2023–24 Utah Jazz season

2023–24 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Will Hardy
General manager	Justin Zanik
Owner(s)	Ryan Smith
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KJZZ-TV KUTV Kiswe (Jazz+)[1]
Radio	1280 97.5 The Zone

The 2023–24 Utah Jazz season was the 50th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They failed to improve upon their 37–45 record from the previous year and make the playoffs after a one-year absence.

Utah's January 17, 2024 matchup against the Golden State Warriors was postponed due to the death of Dejan Milojević, an assistant coach to Golden State.^[2] The game was later made up on February 15, 2024. On March 27, 2024, the Jazz were eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season following a loss to the San Antonio Spurs and wins by the Golden State Warriors (over the Orlando Magic) and Houston Rockets (over the Oklahoma City Thunder).

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Taylor Hendricks	PF	United States	UCF
1	16	Keyonte George	SG	United States	Baylor
1	28	Brice Sensabaugh	SF	United States	Ohio State

Roster

2023–24 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 21 Bazley, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-12 Princeton HS (OH) G 00 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1992-06-07 Missouri F 20 Collins, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1997-09-23 Wake Forest G 11 Dunn, Kris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-03-18 Providence G 3 George, Keyonte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-11-08 Baylor F 0 Hendricks, Taylor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-11-22 Central Florida G 5 Horton-Tucker, Talen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 2000-11-25 Iowa State G 33 Juzang, Johnny (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2001-03-17 UCLA C 24 Kessler, Walker 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2001-07-26 Auburn G 13 Lewis, Kira Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-04-06 Alabama F 34 Lofton, Kenneth Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 2002-08-14 Louisiana Tech F 23 Markkanen, Lauri 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-05-22 Arizona F/C 25 Potter, Micah (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998-04-06 Wisconsin G 17 Preston, Jason (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-08-10 Ohio F 19 Šamanić, Luka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2000-01-09 Croatia F 8 Sensabaugh, Brice 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2003-10-30 Ohio State G 2 Sexton, Collin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-04 Alabama C 77 Yurtseven, Ömer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1998-06-19 Georgetown

Head coach Will Hardy Assistant coach(es) Evan Bradds Chad Forcier Rick Higgins Chris Jones Scott Morrison Sean Sheldon Lamar Skeeter Jason Terry Mike Williams Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: April 3, 2024

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Oklahoma City Thunder	57	25	.695	–	33‍–‍8	24‍–‍17	12‍–‍4	82
x – Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	–	33‍–‍8	24‍–‍17	10‍–‍6	82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0	30‍–‍11	26‍–‍15	12‍–‍4	82
Utah Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0	21‍–‍20	10‍–‍31	5‍–‍11	82
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	36.0	11‍–‍30	10‍–‍31	1‍–‍15	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Oklahoma City Thunder *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	x – Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	–	82
3	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0	82
4	y – Los Angeles Clippers *	51	31	.622	6.0	82
5	y – Dallas Mavericks *	50	32	.610	7.0	82
6	x – Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	8.0	82
7	x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0	82
8	x – Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0	82
9	pi – Sacramento Kings	46	36	.561	11.0	82
10	pi – Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0	82
11	Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0	82
12	Utah Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0	82
13	Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0	82
14	San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	35.0	82
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	36.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 @ L.A. Clippers W 101–96 Kris Dunn (15) Lauri Markkanen (8) Dunn, George, Sexton (5) Stan Sheriff Center 10,263 1–0 2 October 10 @ L.A. Clippers L 98–103 Talen Horton-Tucker (24) Lauri Markkanen (8) Talen Horton-Tucker (7) Climate Pledge Arena 18,100 1–1 3 October 14 Portland W 138–133 Lauri Markkanen (26) Lauri Markkanen (9) Clarkson, Horton-Tucker, Sexton (6) Delta Center 14,746 2–1 4 October 16 New Zealand W 114–94 Lauri Markkanen (15) Lauri Markkanen (7) Johnny Juzang (4) Delta Center 14,190 3–1 5 October 19 @ Sacramento L 113–116 Talen Horton-Tucker (26) Walker Kessler (15) Talen Horton-Tucker (8) Golden 1 Center 15,726 3–2
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[3][4]

2023–24 game log Total: 31–51 (Home: 21–20; Road: 10–31)
October: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 Sacramento L 114–130 Jordan Clarkson (24) John Collins (11) Jordan Clarkson (6) Delta Center 18,206 0–1 2 October 27 L.A. Clippers W 120–118 Lauri Markkanen (35) Collins, Markkanen (12) Talen Horton-Tucker (8) Delta Center 18,206 1–1 3 October 28 @ Phoenix L 104–126 Lauri Markkanen (19) John Collins (10) George, Sexton (6) Footprint Center 17,071 1–2 4 October 30 @ Denver L 102–110 Lauri Markkanen (27) Lauri Markkanen (14) Talen Horton-Tucker (8) Ball Arena 19,671 1–3
November: 5–10 (home: 4–3; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 Memphis W 133–109 Collin Sexton (23) Lauri Markkanen (11) Talen Horton-Tucker (7) Delta Center 18,206 2–3 6 November 2 Orlando L 113–115 Lauri Markkanen (22) Collins, Kessler (10) Talen Horton-Tucker (8) Delta Center 18,206 2–4 7 November 4 @ Minnesota L 95–123 Lauri Markkanen (22) Lauri Markkanen (8) Talen Horton-Tucker (5) Target Center 18,024 2–5 8 November 6 @ Chicago L 113–130 Lauri Markkanen (29) Walker Kessler (15) Kelly Olynyk (8) United Center 18,031 2–6 9 November 8 @ Indiana L 118–134 Jordan Clarkson (33) Collins, Markkanen (9) Keyonte George (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,509 2–7 10 November 10 @ Memphis W 127–121 Clarkson, Markkanen (26) Kelly Olynyk (8) Keyonte George (11) FedExForum 16,977 3–7 11 November 14 Portland W 115–99 Jordan Clarkson (30) Kelly Olynyk (12) George, Sexton (7) Delta Center 18,206 4–7 12 November 17 Phoenix L 128–131 Jordan Clarkson (37) John Collins (14) Kelly Olynyk (7) Delta Center 18,206 4–8 13 November 19 Phoenix L 137–140 (2OT) Lauri Markkanen (38) Lauri Markkanen (17) Keyonte George (11) Delta Center 18,206 4–9 14 November 21 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–131 Ömer Yurtseven (18) Lauri Markkanen (8) Talen Horton-Tucker (7) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 4–10 15 November 22 @ Portland L 105–121 Lauri Markkanen (24) John Collins (11) Keyonte George (7) Moda Center 17,819 4–11 16 November 25 New Orleans W 105–100 Collin Sexton (16) Walker Kessler (11) Collin Sexton (6) Delta Center 18,206 5–11 17 November 27 New Orleans W 114–112 Keyonte George (19) Ömer Yurtseven (10) Jordan Clarkson (10) Delta Center 18,206 6–11 18 November 29 @ Memphis L 91–105 John Collins (17) Walker Kessler (8) Jordan Clarkson (5) FedExForum 15,327 6–12 19 November 30 @ Minnesota L 90–101 Simone Fontecchio (16) John Collins (12) Simone Fontecchio (5) Target Center 18,024 6–13
December: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 2 Portland W 118–113 (OT) Collin Sexton (25) Ömer Yurtseven (15) Keyonte George (6) Delta Center 18,206 7–13 21 December 6 @ Dallas L 97–147 Ochai Agbaji (21) Ömer Yurtseven (9) Keyonte George (11) American Airlines Center 19,877 7–14 22 December 8 L.A. Clippers L 103–117 John Collins (20) John Collins (13) Clarkson, Horton-Tucker (5) Delta Center 18,206 7–15 23 December 11 @ Oklahoma City L 120–134 Keyonte George (30) Luka Šamanić (7) Dunn, George (7) Paycom Center 16,631 7–16 24 December 13 New York W 117–113 Collin Sexton (26) Kelly Olynyk (10) Kelly Olynyk (8) Delta Center 18,206 8–16 25 December 14 @ Portland W 122–114 Collin Sexton (27) Kessler, Olynyk (10) Kelly Olynyk (7) Moda Center 17,842 9–16 26 December 16 @ Sacramento L 104–125 Collin Sexton (28) Lauri Markkanen (6) Kelly Olynyk (13) Golden 1 Center 17,794 9–17 27 December 18 Brooklyn W 125–108 Horton-Tucker, Sexton (27) Walker Kessler (14) Horton-Tucker, Sexton (6) Delta Center 18,206 10–17 28 December 20 @ Cleveland L 116–124 Lauri Markkanen (26) Lauri Markkanen (10) Talen Horton-Tucker (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 10–18 29 December 21 @ Detroit W 119–111 Kelly Olynyk (27) Walker Kessler (10) Kris Dunn (10) Little Caesars Arena 18,122 11–18 30 December 23 @ Toronto W 126–119 Clarkson, Markkanen (30) Lauri Markkanen (9) Kris Dunn (13) Scotiabank Arena 19,420 12–18 31 December 26 @ San Antonio W 130–118 Lauri Markkanen (31) Lauri Markkanen (12) Jordan Clarkson (8) Frost Bank Center 18,579 13–18 32 December 28 @ New Orleans L 105–112 Collin Sexton (26) John Collins (12) Jordan Clarkson (6) Smoothie King Center 17,753 13–19 33 December 30 Miami W 117–109 Collin Sexton (22) Walker Kessler (8) Kelly Olynyk (10) Delta Center 18,206 14–19
January: 10–6 (home: 6–1; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 1 Dallas W 127–90 Simone Fontecchio (24) Clarkson, Kessler (10) Jordan Clarkson (11) Delta Center 18,206 15–19 35 January 3 Detroit W 154–148 (OT) Jordan Clarkson (36) Walker Kessler (8) Collin Sexton (5) Delta Center 18,206 16–19 36 January 5 @ Boston L 97–126 Lauri Markkanen (17) John Collins (11) Dunn, Markkanen (5) TD Garden 19,156 16–20 37 January 6 @ Philadelphia W 120–109 Lauri Markkanen (33) Lauri Markkanen (13) Collin Sexton (10) Wells Fargo Center 20,278 17–20 38 January 8 @ Milwaukee W 132–116 Clarkson, Markkanen (21) Lauri Markkanen (14) Kris Dunn (13) Fiserv Forum 17,341 18–20 39 January 10 Denver W 124–111 Jordan Clarkson (27) Lauri Markkanen (12) Jordan Clarkson (9) Delta Center 18,206 19–20 40 January 12 Toronto W 145–113 Lauri Markkanen (22) Kelly Olynyk (10) Keyonte George (6) Delta Center 18,206 20–20 41 January 13 L.A. Lakers W 132–125 Lauri Markkanen (29) John Collins (13) Markkanen, Sexton (5) Delta Center 18,206 21–20 42 January 15 Indiana W 132–105 Lauri Markkanen (32) Lauri Markkanen (10) Kris Dunn (6) Delta Center 18,206 22–20 – January 17 Golden State Postponed due to the death of GSW assistant coach Dejan Milojević; Makeup date February 15 43 January 18 Oklahoma City L 129–134 Collin Sexton (31) Walker Kessler (11) Collin Sexton (7) Delta Center 18,206 22–21 44 January 20 @ Houston L 126–127 (OT) Jordan Clarkson (33) Jordan Clarkson (12) Kris Dunn (7) Toyota Center 16,618 22–22 45 January 23 @ New Orleans L 124–153 Collin Sexton (22) John Collins (9) Collin Sexton (7) Smoothie King Center 16,032 22–23 46 January 25 @ Washington W 123–108 Lauri Markkanen (29) John Collins (16) Jordan Clarkson (8) Capital One Arena 14,027 23–23 47 January 27 @ Charlotte W 134–122 Lauri Markkanen (33) Lauri Markkanen (12) Collin Sexton (13) Spectrum Center 17,633 24–23 48 January 29 @ Brooklyn L 114–147 Keyonte George (21) Lauri Markkanen (9) Colin Sexton (7) Barclays Center 16,054 24–24 49 January 30 @ New York L 103–118 Collin Sexton (22) John Collins (11) Collin Sexton (7) Madison Square Garden 19,133 24–25
February: 3–8 (home: 3–5; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 Philadelphia L 124–127 Lauri Markkanen (28) Lauri Markkanen (10) Jordan Clarkson (10) Delta Center 18,206 24–26 51 February 4 Milwaukee W 123–108 Lauri Markkanen (21) Collins, George (10) Dunn, Olynyk (6) Delta Center 18,206 25–26 52 February 6 Oklahoma City W 124–117 Lauri Markkanen (33) Lauri Markkanen (11) Kelly Olynyk (7) Delta Center 18,206 26–26 53 February 8 @ Phoenix L 115–129 Lauri Markkanen (22) John Collins (14) Collin Sexton (8) Footprint Center 17,071 26–27 54 February 12 Golden State L 107–129 Clarkson, Sexton (22) Walker Kessler (9) Collins, Sexton (5) Delta Center 18,206 26–28 55 February 14 L.A. Lakers L 122–138 Collin Sexton (18) John Collins (10) Keyonte George (7) Delta Center 18,206 26–29 56 February 15 Golden State L 137–140 Collin Sexton (35) Lauri Markkanen (14) Clarkson, Sexton (9) Delta Center 18,206 26–30 All-Star Game 57 February 22 Charlotte L 107–115 Lauri Markkanen (21) John Collins (18) Lauri Markkanen (6) Delta Center 18,206 26–31 58 February 25 San Antonio W 128–109 Lauri Markkanen (26) John Collins (8) Clarkson, Sexton (10) Delta Center 18,206 27–31 59 February 27 @ Atlanta L 97–124 Collin Sexton (22) Walker Kessler (12) Jordan Clarkson (8) State Farm Arena 17,129 27–32 60 February 29 @ Orlando L 107–115 Collins, Sexton, George (19) John Collins (10) Keyonte George (9) Kia Center 17,848 27–33
March: 2–13 (home: 2–7; road: 0–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 @ Miami L 120–126 Keyonte George (31) Taylor Hendricks (13) Lauri Markkanen (6) Kaseya Center 19,858 27–34 62 March 4 Washington W 127–115 Jordan Clarkson (38) John Collins (15) Sexton, Clarkson (7) Delta Center 18,206 28–34 63 March 6 Chicago L 117–119 John Collins (25) John Collins (13) Collin Sexton (7) Delta Center 18,206 28–35 64 March 9 @ Denver L 121–142 Keyonte George (29) Walker Kessler (11) Keyonte George (6) Ball Arena 19,632 28–36 65 March 12 Boston L 107–123 Keyonte George (26) Walker Kessler (8) Keyonte George (6) Delta Center 18,206 28–37 66 March 15 Atlanta W 124–122 Keyonte George (25) John Collins (11) Collin Sexton (6) Delta Center 29–37 67 March 16 Minnesota L 100–119 Collin Sexton (22) Hendricks, Kessler (10) Collin Sexton (10) Delta Center 18,206 29–38 68 March 18 Minnesota L 104–114 Collin Sexton (24) Walker Kessler (14) Keyonte George (8) Delta Center 18,206 29–39 69 March 20 @ Oklahoma City L 107–119 Collin Sexton (25) Walker Kessler (8) Collin Sexton (7) Paycom Center 18,203 29–40 70 March 21 @ Dallas L 97–113 Lauri Markkanen (21) Walker Kessler (9) Dunn, George, Sensabaugh, Sexton (5) American Airlines Center 20,277 29–41 71 March 23 @ Houston L 119–147 John Collins (25) Walker Kessler (9) Collin Sexton (8) Toyota Center 18,055 29–42 72 March 25 Dallas L 105–115 Lauri Markkanen (34) John Collins (11) Jordan Clarkson (8) Delta Center 18,206 29–43 73 March 27 San Antonio L 111–118 Collin Sexton (26) Taylor Hendricks (8) Collin Sexton (9) Delta Center 18,206 29–44 74 March 29 Houston L 100–101 John Collins (30) John Collins (11) Keyonte George (6) Delta Center 18,206 29–45 75 March 31 @ Sacramento L 106–127 Sensabaugh, Sexton (22) Walker Kessler (8) Kris Dunn (7) Golden 1 Center 18,332 29–46
April: 2–5 (home: 1–2; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 Cleveland L 113–129 Brice Sensabaugh (22) Brice Sensabaugh (7) Collin Sexton (7) Delta Center 18,206 29–47 77 April 5 @ L.A. Clippers L 102–131 Talen Horton-Tucker (17) Juzang, Yurtseven (7) Jason Preston (6) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 29–48 78 April 7 @ Golden State L 110–118 Johnny Juzang (27) Ömer Yurtseven (7) Collin Sexton (7) Chase Center 18,064 29–49 79 April 9 Denver L 95–111 Talen Horton-Tucker (24) Ömer Yurtseven (7) Keyonte George (5) Delta Center 18,206 29–50 80 April 11 Houston W 124–121 Luka Šamanić (22) Kenneth Lofton Jr. (9) George, Horton-Tucker, Lofton Jr. (5) Delta Center 18,206 30–50 81 April 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 110–109 Kenneth Lofton Jr. (27) Ömer Yurtseven (10) Kenneth Lofton Jr. (8) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 31–50 82 April 14 @ Golden State L 116–123 Keyonte George (21) Ömer Yurtseven (18) Kenneth Lofton Jr. (6) Chase Center 18,064 31–51
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[3][5] During the in-season tournament period, the Jazz will compete in Group A of the Western Conference, which will include the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. While the Jazz got off to a promising start as underdog contenders for Group A following their wins over the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers, a close loss to the Suns and a blowout loss to the Lakers mathematically eliminated the Jazz from In-Season Tournament contention.

West group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		LAL	PHX	UTA	POR	MEM
1	Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	0	494	420	+74	Advance to knockout stage		—	122–119	131–99	107–95	134–107
2	Phoenix Suns	4	3	1	480	446	+34			119–122	—	131–128	120–107	110–89
3	Utah Jazz	4	2	2	469	482	−13			99–131	128–131	—	115–99	127–121
4	Portland Trail Blazers	4	1	3	416	455	−39			95–107	107–120	99–115	—	115–113 (OT)
5	Memphis Grizzlies	4	0	4	430	486	−56			107–134	89–110	121–127	113–115 (OT)	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team	Ref.

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.

References

1. "Inside the Utah Jazz's bold new TV plan".
2. II, Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson. "Warriors assistant Milojević dies after heart attack". The Athletic. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
3. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
5. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.