1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season

Head coach| Butch Van Breda Kolff, Elgin Baylor
Arena| Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record| 35-47 (.427)
Place| Division: 5th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Local media
Television| WGNO
Radio| WWL
| < 1975–76  | 1977–78 >

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The 1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's third in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 38–44 output from the previous season. They came up three wins shy of tying it, finishing 35–47, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.[1]

## Draft picks

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Main article: 1976 NBA draft

## Roster

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New Orleans Jazz roster

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F | 11 | Behagen, Ron | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  | Minnesota
G | 4 | Boyd, Freddie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Oregon State
F | 12 | Coleman, E. C. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  |  | Houston Baptist
G | 25 | Goodrich, Gail | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  | UCLA
F/C | 30 | Griffin, Paul | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  | Western Michigan
G | 14 | Howard, Mo | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  | Maryland
F | 23 | James, Aaron | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Grambling State
C | 53 | Kelley, Rich | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  |  | Stanford
G | 7 | Maravich, Pete | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 197 lb (89 kg)  |  | LSU
G | 33 | McElroy, Jim | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  | Central Michigan
C | 34 | Moore, Otto | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  | Texas–Pan American
F | 15 | Stallworth, Bud | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  | Kansas
F | 41 | Walker, Andy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  | Niagara
G/F | 22 | Williams, Nate | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  | Utah State

Head coach

*   * Elgin Baylor

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Central Division

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y-Houston Rockets | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 34–7 | 15–26 | 13–7
x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 32–9 | 16–25 | 11–9
x-San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 31–10 | 13–28 | 9–11
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 6 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 8–12
New Orleans Jazz | 35 | 47 | .427 | 14 | 26–15 | 9–32 | 10–10
Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 18 | 19–22 | 12–29 | 9–11
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Eastern Conference

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB
1  | z-Philadelphia 76ers | 50 | 32 | .610 | –
2  | y-Houston Rockets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1
3  | x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2
4  | x-Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6
5  | x-San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6
6  | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 7
7  | New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10
8  | New Orleans Jazz | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15
9  | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 19
10  | Buffalo Braves | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20
11  | New York Nets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28

z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

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1976–77 NBA records

Team  | ATL  | BOS  | BUF  | CHI  | CLE  | DEN  | DET  | GSW  | HOU  | IND  | KCK  | LAL  | MIL  | NOJ  | NYK  | NYN  | PHI  | PHO  | POR  | SAS  | SEA  | WAS
Atlanta | – | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–3
Boston | 4–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4
Buffalo | 0–4 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4
Chicago | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2
Cleveland | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3
Denver | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2
Detroit | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3
Golden State | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | – | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1
Houston | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1
Indiana | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4
Kansas City | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2
Los Angeles | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0
Milwaukee | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | – | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3
New Orleans  | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2
N.Y. Knicks | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2
N.Y. Nets | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3
Philadelphia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1
Phoenix | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3
Portland | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2
San Antonio | 0–4 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 2–2
Seattle | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | – | 3–1
Washington | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | —

## Awards and records

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* Pete Maravich, All-NBA First Team
* E. C. Coleman, NBA All-Defensive First Team

## References

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1976–77 NBA season

* ABA–NBA merger
* 1976 NBA draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions

Eastern|

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* Boston
* Buffalo
* N.Y. Knicks
* N.Y. Nets
* Philadelphia

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* Atlanta
* Cleveland
* Houston
* New Orleans
* San Antonio
* Washington

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* Chicago
* Denver
* Detroit
* Indiana
* Kansas City
* Milwaukee

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* Golden State
* Los Angeles
* Phoenix
* Portland
* Seattle

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*[ W ]: Games won
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*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Div ]: Division record