston L 109–121 Aaron James (21) Mel Counts (15) Pete Maravich (7) Hofheinz Pavilion 6,358 15–48 64 March 5 Los Angeles W 123–117 Pete Maravich (30) Pete Maravich (14) Pete Maravich (13) Municipal Auditorium 6,554 16–48 65 March 7 Golden State W 110–107 Pete Maravich (34) Pete Maravich (11) Henry Bibby (8) Municipal Auditorium 6,218 17–48 66 March 8 @ Atlanta L 101–113 Aaron James (19) Otto Moore (11) Pete Maravich (8) Omni Coliseum 6,131 17–49 67 March 9 Cleveland W 90–86 Pete Maravich (26) Otto Moore (11) Pete Maravich (8) Municipal Auditorium 5,031 18–49 68 March 11 @ Cleveland L 114–123 Pete Maravich (23) Aaron James (10) Pete Maravich (5) Richfield Coliseum 5,369 18–50 69 March 15 Atlanta W 140–123 Pete Maravich (24) Otto Moore (13) Nate Williams (6) Loyola Field House 3,623 19–50 70 March 16 Cleveland L 111–113 Aaron James (24) Pete Maravich (12) Bibby, Fryer, Maravich (4) Loyola Field House 3,824 19–51 71 March 19 @ Philadelphia W 126–115 Pete Maravich (36) Otto Moore (10) Pete Maravich (7) The Spectrum 6,411 20–51 72 March 20 @ Kansas City–Omaha L 95–101 Pete Maravich (24) E.C. Coleman (9) Nate Williams (7) Kemper Arena 6,138 20–52 73 March 21 Washington L 109–122 Louie Nelson (26) Otto Moore (14) Pete Maravich (9) Municipal Auditorium 6,273 20–53 74 March 23 Detroit L 114–125 Nate Williams (28) Pete Maravich (10) Henry Bibby (9) Municipal Auditorium 4,182 20–54 75 March 25 Kansas City–Omaha W 112–110 Pete Maravich (36) Otto Moore (10) Pete Maravich (10) Municipal Auditorium 3,388 21–54 76 March 26 @ Boston L 100–113 Aaron James (20) Otto Moore (16) Bibby, Fryer (4) Boston Garden 15,320 21–55 77 March 28 New York W 111–102 Pete Maravich (32) E.C. Coleman (17) Bibby, Nelson (4) Municipal Auditorium 8,002 22–55 78 March 29 @ Houston L 105–107 Bernie Fryer (17) Mel Counts (12) Bernie Fryer (7) Hofheinz Pavilion 7,328 22–56 79 March 30 Atlanta W 108–105 Nate Williams (18) Otto Moore (11) Pete Maravich (8) Municipal Auditorium 5,422 23–56
April : 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 80 April 1 Washington L 101–110 Pete Maravich (19) Pete Maravich (13) Pete Maravich (11) Municipal Auditorium 7,312 23–57 81 April 4 @ Chicago L 87–111 Pete Maravich (31) Mel Counts (9) Counts, James, Maravich, Moore, Nelson (1) Chicago Stadium 11,312 23–58 82 April 6 @ Washington L 103–119 Aaron James (34) E.C. Coleman (13) Mel Counts (11) Capital Centre 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]