Sloan Rejoins Utah Jazz as Senior Basketball Adviser
SALT LAKE CITY (June 19, 2013) – Utah Jazz President
Randy Rigby announced today the return of Hall of Fame coach Jerry
Sloan to the franchise as a senior basketball adviser.
In this role, Sloan will support the Jazz basketball operations and
coaching staff through player evaluations at workouts, camps, and summer
league; limited pro and regional college scouting; occasional practice
observation; and as host of an annual prep and college coaches clinic.
“The basketball knowledge and experience that Jerry brings is
invaluable, and his insights will help in our pursuit of becoming a
championship-caliber team,” said Rigby. “We are pleased to formally
welcome Jerry back into the organization as an adviser.”
“I am glad Jerry is going to continue to be involved with our
organization,” said Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin. “We will benefit from
his wealth of basketball experience. I am looking forward to his
continued contributions.”
“In my new role with the Jazz franchise, I hope to help the
basketball operations staff and Ty in any way that I can to achieve
their goals,” said Sloan. “I would like to thank the Miller family for
the opportunity to be part of the organization again.”
During his 23 seasons as head coach of the Jazz (1988-2011), Sloan
guided the Jazz to 19 playoff appearances, two NBA Finals (1997, 1998),
seven division titles, a streak of 16 consecutive winning seasons
(1988-2004), 13 seasons with 50-plus wins and three with 60-plus wins.
Sloan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on
Sept. 11, 2009.