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1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season

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The 1974–75 New Orleans Jazz season was the first season of the franchise in the NBA. The Jazz became an expansion NBA franchise in 1974. Their first head coach was Scotty Robertson, but he was fired after a 1–14 start; he was replaced by Butch van Breda Kolff for the rest of the season, except for one game in between where Elgin Baylor served as the interim head coach.

Head coachScotty Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Butch van Breda Kolff
ArenaLoyola Field House
Municipal Auditorium
Record23–59 (.280)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Quick facts New Orleans Jazz season, Head coach ...
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
Local media
TelevisionWGNO
RadioWWL
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The team averaged 101.5 points per game (ranked 10th in NBA) while allowing an average of 109.3 points per game (ranked 18th in NBA).

Offseason

Expansion draft

Main article: 1974 NBA expansion draft

Draft

Main article: 1974 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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

More information Players, Coaches ...
1974–75 New Orleans Jazz roster
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
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

More information W, L ...
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
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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
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Game log

More information 1974–75 game log Total: 23–59 (Home: 20–21; Road: 3–38), Game ...
1974–75 game log
Total: 23–59 (Home: 20–21; Road: 3–38)
October: 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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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
More information Player, GP ...
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
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