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Here is the 1980–81 Utah Jazz roster and regular season player statistics.
1980–81 Utah Jazz Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Birth Date |
College |
| 44 |
Allan Bristow |
F-G |
6’7″ |
210 lbs |
Aug 23, 1951 |
Virginia Tech |
| 24 |
Ron Boone |
G-F |
6’2″ |
200 lbs |
Sep 6, 1946 |
Idaho State |
| 40 |
Wayne Cooper |
C |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
Nov 16, 1956 |
New Orleans |
| 4 |
Adrian Dantley |
F |
6’5″ |
208 lbs |
Feb 28, 1955 |
Notre Dame |
| 33 |
Mel Bennett |
F |
6’7″ |
200 lbs |
Jan 4, 1955 |
Pittsburgh |
| 10 |
Rickey Green |
G |
6’0″ |
170 lbs |
Aug 18, 1954 |
Michigan |
| 35 |
Darrell Griffith |
G |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
Jun 16, 1958 |
Louisville |
| 12 |
Carl Nicks |
G |
6’1″ |
180 lbs |
Oct 6, 1958 |
Indiana State |
| 20 |
John Duren |
G |
6’1″ |
170 lbs |
Oct 30, 1958 |
Georgetown |
| 50 |
Ben Poquette |
F-C |
6’9″ |
235 lbs |
May 7, 1955 |
Central Michigan |
| 55 |
Jeff Wilkins |
C |
6’11” |
230 lbs |
Apr 9, 1955 |
Illinois State |
| 22 |
Jeff Judkins |
G-F |
6’6″ |
185 lbs |
Mar 23, 1956 |
Utah |
| 11 |
Billy McKinney |
G |
6’0″ |
170 lbs |
Jun 5, 1955 |
Northwestern |
| 31 |
James Hardy |
F |
6’8″ |
215 lbs |
Nov 19, 1956 |
San Francisco |
| 52 |
Brett Vroman |
C |
6’11” |
220 lbs |
Dec 25, 1955 |
UNLV |
| 34 |
Dick Miller |
F |
6’6″ |
215 lbs |
Sep 10, 1958 |
Bowling Green |
1980–81 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 |
25 |
80 |
|
42.7 |
30.7 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
20.3 |
.559 |
0.1 |
.286 |
9.8 |
.806 |
| Darrell Griffith |
SG |
22 |
81 |
|
35.4 |
20.6 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
19.1 |
.464 |
0.6 |
.192 |
4.0 |
.716 |
| Ben Poquette |
PF |
25 |
82 |
82 |
34.2 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
.528 |
0.1 |
.500 |
2.0 |
.778 |
| Billy McKinney |
PG |
25 |
35 |
|
29.5 |
8.4 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
.532 |
0.1 |
.500 |
1.4 |
.917 |
| Rickey Green |
PG |
26 |
47 |
|
27.8 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
.481 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
.722 |
| Allan Bristow |
SF |
29 |
82 |
|
24.4 |
8.7 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
.444 |
0.2 |
.278 |
2.4 |
.838 |
| James Hardy |
PF |
24 |
23 |
|
22.1 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
4.8 |
.468 |
0.0 |
|
0.9 |
.550 |
| Ron Boone |
SG |
34 |
52 |
|
22.0 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
.431 |
0.8 |
.282 |
1.8 |
.798 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
24 |
71 |
|
20.0 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
6.6 |
.452 |
0.0 |
.333 |
1.3 |
.689 |
| Jeff Wilkins |
C |
25 |
56 |
|
18.9 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
4.6 |
.450 |
0.0 |
|
0.7 |
.675 |
| Carl Nicks |
PG |
22 |
40 |
|
15.4 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
.510 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
.537 |
| John Duren |
PG |
22 |
40 |
|
11.5 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.327 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.2 |
.556 |
| Mel Bennett |
PF |
26 |
28 |
|
11.2 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.433 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
.654 |
| Jeff Judkins |
SF |
24 |
62 |
|
10.7 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
.426 |
0.5 |
.321 |
0.8 |
.882 |
| Brett Vroman |
C |
25 |
11 |
|
8.5 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.370 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
.737 |
| Dick Miller |
SF |
22 |
3 |
|
6.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
.667 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
240.6 |
101.2 |
40.1 |
23.8 |
7.8 |
4.7 |
17.4 |
83.2 |
.488 |
2.0 |
.258 |
25.4 |
.767 |
1980–81 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 |
25 |
80 |
|
3417 |
2452 |
509 |
322 |
109 |
18 |
282 |
1627 |
909 |
7 |
2 |
784 |
632 |
| Darrell Griffith |
SG |
22 |
81 |
|
2867 |
1671 |
288 |
194 |
106 |
40 |
231 |
1544 |
716 |
52 |
10 |
320 |
229 |
| Ben Poquette |
PF |
25 |
82 |
82 |
2808 |
777 |
629 |
161 |
67 |
174 |
122 |
614 |
324 |
6 |
3 |
162 |
126 |
| Allan Bristow |
SF |
29 |
82 |
|
2001 |
713 |
430 |
383 |
63 |
3 |
171 |
611 |
271 |
18 |
5 |
198 |
166 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
24 |
71 |
|
1420 |
489 |
440 |
52 |
18 |
51 |
77 |
471 |
213 |
3 |
1 |
90 |
62 |
| Rickey Green |
PG |
26 |
47 |
|
1307 |
422 |
116 |
235 |
75 |
1 |
83 |
366 |
176 |
1 |
0 |
97 |
70 |
| Ron Boone |
SG |
34 |
52 |
|
1146 |
406 |
84 |
161 |
33 |
8 |
111 |
371 |
160 |
39 |
11 |
94 |
75 |
| Jeff Wilkins |
C |
25 |
56 |
|
1058 |
261 |
274 |
40 |
32 |
46 |
59 |
260 |
117 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
27 |
| Billy McKinney |
PG |
25 |
35 |
|
1032 |
293 |
74 |
157 |
38 |
4 |
70 |
233 |
124 |
2 |
1 |
48 |
44 |
| Jeff Judkins |
SF |
24 |
62 |
|
666 |
238 |
93 |
59 |
16 |
2 |
30 |
216 |
92 |
28 |
9 |
51 |
45 |
| Carl Nicks |
PG |
22 |
40 |
|
616 |
250 |
61 |
69 |
32 |
1 |
53 |
210 |
107 |
3 |
0 |
67 |
36 |
| James Hardy |
PF |
24 |
23 |
|
509 |
115 |
133 |
36 |
21 |
20 |
23 |
111 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
11 |
| John Duren |
PG |
22 |
40 |
|
458 |
71 |
35 |
54 |
18 |
2 |
37 |
101 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
| Mel Bennett |
PF |
26 |
28 |
|
313 |
105 |
93 |
15 |
3 |
11 |
31 |
60 |
26 |
2 |
0 |
81 |
53 |
| Brett Vroman |
C |
25 |
11 |
|
93 |
34 |
25 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
27 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
14 |
| Dick Miller |
SF |
22 |
3 |
|
19 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19730 |
8301 |
3287 |
1948 |
637 |
386 |
1393 |
6825 |
3332 |
163 |
42 |
2080 |
1595 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Adrian Dantley |
Primary Scorer |
42.7 |
High Usage |
30.7 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
21.35 |
MVP-level scoring; strong all-around production, focal point of offense. |
| Darrell Griffith |
Secondary Scorer |
35.4 |
Medium-High |
20.6 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
14.2 |
Rookie of the Year; efficient scoring with defensive contributions, growing playmaker. |
| Ben Poquette |
Defensive Anchor |
34.2 |
Medium |
9.5 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
11.05 |
Rebounding and rim protection specialist; solid complementary scorer. |
| Billy McKinney |
Playmaking Guard |
29.5 |
Medium |
8.4 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
8.1 |
Facilitator off the bench; high assist rate for minutes played. |
| Rickey Green |
Floor General |
27.8 |
Medium |
9.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
9.05 |
Assist-heavy point guard; provides perimeter defense, stabilizes team pace. |
| Allan Bristow |
3&D Wing |
24.4 |
Medium-Low |
8.7 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
9.7 |
Balanced scoring and rebounding; contributes spacing and modest defense. |
| Wayne Cooper |
Rim Protector |
20.0 |
Low |
6.9 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
Defensive specialist; low usage, strong on boards and inside defense. |
| Ron Boone |
Energy Scorer |
22.0 |
Low-Medium |
7.8 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
6.15 |
Veteran scorer off bench; adds perimeter offense and steady presence. |
| Jeff Wilkins |
Backup Big |
18.9 |
Low |
4.7 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
5.85 |
Provides rim protection and rebounding in limited minutes. |
| Carl Nicks |
Scoring Guard |
15.4 |
Low |
6.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
5.15 |
Spot scoring and passing off bench; limited impact outside small role. |
