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Jerry Sloan
Guard ·Chicago Bulls ·NBA ·#4

Jerry Sloan

Age84 BornMar 28, 1942 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight88 kg CollegeEvansville Draft1965 · #4
Career averages
13.1PPG
7.1RPG
2.5APG
573 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

CHI hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
573Games
7,490Career points
12.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 514 games · 1967-68 to 1974-75
Honors and awards8 total
6×
All-Defense Team1974, 1973, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
2×
All-Star Selection1968, 1966
All awards
Career highsSingle season
16.8PPG · 1968-69 · CHI
8.4RPG · 1971-72 · CHI
3.5APG · 1968-69 · CHI
14.9PER · 1968-69 · CHI
7.2Win shares · 1971-72 · CHI
Draft1965
1Round
4Overall pick
From Evansville
Position rank1974-75
#21PPG rank
#20PER rank
#3Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 62 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Chicago Bulls
1967-68 - 1974-75 · 7 seasons
13.9 PPG 7.5 RPG 2.6 APG
514 games
Washington Wizards
1965-66 - 1965-66 · 1 seasons
5.7 PPG 3.9 RPG 1.9 APG
59 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1965-66 WAS 59 0 16.1 5.7 3.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 70.5 - -
1967-68 CHI 77 0 31.9 13.3 7.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 38.5 0.0 74.9 13.2 2.6
1968-69 CHI 78 0 37.7 16.8 7.9 3.5 0.0 0.0 41.7 0.0 74.5 14.9 6.4
1969-70 CHI 53 0 34.4 15.6 7.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 42.1 0.0 65.1 12.6 1.9
1971-72 CHI 82 0 37.0 16.2 8.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 66.0 13.4 7.2
1972-73 CHI 69 0 35.0 10.1 6.9 2.2 0.0 0.0 41.1 0.0 70.7 9.3 2.9
1973-74 CHI 77 0 37.1 13.2 7.2 1.9 2.4 0.1 44.7 0.0 71.1 12.6 6.8
1974-75 CHI 78 0 33.0 12.2 6.9 2.1 2.2 0.2 43.9 0.0 74.8 14.4 7.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1967 Washington Wizards Chicago Bulls From 1965-66 to 1967-68

All entries are offseason.

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Born on March 28

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About Jerry Sloan

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.