The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Utah Jazz went 64-18. Led by Karl Malone, John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek, they posted a +7.97 SRS and went 13-7 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Karl Malone leads at 34%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Karl Malone | 27.4 |
| Rebounds | Karl Malone | 9.9 |
| Assists | John Stockton | 10.5 |
| Steals | John Stockton | 2.0 |
| Blocks | Greg Ostertag | 2.0 |
| True Shooting | John Stockton | 65.6 |
| 3-Pointers | Bryon Russell | 108 |
| Def. Win Shares | Karl Malone | 5.1 |
The Roster, by Fame
Karl Malone★MVPAll-NBA 1stAll-Defense 1stAll-Star17802John StocktonAll-NBA 3rdAll-Defense 2ndAll-Star8403Jeff Hornacek504Bryon Russell★425Greg Ostertag★366Antoine Carr237Adam Keefe228Shandon Anderson219Howard Eisley2110Chris Morris1811Greg Foster1812Stephen Howard★513Jamie Watson014Ruben Nembhard★015Brooks Thompson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone★ | 82 | 27.4 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 60.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 178 |
| John Stockton | 82 | 14.4 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 65.6 | 76 | 3.6 | 84 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 82 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 59.6 | 72 | 3.0 | 50 |
| Bryon Russell★ | 81 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 60.0 | 108 | 3.4 | 42 |
| Greg Ostertag★ | 77 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 56.1 | 0 | 3.3 | 36 |
| Antoine Carr | 82 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 52.2 | 0 | 1.6 | 23 |
| Adam Keefe | 62 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 57.2 | 0 | 1.3 | 22 |
| Shandon Anderson | 65 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 53.4 | 24 | 1.2 | 21 |
| Howard Eisley | 82 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 53.0 | 20 | 1.1 | 21 |
| Chris Morris | 73 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 48.6 | 31 | 1.3 | 18 |
| Greg Foster | 79 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.8 | 2 | 1.0 | 18 |
| Stephen Howard★ | 42 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 59.8 | 0 | 0.5 | 5 |
| Jamie Watson | 13 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 54.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Ruben Nembhard★ | 8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 47.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Brooks Thompson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.6
- Youngest: Greg Ostertag (23)
- Oldest: Antoine Carr (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Shandon Anderson - rookie
- Ruben Nembhard - rookie
- Stephen Howard - new to the team
- Brooks Thompson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Karl Malone - pick #13 (1985)
- John Stockton - pick #16 (1984)
- Jeff Hornacek - pick #46 (1986)
- Bryon Russell - pick #45 (1993)
- Greg Ostertag - pick #28 (1995)
The Playoff Run
13-7 overall