1986-87 Utah Jazz Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Golden State Warriors 3-2
Coach: Frank Layden (44-38)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 491,382, Avg. 11,985 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Utah Jazz Statistics
1986-87 Utah Jazz Results

The Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

Utah tossed in 8,844 points and allowed 8,811. Karl Malone scored a team-leading 1,779 points for the Jazz and contributed 855 rebounds. John Stockton dished out 670 assists for the squad.

On defense, John Stockton added 177 steals, while Mark Eaton blocked 321 shots.

Frank Layden coached the team. The 1986-87 Utah Jazz lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Thurl BaileyF-CApril 7, 19616'11"215North Carolina StateWashington, DC USA
Kent BensonCDecember 27, 19546'10"235IndianaNew Castle, IN USA
Dell CurryGJune 25, 19646'4"190Virginia TechHarrisonburg, VA USA
Mark EatonCJanuary 24, 19577'3"275UCLAWestminster, CA USA
Rickey GreenGAugust 18, 19546'0"170MichiganChicago, IL USA
Darrell GriffithGJune 16, 19586'4"190LouisvilleLouisville, KY USA
Bob HansenGJanuary 18, 19616'6"190IowaDes Moines, IA USA
Marc IavaroniFSeptember 15, 19566'8"210VirginiaJamaica, NY USA
Karl MaloneF-CJuly 24, 19636'9"250Louisiana TechSummerfield, LA USA
Carey ScurryFDecember 4, 19626'7"188LIUBrooklyn, NY USA
John StocktonGMarch 26, 19626'1"170GonzagaSpokane, WA USA
Kelly TripuckaF-GFebruary 16, 19596'6"220Notre DameGlen Ridge, NJ USA