New Orleans Jazz Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 New Orleans Jazz Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 New Orleans Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | J. McElroy | G. Goodrich | P. Maravich | J. Hardy | R. Kelley |
Rotation | T. Green | A. James | P. Griffin | ||
Lim PT | R. Lee | M. Byrnes | S. Haywood |
1978-1979 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 48-34 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Atlanta Hawks | 46-36 | 2 |
4 | Detroit Pistons | 30-52 | 18 |
5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30-52 | 18 |
6 | New Orleans Jazz | 26-56 | 22 |
1978-1979 New Orleans Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Pete Maravich | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Jim McElroy | 79 | 34.2 | 16.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
Rich Kelley | 80 | 33.8 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
Pete Maravich | 49 | 37.2 | 22.6 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
Truck Robinson | 43 | 41.4 | 24.2 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
Gail Goodrich | 74 | 28.8 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
Spencer Haywood | 34 | 39.4 | 24.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
Aaron James | 73 | 19.4 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
James Hardy | 68 | 21.4 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
Paul Griffin | 77 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Tommie Green | 59 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Joe C. Meriweather | 36 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Marty Byrnes | 36 | 14.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Ira Terrell | 31 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Ron Lee | 17 | 23.4 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
Gus Bailey | 2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
1978-1979 New Orleans Jazz Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Tommie Green was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Jazz. Tommie Green signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Jazz on June 26, 1978. Paul Griffin was selected as the #6 pick in the 5 Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Jazz. Paul Griffin signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Jazz on September 1, 1976. Paul Griffin re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Jazz on September 14, 1978. James Hardy was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Jazz. James Hardy signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Jazz on July 25, 1978. Aaron James was selected as the #10 pick in the Second Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Jazz. Aaron James signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Jazz on June 26, 1974. Rich Kelley was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Jazz. Rich Kelley signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Jazz on July 2, 1975. Jim McElroy was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Jazz. Jim McElroy signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Jazz on September 1, 1975. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Marty Byrnes was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Jazz from the Phoenix Suns on January 12, 1979. Spencer Haywood was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Jazz from the New York Knicks on January 5, 1979. Ron Lee was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Jazz from the Phoenix Suns on January 12, 1979. Pete Maravich was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Jazz from the Atlanta Hawks on May 21, 1974. Pete Maravich re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Jazz on September 1, 1975. Pete Maravich re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Jazz on August 10, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Gail Goodrich signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Jazz on July 19, 1976. |