2005–06 Utah Jazz season

2005–06 Utah Jazz season
Deron Williams's rookie season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Local media
Television	FSN Utah, KJZZ
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM

The 2005-06 Utah Jazz season was the team's 32nd in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 26-56 output from the previous season. They managed to improve by 15 games, finishing 41-41, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Deron Williams		United States	Illinois
2	34	C.J. Miles		United States
2	51	Robert Whaley		United States	Walsh

Roster

Utah Jazz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 5 Boozer, Carlos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Duke SG 23 Brown, Devin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Texas–San Antonio PF 31 Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Stanford SG 10 Giriček, Gordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Croatia SF 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech C 43 Humphries, Kris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Minnesota SF 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Russia PG 25 McLeod, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Bowling Green SF 34 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Skyline (HS) C 13 Okur, Mehmet 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Turkey C 00 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Kansas SG 30 Owens, Andre 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Houston PG 3 Palacio, Milt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Colorado State C 54 Whaley, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Walsh PG 8 Williams, Deron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Illinois	Head coach Jerry Sloan Assistant coach(es) Tyrone Corbin (DePaul) Phil Johnson (Utah State) Scott Layden (St. Francis (PA)) Mark McKown (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	-	26–15	18–23	10–6
Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	3	22–19	19–22	11–5
Seattle SuperSonics	35	47	.427	9	22–19	13–28	10–6
Minnesota Timberwolves	33	49	.402	11	24–17	9–32	6–10
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	23	15–26	6–35	3–13

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	63	19	.768	-
2	y-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9
3	y-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	19
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	3
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Los Angeles Clippers	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	18
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	19
9	Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	22
10	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	38	44	.463	25
11	Seattle SuperSonics	35	47	.427	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	29
13	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	29
14	Minnesota Timberwolves	33	49	.402	30
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	42

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

• Andrei Kirilenko, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Deron Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team