Jerry Sloan
American basketball player and coach (1942-2020) · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Died at 78
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).
Jerry Sloan is read about 270 times a day, in 25 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
Bob Love Teammate at Chicago Bulls, 1968-1976
Chet Walker Teammate at Chicago Bulls, 1969-1975
Karl Malone Teammate at Utah Jazz, 1985-1988
John Stockton Teammate at Utah Jazz, 1985-1988
Doc Rivers Influenced by Jerry
Mark Eaton Teammate at Utah Jazz, 1985-1988
Thurl Bailey Teammate at Utah Jazz, 1985-1988
Darrell Griffith Teammate at Utah Jazz, 1985-1988
Loy Petersen Teammate at Chicago Bulls, 1968-1970
Career 3
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About this person
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.
