1992–93 Utah Jazz season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Jazz's 19th season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] During the off-season, the Jazz acquired Jay Humphries and Larry Krystkowiak from the Milwaukee Bucks.[2][3][4][5] Salt Lake City hosted the 1993 NBA All-Star Game at the Delta Center,[6] and their star players Karl Malone and John Stockton were both selected,[7][8] and were both named co-MVPs.[9][10][11][12][13][14] Malone and Stockton both continued to be among the best players in the NBA, as the Jazz won six of their first eight games on their way to a 24–10 start. However, they struggled down the stretch with a 6–8 record in February, including a five-game losing streak between February and March. The Jazz held a 33–18 record at the All-Star break,[15] but would play below .500 for the remainder of the season. During the final month of the regular season, the team signed free agent James Donaldson, who played in the final six games.[16][17][18] The Jazz finished third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record.[19] They made their tenth consecutive trip to the playoffs.[20]

1992–93 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerTim Howells
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to SuperSonics 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKSOP

Malone was named to the All-NBA First Team, averaging 27.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and finished tied in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[21][22][23] while Stockton was named to the All-NBA Second Team, averaging 15.1 points, 12.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game. In addition, Jeff Malone finished second on the team in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game, and Tyrone Corbin provided the team with 11.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Off the bench, Humphries contributed 8.8 points, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while second-year forward David Benoit averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, Krystkowiak provided with 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and Mike Brown averaged 5.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.[24]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz took a 2–1 lead over the Seattle SuperSonics,[25][26][27] but lost the series in five games.[28][29][30][31] Following the season, Krystkowiak signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic,[32][33][34] and Brown was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[35][36][37]

Draft picks

The Jazz had no draft picks in 1992.

Roster
1992–93 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 50 Austin, Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–08–18 Arizona State
SF 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–05–09 Alabama
C 40 Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1963–07–19 George Washington
SF 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul
PG 25 Crotty, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–07–15 Virginia
C 54 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–01–24 UCLA
SF 43 Howard, Stephen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–07–15 DePaul
PG 6 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado
SF 22 James, Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–07–29 Saint Mary's
SF 42 Krystkowiak, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–09–23 Montana
SG 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–06–28 Mississippi State
PF 32 Malone, Karl (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
PG 12 Stockton, John (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 15, 1993

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets5527.671—31–1024–17

19–7

x-San Antonio Spurs4933.598631–1018–2317–9
x-Utah Jazz4735.573828–1319–2216–10
Denver Nuggets3646.4391928–138–3313–13
Minnesota Timberwolves1963.2323611–308–3310–16
Dallas Mavericks1171.134447–344–373–23
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5527.6717
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.6717
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.62211
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4933.59813
6 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.50021
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.47623
9 Denver Nuggets3646.43926
10 Golden State Warriors3448.41528
11 Sacramento Kings2557.30537
12 Minnesota Timberwolves1963.23243
13 Dallas Mavericks1171.13451
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1992-93 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2—3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3—2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2—2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2—2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2—1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1—1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1—0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0—2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2—2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2—1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1—3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3—0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0—2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2—1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1—1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1—1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1—2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2—3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3—0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3—5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5—2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2—3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3—2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2—1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 30 @ Seattle L 85–99 Karl Malone (24) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,429		 0–1
2 May 2 @ Seattle W 89–85 Karl Malone (26) Karl Malone (9) John Stockton (12) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,513		 1–1
3 May 4 Seattle W 90–80 Karl Malone (23) Eaton, Corbin (9) John Stockton (10) Delta Center
19,911		 2–1
4 May 6 Seattle L 80–93 Karl Malone (21) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (15) Delta Center
19,911		 2–2
5 May 8 @ Seattle L 92–100 Karl Malone (26) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (11) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812		 2–3
1993 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Karl Malone 82 82 37.8 .552 .200 .740 11.2 3.8 1.5 1.0 27.0
Jeff Malone 79 59 32.4 .494 .333 .852 2.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 18.1
John Stockton 82 82 34.9 .486 .385 .798 2.9 12.0 2.4 0.3 15.1
Tyrone Corbin 82 58 31.2 .503 .000 .826 6.3 2.1 1.3 0.4 11.6
Jay Humphries 78 20 26.1 .436 .200 .777 1.8 4.1 1.3 0.1 8.8
David Benoit 82 27 20.9 .436 .347 .750 4.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 8.1
Larry Krystkowiak 71 0 19.2 .466 .000 .796 3.9 1.0 0.6 0.2 7.2
Mike Brown 82 21 18.9 .430 .000 .689 4.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 5.7
James Donaldson 6 1 15.7 .571 .556 4.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 3.5
Henry James 2 0 4.5 .167 .000 .833 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5
Mark Eaton 64 57 17.3 .546 .700 4.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 2.8
Isaac Austin 46 3 6.7 .446 .000 .659 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.8
John Crotty 40 0 6.1 .514 .143 .684 0.4 1.4 0.3 0.0 2.6
Stephen Howard 49 0 5.3 .376 .642 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 2.1
Tim Legler 3 0 1.7 .333 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Karl Malone 5 5 43.2 .454 .500 .816 10.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 24.0
Jeff Malone 5 5 30.0 .446 .692 3.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 13.4
John Stockton 5 5 38.6 .451 .385 .833 2.4 11.0 2.4 0.0 13.2
Tyrone Corbin 5 0 32.2 .480 .647 7.6 1.8 0.6 0.2 11.8
David Benoit 5 5 27.2 .317 .222 .692 4.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 7.4
Mike Brown 5 0 18.6 .520 .636 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 6.6
Jay Humphries 5 0 23.0 .333 .250 .500 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.6 5.2
Mark Eaton 5 5 23.4 .526 .500 6.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 4.4
John Crotty 1 0 3.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Isaac Austin 1 0 3.0 .500 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
Larry Krystkowiak 1 0 8.0 .000 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
James Donaldson 1 0 5.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[24]

Awards and records

Transactions

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