The 1975–76 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's second in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 23–59 output from the previous season. They bested it by fifteen wins, finishing 38–44, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight season.[1]

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1975–76 New Orleans Jazz season
Head coachButch Van Breda Kolff
ArenaLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record3844 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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Roster

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1975–76 New Orleans Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 11 Behagen, Ron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota
G 45 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
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
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
G/F 22 Williams, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Utah State
Head coach

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Cleveland Cavaliers 4933.59829–1220–2115–11
x-Washington Bullets 4834.585131–1017–2414–12
Houston Rockets 4042.488927–1313–2914–12
New Orleans Jazz 3844.4631122–1916–2515–11
Atlanta Hawks 2953.3542020–219–327–19
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More information #, Team ...
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Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5428.659
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers4933.5985
3 x-Washington Bullets4834.5856
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.5618
5 x-Buffalo Braves4636.5618
6 Houston Rockets4042.48814
7 New York Knicks3844.46316
8 New Orleans Jazz3844.46316
9 Atlanta Hawks2953.35425
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1975–76 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta 2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston 3–24–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo 3–23–43–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago 2–22–21–30–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland 5–22–32–34–02–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit 3–10–43–14–32–20–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State 2–22–23–14–13–15–02–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston 5–21–42–33–14–22–22–22–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City 2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–22–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles 3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–22–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee 2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–22–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans 4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–22–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York 2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–25–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia 3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–53–14–02–22–3
Phoenix 4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–35–24–30–4
Portland 2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–53–32–2
Seattle 3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–31–3
Washington 5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1
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Awards and records

References

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