Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz are a National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Founded: 1974

Formerly known as: New Orleans Jazz (1974-79)

Home Arena: Delta Center

Uniform colors: Purple and blue

Logo design: The word "JAZZ" superimposed over a mountain inside a gold ring with the word "UTAH" at the top

NBA Championships:

Table of contents

1 Franchise history 2 Players of note 2.1 Basketball Hall of Famers 2.2 Others 2.3 Retired numbers 2.4 Current stars 3 External links

Franchise history

The Jazz franchise began in New Orleans in 1974, and was relocated to Salt Lake City in 1979. Reached the NBA playoffs for 19 years in a row ending with the 2003-2004 season. Reached the NBA finals twice, only to be beaten by Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers

• Pete Maravich

Others

• Jeff Malone
• Karl Malone
• John Stockton
• Jeff Hornacek
• Mark Eaton

Retired numbers

• 1 Frank Layden
• 7 Pete Maravich
• 14 Jeff Hornacek
• 35 Darrell Griffith
• 53 Mark Eaton

Current stars

• Carlos Arroyo
• Carlos Boozer
• Matt Harpring
• Andrei Kirilenko
• Mehmet Okur (stats)

External links

• Utah Jazz official web site
• Utah Jazz Official Summer Pro League web site