1977-78 New Orleans Jazz Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 39-43
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Elgin Baylor (39-43)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 527,351, Avg. 12,862 in 41 home dates

1977-78 New Orleans Jazz Statistics
1977-78 New Orleans Jazz Results

The New Orleans Jazz of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 39 wins and 43 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

New Orleans racked up 8,826 points and gave up 8,979. Truck Robinson tossed in a team-leading 1,862 points for the Jazz and accounted for 1,288 rebounds. Gail Goodrich dished out 388 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Pete Maravich added 101 steals, while Rich Kelley blocked 129 shots.

Elgin Baylor coached the team.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Gus Bailey	G-F	February 18, 1951	6'5"	185	UTEP	Gibson, NC USA
Freddie Boyd	G	June 13, 1950	6'2"	180	Oregon State	Bakersfield, CA USA
Gail Goodrich	G	April 23, 1943	6'1"	170	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA
Paul Griffin	F-C	January 20, 1954	6'9"	205	Western Michigan	Shelby, MI USA
Aaron James	F	October 5, 1952	6'8"	210	Grambling	New Orleans, LA USA
Rich Kelley	C-F	March 23, 1953	7'0"	235	Stanford	San Mateo, CA USA
Pete Maravich	G	June 22, 1947	6'5"	197	Louisiana State	Aliquippa, PA USA
Jim McElroy	G	October 4, 1953	6'3"	190	Central Michigan	Cotton Plant, AR USA
Joe Meriweather	C-F	October 26, 1953	6'10"	215	Southern Illinois	Phenix City, AL USA
Truck Robinson	F-C	October 4, 1951	6'7"	225	Tennessee State	Jacksonville, FL USA
Fred Saunders	F	June 13, 1951	6'7"	210	Syracuse	Columbus, OH USA
Slick Watts	G	July 22, 1951	6'1"	175	Xavier (LA)	Rolling Fork, MS USA
Nate Williams	F-G	May 2, 1950	6'4"	215	Utah State	Columbia, LA USA