The 1981–82 Utah Jazz season was the team's eighth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 28–54 output from the previous season. They came up three wins shy of tying it, finishing 25–57, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth straight season.1981-82 Utah Jazz Prior to the season, the Jazz modified their uniform, changing their road jersey from purple to green, which they would keep until 1984.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Danny Schayes C Syracuse 2 27 Howard Wood PF Tennessee 4 73 George Torres Southern Nazarene 5 97 Mike Clark Oregon 6 119 Kevin Sprewer Loyola (IL) 7 143 Mike Robinson Central Michigan 8 165 Bobby Cattage PF Auburn 9 188 Ken Ollie Wyoming 10 207 Joe Merten Wisconsin Eau-Claire
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
References