Last Updated on November 17, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1979–80 Utah Jazz roster and regular season player statistics, formatted in tables.
Note: This was the Jazz’s first season in Utah after relocating from New Orleans.
1979–80 Utah Jazz Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Birth Date |
College |
| 24 |
Ron Boone |
G-F |
6’2″ |
200 lbs |
Sep 6, 1946 |
Idaho State |
| 33 |
Tom Boswell |
F-C |
6’9″ |
220 lbs |
Oct 2, 1953 |
South Carolina |
| 44 |
Allan Bristow |
F-G |
6’7″ |
210 lbs |
Aug 23, 1951 |
Virginia Tech |
| 32 |
John Brown |
F |
6’7″ |
220 lbs |
Dec 14, 1951 |
Missouri |
| 33 |
Mack Calvin |
G |
6’0″ |
165 lbs |
Jul 27, 1947 |
USC |
| 4 |
Adrian Dantley |
F-G |
6’5″ |
208 lbs |
Feb 26, 1955 |
Notre Dame |
| 15 |
Brad Davis |
G |
6’3″ |
180 lbs |
Dec 17, 1955 |
Maryland |
| 20 |
Paul Dawkins |
F |
6’5″ |
190 lbs |
Jun 10, 1957 |
Northern Illinois |
| 12 |
Greg Deane |
G |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
Dec 6, 1957 |
Utah |
| 21 |
Terry Furlow |
G-F |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
Oct 18, 1954 |
Michigan State |
| 52 |
John Gianelli |
C-F |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
Jun 10, 1950 |
Pacific |
| 50 |
James Hardy |
F-C |
6’8″ |
220 lbs |
Dec 1, 1956 |
San Francisco |
| 55 |
Carl Kilpatrick |
C |
6’10” |
230 lbs |
May 16, 1956 |
Northeast Louisiana |
| 30 |
Bernard King |
F |
6’7″ |
205 lbs |
Dec 4, 1956 |
Tennessee |
| 7 |
Pete Maravich |
G-F |
6’5″ |
197 lbs |
Jun 22, 1947 |
LSU |
| 45 |
Ben Poquette |
F-C |
6’9″ |
235 lbs |
May 7, 1955 |
Central Michigan |
| 14 |
Robert Smith |
G |
5’11” |
165 lbs |
Mar 10, 1955 |
UNLV |
| 11 |
Andre Wakefield |
G |
6’2″ |
175 lbs |
Jan 11, 1955 |
Loyola (IL) |
| 40 |
Jerome Whitehead |
C-F |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
Sep 30, 1956 |
Marquette |
| 22 |
Duck Williams |
G |
6’2″ |
180 lbs |
Aug 2, 1956 |
Notre Dame |
1979–80 Utah Jazz Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Adrian Dantley |
SF |
24 |
68 |
|
39.3 |
28.0 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
18.6 |
.576 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.7 |
.842 |
| Terry Furlow |
SG |
25 |
55 |
|
31.2 |
16.0 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
13.9 |
.476 |
1.3 |
.315 |
2.6 |
.876 |
| Pete Maravich |
SG |
32 |
17 |
|
30.7 |
17.1 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
17.3 |
.412 |
0.6 |
.636 |
2.9 |
.820 |
| Ron Boone |
SG |
33 |
75 |
|
30.5 |
12.9 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
11.7 |
.447 |
0.7 |
.380 |
2.5 |
.894 |
| Ben Poquette |
C |
24 |
82 |
|
28.6 |
8.9 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
6.9 |
.523 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
.832 |
| Allan Bristow |
SF |
28 |
82 |
|
28.1 |
11.6 |
6.2 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
9.6 |
.480 |
0.1 |
.286 |
3.0 |
.811 |
| Tom Boswell |
PF |
26 |
61 |
|
25.5 |
11.5 |
5.4 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
.573 |
0.1 |
.500 |
3.3 |
.729 |
| Duck Williams |
PG |
23 |
77 |
|
23.3 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
6.7 |
.447 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.8 |
.700 |
| Bernard King |
SF |
23 |
19 |
|
22.1 |
9.3 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
.518 |
0.0 |
|
3.3 |
.540 |
| James Hardy |
PF |
23 |
76 |
|
21.1 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
.507 |
0.0 |
.500 |
0.9 |
.773 |
| Brad Davis |
PG |
24 |
13 |
|
17.3 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
.589 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
.833 |
| John Gianelli |
C |
29 |
17 |
|
16.8 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.348 |
0.0 |
|
0.9 |
.563 |
| Mack Calvin |
PG |
32 |
48 |
|
16.1 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
.441 |
0.2 |
.091 |
2.4 |
.897 |
| Paul Dawkins |
SF |
22 |
57 |
|
13.6 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
.470 |
0.1 |
.200 |
0.8 |
.688 |
| Robert Smith |
PG |
24 |
6 |
|
12.2 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
|
0.8 |
1.000 |
| Jerome Whitehead |
C |
23 |
32 |
|
10.3 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.449 |
0.0 |
|
0.5 |
.294 |
| Greg Deane |
SG |
22 |
7 |
|
6.9 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.182 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
.714 |
| John Brown |
SF |
28 |
4 |
|
6.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.000 |
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
1.000 |
| Andre Wakefield |
SG |
25 |
8 |
|
5.9 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
.400 |
0.0 |
|
0.4 |
1.000 |
| Carl Kilpatrick |
C |
23 |
2 |
|
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
.500 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
|
241.5 |
102.4 |
40.6 |
24.5 |
8.0 |
4.4 |
18.8 |
83.1 |
.496 |
2.3 |
.319 |
23.7 |
.809 |
1979–80 Utah Jazz Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Adrian Dantley |
SF |
24 |
68 |
|
2674 |
1903 |
516 |
191 |
96 |
14 |
233 |
1267 |
730 |
2 |
0 |
526 |
443 |
| Ben Poquette |
C |
24 |
82 |
|
2349 |
731 |
560 |
131 |
45 |
162 |
103 |
566 |
296 |
2 |
0 |
167 |
139 |
| Allan Bristow |
SF |
28 |
82 |
|
2304 |
953 |
512 |
341 |
88 |
6 |
179 |
785 |
377 |
7 |
2 |
243 |
197 |
| Ron Boone |
SG |
33 |
75 |
|
2286 |
970 |
216 |
302 |
92 |
3 |
184 |
875 |
391 |
50 |
19 |
189 |
169 |
| Duck Williams |
PG |
23 |
77 |
|
1794 |
506 |
106 |
183 |
100 |
11 |
107 |
519 |
232 |
12 |
0 |
60 |
42 |
| Terry Furlow |
SG |
25 |
55 |
|
1718 |
878 |
152 |
221 |
54 |
14 |
129 |
765 |
364 |
73 |
23 |
145 |
127 |
| James Hardy |
PF |
23 |
76 |
|
1600 |
420 |
399 |
104 |
47 |
87 |
105 |
363 |
184 |
2 |
1 |
66 |
51 |
| Tom Boswell |
PF |
26 |
61 |
|
1555 |
700 |
328 |
115 |
24 |
29 |
142 |
478 |
274 |
8 |
4 |
203 |
148 |
| Paul Dawkins |
SF |
22 |
57 |
|
776 |
316 |
125 |
77 |
33 |
9 |
76 |
300 |
141 |
5 |
1 |
48 |
33 |
| Mack Calvin |
PG |
32 |
48 |
|
772 |
306 |
84 |
134 |
27 |
0 |
57 |
227 |
100 |
11 |
1 |
117 |
105 |
| Pete Maravich |
SG |
32 |
17 |
|
522 |
290 |
40 |
54 |
15 |
4 |
45 |
294 |
121 |
11 |
7 |
50 |
41 |
| Bernard King |
SF |
23 |
19 |
|
419 |
176 |
88 |
52 |
7 |
4 |
50 |
137 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
63 |
34 |
| Jerome Whitehead |
C |
23 |
32 |
|
328 |
67 |
97 |
18 |
7 |
11 |
28 |
69 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
5 |
| John Gianelli |
C |
29 |
17 |
|
285 |
55 |
62 |
17 |
6 |
7 |
22 |
66 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
| Brad Davis |
PG |
24 |
13 |
|
225 |
76 |
15 |
45 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
56 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
| Robert Smith |
PG |
24 |
6 |
|
73 |
15 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| Greg Deane |
SG |
22 |
7 |
|
48 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
| Andre Wakefield |
SG |
25 |
8 |
|
47 |
15 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| John Brown |
SF |
28 |
4 |
|
24 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Carl Kilpatrick |
C |
23 |
2 |
|
6 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
|
19805 |
8394 |
3326 |
2005 |
656 |
362 |
1488 |
6817 |
3382 |
185 |
59 |
1943 |
1571 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Adrian Dantley |
Primary Scorer |
39.3 |
High Usage |
28.0 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
20.0 |
Star scorer; carries offensive load, efficient; moderate defense adds value. |
| Terry Furlow |
Secondary Scorer |
31.2 |
Medium-High |
16.0 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
11.05 |
Emerging two-way guard; developing playmaking with consistent scoring. |
| Pete Maravich |
Scoring Specialist |
30.7 |
Medium-High |
17.1 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
11.9 |
Veteran scorer; strong offensive creativity, limited defensive impact. |
| Ron Boone |
All-Around Guard |
30.5 |
Medium |
12.9 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
10.5 |
Provides scoring, assists, and moderate defense; stabilizes backcourt. |
| Ben Poquette |
Defensive Anchor |
28.6 |
Medium |
8.9 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
9.9 |
Rebounding and rim protection specialist; complementary scoring. |
| Allan Bristow |
3&D Wing |
28.1 |
Medium |
11.6 |
6.2 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
11.6 |
Balanced scoring, rebounding, and moderate defensive contributions. |
| Tom Boswell |
Frontcourt Facilitator |
25.5 |
Medium-Low |
11.5 |
5.4 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
9.85 |
Productive in scoring and rebounding; limited playmaking. |
| Duck Williams |
Backup Point |
23.3 |
Low-Medium |
6.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
5.9 |
Supports offense as secondary ball-handler; adds steals for defensive value. |
| Bernard King |
Emerging Scorer |
22.1 |
Low-Medium |
9.3 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
8.6 |
Young talent; shows scoring and rebounding upside, defensive impact low. |
| James Hardy |
Energy Forward |
21.1 |
Low |
5.5 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
6.95 |
Provides boards, energy, and modest scoring in limited minutes. |
| Brad Davis |
Backup Playmaker |
17.3 |
Low |
5.8 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
Spot minutes point guard; contributes assists and secondary scoring. |
| Mack Calvin |
Veteran Backup |
16.1 |
Low |
6.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
Reliable backup PG; manages game flow and provides some scoring. |
| John Gianelli |
Backup Big |
16.8 |
Low |
3.2 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
Provides rim defense and boards off the bench; minimal offensive usage. |
| Paul Dawkins |
Role Wing |
13.6 |
Low |
5.5 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
4.95 |
Bench wing providing occasional scoring and limited defensive impact. |
