The 1984–85 Utah Jazz season was future all-time NBA assist leader John Stockton's first in the NBA.[1] The Jazz selected Stockton with the 16th overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | PG | Gonzaga | |||
| 3 | 62 | F | Norfolk State | |||
| 4 | 86 | C | Purdue | |||
| 5 | 108 | Farleigh Dickinson | ||||
| 6 | 132 | West Virginia Wesleyan | ||||
| 7 | 154 | Southern Utah | ||||
| 8 | 178 | Nevada-Las Vegas | ||||
| 9 | 199 | Kansas | ||||
| 10 | 222 | Niagara |
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Boston | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | |
| Denver | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Milwaukee | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| New Jersey | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | |
| New York | 3–3 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | |
| Philadelphia | 5–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Phoenix | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 26| @ Seattle| L 94–102|||| Kingdome| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| October 27| L.A. Clippers| L 94–103|||| Salt Palace| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| October 30| New York| W 117–111|||| Salt Palace| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 2| Seattle| W 107–101|||| Thomas & Mack Center| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| November 3| @ Golden State| L 107–112|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 7| San Antonio| W 136–124|||| Salt Palace| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| November 9| Golden State| W 125–117 (OT)|||| Salt Palace| 4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 10| @ Denver| L 135–147|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 4–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9| November 12| Dallas| W 123–97|||| Salt Palace| 5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10| November 15| @ Portland| L 120–129|||| Memorial Coliseum| 5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| November 17| Phoenix| W 108–94|||| Salt Palace| 6–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 20| @ Kansas City| L 122–129|||| Kemper Arena| 6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| November 21| @ Atlanta| L 90–112|||| Lakefront Arena| 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14| November 23| Houston| W 111–98|||| Salt Palace| 7–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 24| @ San Antonio| W 123–117|||| HemisFair Arena| 8–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| November 27| @ Phoenix| L 102–115|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 8–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| November 28, 1984
7:30p.m. MST| L.A. Lakers| L 109–114| Griffith (23)| Eaton (11)| Hansen (9)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
11,331| 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18| November 30| Denver| W 116–97|||| Salt Palace| 9–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19| December 1| @ Denver| L 111–118|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 9–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 4| @ Golden State| W 107–105|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 10–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 6| Seattle| L 99–106|||| Salt Palace| 10–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22| December 9| Kansas City| W 123–120|||| Thomas & Mack Center| 11–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 11| @ Washington| W 85–82|||| Capital Centre| 11–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24| December 13| @ New York| L 115–119 (OT)|||| Madison Square Garden| 12–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| December 14| @ Boston| L 106–117|||| Boston Garden| 12–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| December 16| @ Milwaukee| L 102–115|||| MECCA Arena| 12–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 18| @ Indiana| L 81–88|||| Market Square Arena| 12–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| December 20| Detroit| W 117–116|||| Salt Palace| 13–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 29| December 22| Dallas| L 96–113|||| Salt Palace| 13–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| December 26| Kansas City| W 133–122|||| Salt Palace| 14–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31| December 28| Philadelphia| L 111–114|||| Salt Palace| 14–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| December 29| @ Dallas| W 99–97|||| Reunion Arena| 15–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| January 1| Indiana| L 117–119|||| Salt Palace| 15–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34| January 4| Denver| W 118–108|||| Salt Palace| 16–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35| January 6| Houston| W 121–92|||| Salt Palace| 17–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36| January 7| @ L.A. Clippers| L 106–116|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 17–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37| January 10, 1985
8:30p.m. MST| @ L.A. Lakers| L 112–120| Dantley (34)| Eaton (11)| Green (10)| The Forum
14,547| 17–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| January 12| @ Phoenix| L 94–109|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 17–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 15| @ San Antonio| L 101–121|||| HemisFair Arena| 17–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40| January 16| Washington| L 101–103|||| Salt Palace| 17–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41| January 18| Portland| W 128–120|||| Salt Palace| 18–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| January 19| @ Houston| L 115–119|||| The Summit| 18–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| January 22| New Jersey| W 102–99|||| Salt Palace| 19–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| January 24| Cleveland| L 109–110|||| Salt Palace| 19–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45| January 26, 1985
7:30p.m. MST| L.A. Lakers| W 96–83| Dantley (31)| Eaton (10)| Green (8)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,675| 20–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| January 28| Denver| L 100–104|||| Salt Palace| 20–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| February 1| @ Dallas| W 121–109|||| Reunion Arena| 21–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| February 2| San Antonio| W 105–104|||| Salt Palace| 22–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49| February 5| @ Portland| L 106–126|||| Memorial Coliseum| 22–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| February 7| @ Kansas City| W 114–96|||| Kemper Arena| 23–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| February 12| @ Golden State| W 122–110|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 24–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| February 13| Atlanta| L 88–94|||| Salt Palace| 24–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 15| L.A. Clippers| W 109–100|||| Salt Palace| 25–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 18| Boston| L 94–110|||| Salt Palace| 25–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 55| February 20| @ New Jersey| W 110–104 (OT)|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 26–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56| February 22| @ Cleveland| W 102–98|||| Richfield Coliseum| 27–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| February 24| @ Philadelphia| L 108–117|||| The Spectrum| 27–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| February 26| @ Dallas| W 103–96|||| Reunion Arena| 28–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| February 27| Milwaukee| L 100–119|||| Salt Palace| 28–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 60| March 1| Houston| L 115–119|||| Salt Palace| 28–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61| March 3| @ Portland| L 93–121|||| Memorial Coliseum| 28–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 6| @ Houston| W 94–90|||| The Summit| 29–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 7| @ Detroit| W 122–114|||| Cobo Arena| 30–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 64| March 9| @ Chicago| W 111–105|||| Chicago Stadium| 31–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65| March 12, 1985
8:30p.m. MST| @ L.A. Lakers| L 108–123| Griffith (24)| Eaton (11)| Stockton (9)| The Forum
17,505| 32–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 13, 1985
7:30p.m. MST| L.A. Lakers| L 105–120| Roberts (24)| Bailey (11)| Stockton (8)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
10,158| 32–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 15| Kansas City| W 115–112|||| Salt Palace| 32–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| March 17| @ Kansas City| L 101–107|||| Kemper Arena| 32–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 18| Golden State| W 136–125|||| Salt Palace| 33–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 70| March 20| @ L.A. Clippers| L 110–121|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 33–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71| March 22| @ Seattle| W 110–85|||| Kingdome| 34–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72| March 24| Chicago| W 110–92|||| Salt Palace| 34–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 73| March 26| @ Denver| L 89–104|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 35–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 74| March 27| Dallas| W 116–101|||| Salt Palace| 36–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| March 29| San Antonio| W 114–109|||| Salt Palace| 37–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| March 30| @ Houston| L 96–106|||| The Summit| 37–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 77| April 4| Seattle| L 94–102|||| Salt Palace| 37–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 6| Phoenix| W 105–94|||| Salt Palace| 38–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79| April 9| L.A. Clippers| W 123–104|||| Salt Palace| 39–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80| April 11| Portland| W 145–107|||| Salt Palace| 40–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 81| April 12| @ Phoenix| L 92–96|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 40–41|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 82| April 14| @ San Antonio| W 104–102|||| HemisFair Arena| 41–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 19| @ Houston| W 115–101| Adrian Dantley (34)| Thurl Bailey (10)| Rickey Green (10)| The Summit
13,185| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 21| @ Houston| L 96–122| Jeff Wilkins (22)| Jeff Wilkins (12)| Green, Stockton (6)| The Summit
14,139| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 24| Houston| W 112–104| Adrian Dantley (29)| Bailey, Stockton (11)| Rickey Green (10)| Salt Palace
12,316| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 26| Houston| L 94–96| Rickey Green (22)| Thurl Bailey (12)| Rickey Green (11)| Salt Palace
12,690| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| April 28| @ Houston| W 104–97| Adrian Dantley (25)| Mark Eaton (10)| Rickey Green (6)| The Summit
16,016| 3–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 30| @ Denver| L 113–130| Adrian Dantley (28)| Dantley, Kelley (9)| Rickey Green (6)| McNichols Sports Arena
11,918| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 2| @ Denver| L 123–131 (OT)| Rickey Green (25)| Adrian Dantley (14)| Rickey Green (10)| McNichols Sports Arena
16,317| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| May 4| Denver| W 131–123| Adrian Dantley (32)| Thurl Bailey (14)| Rickey Green (7)| Salt Palace
12,178| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 5| Denver| L 118–125| Adrian Dantley (33)| Rich Kelley (8)| John Stockton (10)| Salt Palace
12,716| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 7| @ Denver| L 104–116| Rickey Green (22)| Rich Kelley (11)| Rickey Green (7)| McNichols Sports Arena
17,022| 1–4|-