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1992–93 Utah Jazz season The 1992–93 NBA season was the Jazz's 19th season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the offseason, the Jazz acquired Jay Humphries from the Milwaukee Bucks. Utah hosted the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, and their star players Karl Malone and John Stockton were named co-MVPs. Malone and Stockton continued to be among the best players in the NBA, as the Jazz won six of their first eight games on their way to a 24–10 start. However, they struggled down the stretch with a 6–8 record in February, including a five-game losing streak. Late in the season, the team signed free agent James Donaldson, who played in the final six games of the regular season. The Jazz went on to finish third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. However, in the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Seattle SuperSonics in five games after taking a 2–1 series lead. Following the season, Mark Eaton announced his retirement.
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John Stockton John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is an American retired professional basketball player. He spent his entire professional playing career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1984 to 2003. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the NBA records for most career assists and steals by considerable margins. He is a ten-time NBA All-Star, and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2009 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("Dream Team"). Stockton was previously an assistant coach for the Montana State University women's basketball team.
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1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season The 1992–93 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 4th season in the National Basketball Association. In the 1992 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected Christian Laettner out of Duke University with the third pick. In the offseason, they acquired Chuck Person and Michael Williams from the Indiana Pacers. Laettner had a solid rookie season averaging 18.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while being selected to the All-Rookie First Team. Doug West continued to increase his scoring leading the team with 19.3 points per game. However, the T-Wolves continued to struggle as head coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired after a 6–23 start to the season. Under his replacement Sidney Lowe, the team suffered a 12-game losing streak in April, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19–63 record. Following the season, Felton Spencer was traded to the Utah Jazz.
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1992–93 New Jersey Devils season The 1992–93 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 11th season in New Jersey. The Devils finished fourth in the Patrick Division with a record of 40 wins, 37 losses and seven ties for 87 points. However, they lost the Patrick Division Semi-final to the Presidents' Trophy-winning Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.
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John Summers (sport shooter) John Summers (born 16 December 1957 in Melbourne) is an Australian sport shooter. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the mixed skeet event, in which he tied for 21st place.
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Jerry Sloan Gerald Eugene Sloan (born March 28, 1942) is an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Former NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history". Sloan had a career regular-season win–loss record of 1,221–803, placing him third all-time in NBA wins at the time he retired. Sloan was only the fifth coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 victories and is one of two coaches in NBA history to record 1,000 wins with one club (the Utah Jazz). He also coached for one team longer than anyone in NBA history. The 2009–10 season was his 22nd season (and 21st full season) as coach of the Jazz. Sloan coached the Jazz to 15 consecutive playoff appearances from 1989 to 2003. Although he never won a Coach of the Year award, he is one of only four coaches in NBA history with 15-plus consecutive seasons with a winning record (Gregg Popovich, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson are the others). He led Utah to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, but lost to the Chicago Bulls both times.
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Scot Pollard Scot L. Pollard (born February 12, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player. In an eleven-year NBA career, he played for five teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers.
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Greg Guy Greg Guy is a retired American professional basketball player most known for being the NCAA Division I scoring champion during the 1992–93 season.
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1992–93 San Jose Sharks season The 1992–93 San Jose Sharks season was the team's second in the NHL. They set league records for most losses in a season with 71 losses, and most consecutive losses, with 17 in a row.
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John Curry (ice hockey) John Clifford Curry (born February 27, 1984) is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was also part of the Penguins team when they won the Stanley Cup in 2009.
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2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team The 2015–16 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes were led by fifth year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They the season 27–9, 13-5 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fresno State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Gonzaga.
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Scott Bjugstad Barry Scott Bjugstad (born June 2, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota and raised in New Brighton, Minnesota) is an American retired professional ice hockey forward who played 317 games in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1992. He played for the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings. He was also a member of the United States national hockey team in the 1984 Winter Olympics before turning professional.
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1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season The 1993–94 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 5th season in the National Basketball Association. The city of Minneapolis hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. Top draft pick Isaiah Rider had a solid rookie season finishing second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game. He also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend. Midway through the season, the team traded Luc Longley to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King. However, the Timberwolves continued to struggle losing their final ten games of the season, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.
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Jack George John Edwin George, Jr. (November 13, 1928–January 30, 1989) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania.
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Darrell Griffith Darrell Steven Griffith (born June 16, 1958), also known by his nickname Dr. Dunkenstein, is a retired American basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
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Darryl Pearce Darryl "The Iceman" Pearce (born 15 October 1960) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) for the Adelaide 36ers from 1982–1991 before playing four seasons (1992–1995) with the North Melbourne Giants. A 6'2" (188 cm) Shooting guard, Pearce is regarded as one of the best ever Three-point field goal shooters in NBL history having shot at 41.9% from beyond the arc during his 374 game career.
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C. J. Miles Calvin Andre "C. J." Miles Jr. (born March 18, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Dallas, Miles was drafted in 2005 by the Utah Jazz after finishing high school.
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John Greig (basketball) John W. Greig (born April 28, 1961 in Sacramento, California) is a retired American basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'7" (2.01 m) and 210 lb (95 kg) small forward, Greig played competitively at Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington and played college basketball at Wenatchee Valley Community College and at the University of Oregon. He is also Tate Kuykendall's uncle.
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1993–94 Sacramento Kings season The 1993–94 NBA season was the Kings' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and ninth season in Sacramento. With top draft pick Bobby Hurley from Duke University in the 1993 NBA draft, the Kings had a renewed optimism entering the season winning three of their first four games. However, they proceeded to lose 12 of their next 13 games including eight straight losses. In December, things got worse for the Kings as Hurley was involved in a life threatening automobile accident, and was out for the remainder of the season after playing just 19 games. At midseason, the Kings acquired Olden Polynice from the Detroit Pistons as they went on to finish sixth in the Pacific Division with a 28–54 record. Mitch Richmond averaged 23.4 points per game, and was selected to start for the Western Conference in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, Wayman Tisdale signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.
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Raül López Raül López i Molist (born April 15, 1980) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played for the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall, he played at the point guard position. López was featured on the Spanish version of the "NBA Live 2004" video game.
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Oscar Robertson Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "The Big O", is an American former National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks. The 6 ft , 205 lb Robertson played point guard and was a 12-time All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in 14 professional seasons. In 1962, he became the first of only two players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. In the 1970–71 NBA season, he was a key player on the team that brought the Bucks their only NBA title. His playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.
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John Handy John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933, in Dallas, Texas) is an American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone, although he also plays tenor and baritone saxophone, saxello, clarinet and oboe, and sings.