Last Updated on June 10, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
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Here is the Utah Jazz (New Orleans Jazz) 1977–78 roster and regular season player statistics.
Note: The team was still based in New Orleans and called the New Orleans Jazz during the 1977–78 season.
New Orleans Jazz 1977–78 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pete Maravich | G | 6’5″ | 197 lbs | Jun 22, 1947 | LSU |
| 33 | Rich Kelley | C | 7’0″ | 235 lbs | Mar 23, 1953 | Stanford |
| 34 | Truck Robinson | F | 6’7″ | 225 lbs | Oct 4, 1951 | Tennessee State |
| 10 | Jim McElroy | G | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Oct 4, 1953 | Central Michigan |
| 22 | Ron Boone | G | 6’2″ | 200 lbs | Sep 6, 1946 | Idaho State |
| 30 | Paul Griffin | F | 6’9″ | 205 lbs | Feb 2, 1954 | Western Michigan |
| 42 | Aaron James | F | 6’8″ | 210 lbs | Oct 5, 1952 | Grambling State |
| 25 | Gail Goodrich | G | 6’1″ | 170 lbs | Apr 23, 1943 | UCLA |
| 31 | Bubbles Hawkins | G | 6’2″ | 180 lbs | Jun 30, 1954 | Illinois State |
| 35 | Essie Hollis | F | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | May 16, 1953 | St. Bonaventure |
| 44 | Bernard Hardin | F | 6’7″ | 205 lbs | Apr 6, 1954 | Grambling State |
| 11 | Henry Ward | G | 6’4″ | 195 lbs | Jan 30, 1952 | Jackson State |
1977–78 New Orleans Jazz Regular Season Player Statistics
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Robinson | 82 | 44.4 | 22.7 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .487 | .704 |
| Jim McElroy | 81 | 34.0 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .481 | .710 |
| Pete Maravich | 50 | 36.0 | 27.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .431 | .872 |
| Rich Kelley | 82 | 36.0 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .470 | .721 |
| Ron Boone | 82 | 32.3 | 15.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .464 | .808 |
| Aaron James | 71 | 23.8 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .479 | .778 |
| Paul Griffin | 79 | 22.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .507 | .637 |
| Gail Goodrich | 27 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .391 | .857 |
| Bubbles Hawkins | 16 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .360 | .625 |
| Essie Hollis | 15 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .381 | .667 |
| Bernard Hardin | 6 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — |
| Henry Ward | 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .333 | .500 |
GP = Games Played, MIN = Minutes per Game, PTS = Points, REB = Rebounds, AST = Assists, STL = Steals, BLK = Blocks, FG% = Field Goal %, FT% = Free Throw %.