2011–12 Utah Jazz season

2011–12 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Tyrone Corbin
Arena	EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record	36–30 (.545)
Place	Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Root Sports Utah
Radio	KFNZ, KBEE

The 2011–12 Utah Jazz season is the franchise's 38th overall in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 33rd season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

With a mediocre 36–30 record, the Jazz made the playoffs without Jerry Sloan, who retired last year. The Jazz were quickly eliminated from the playoffs as they were overpowered by the San Antonio Spurs, who swept them in four games.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA Draft

Roster

Utah Jazz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 2 Ahearn, Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-05-27 Missouri State G 19 Bell, Raja 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–19 Florida International G 10 Burks, Alec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1991–07–20 Colorado F 3 Carroll, DeMarre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1986–07–27 Missouri F 40 Evans, Jeremy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1987–10–24 Western Kentucky F/C 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1991–07–15 Georgia Tech G 5 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1983–02–27 Wisconsin F 20 Hayward, Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–03–23 Butler F 8 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–04–28 Wake Forest C 25 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS) C 0 Kanter, Enes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 1992–05–20 Turkey G/F 34 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1987–03–18 Skyline HS (TX) F 24 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1985–02–10 Louisiana Tech G 6 Tinsley, Jamaal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1978–02–28 Iowa State G 11 Watson, Earl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1979–06–12 UCLA	Head coach Tyrone Corbin Assistant coach(es) Scott Layden Jeff Hornacek Sidney Lowe Michael Sanders Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2012–02–09

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Al Jefferson	Enes Kanter
PF	Paul Millsap	Derrick Favors	DeMarre Carroll
SF	Gordon Hayward	Josh Howard	Jeremy Evans
SG	Raja Bell	Alec Burks	C.J. Miles
PG	Devin Harris	Earl Watson	Jamaal Tinsley

Pre-season

Game log

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 19 @ Portland L 90–110 Derrick Favors (25) Derrick Favors (12) Earl Watson (5) Rose Garden 19,997 0–1 2 December 21 Portland W 92–89 C.J. Miles (17) C.J. Miles Al Jefferson (9) Jamaal Tinsley Al Jefferson (3) EnergySolutions Arena 15,367 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Oklahoma City Thunder	47	19	.712	–	26–7	21–12	10–3
x-Denver Nuggets	38	28	.576	9	20–13	18–15	6–7
x-Utah Jazz	36	30	.545	11	25–8	11–22	9–4
Portland Trail Blazers	28	38	.424	19	20–13	8–25	4–10
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	40	.394	21	13–20	13–20	4–9

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Oklahoma City Thunder	47	19	.712	3
3	y-Los Angeles Lakers	41	25	.621	9
4	x-Memphis Grizzlies	41	25	.621	9
5	x-Los Angeles Clippers	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Denver Nuggets	38	28	.576	12
7	x-Dallas Mavericks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Utah Jazz	36	30	.545	14
9	Houston Rockets	34	32	.515	16
10	Phoenix Suns	33	33	.500	17
11	Portland Trail Blazers	28	38	.424	22
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	26	40	.394	24
13	Golden State Warriors	23	43	.348	27
14	Sacramento Kings	22	44	.333	28
15	New Orleans Hornets	21	45	.318	29

External links

• Official website