Gerald Eugene Sloan was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before beginning a 30-year coaching career, 23 of which were spent as head coach of the Utah Jazz (1988–2011). NBA commissioner David Stern referred to Sloan as "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history". Sloan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Sloan with the Chicago Bulls in 1969
Sloan playing for Evansville in 1965
Jerry Sloan
Sloan as a coach of the Utah Jazz in 2010
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the team has played its home games at the Delta Center.
Pete Maravich played for the Jazz from 1974 to 1980.
Longtime coach Jerry Sloan, who coached the Jazz over the two decades
Karl Malone
John Stockton