Jerry Sloan

Jerry Sloan is the head coach of the Utah Jazz. He was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1979 to 1982. Sloan played for two different teams during his 11 seasons as a player in the NBA.NBA.com: Jerry Sloan

On April 6, 2009, news agencies reported that Jerry Sloan was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame, he joins fellow coach C. Vivian Stringer of the Rutger's Women's Basketball team. Sloan also joins players Michael Jordan, David Robinson and John Stockton. The induction ceremony will take place on September 10-12 in Springfield, Massachusetts.SI.com: Jordan, Stockton, Robinson among five elected to hoops Hall of Fame (April 6, 2009)

Jerry Sloan was the head coach for the Utah Jazz during the 2009-2010 season. Jerry Sloan led the Utah Jazz to another 50 plus win season good enough for the fifth best record in the Western Conference. Despite missing two key starters in Andre Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur, Sloan was able to guide the undermanned Jazz pass the favorite Denver Nuggets in six games. Unfortunately for Sloan, his team would be no match for the Los Angeles Lakers in the next round of the playoffs as the Lakers would sweep away Utah in four games.

Jerry Sloan was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in 1965. He played for the Bullets for one season before signing with the Chicago Bulls in 1966. Sloan played for the Bulls until his retirement in 1976. In 755 career games, Sloan averaged 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.NBA.com: Jerry Sloan

Jerry Sloan was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls from 1977 to 1979. He took over as head coach of the Bulls in 1979 and compiled a record of 94 wins and 121 losses. He was a scout, and then an assistant coach, for the Utah Jazz until 1988. Sloan took over as head coach of the Jazz on December 9, 1988. On December 11, 2006, the Jazz defeated the Dallas Mavericks. With that victory, Jerry Sloan became the fifth coach in NBA history with 1000 wins. On January 7, 2007, he passed Larry Brown for fourth place in career wins with 1010.NBA.com: Jerry Sloan

On January 18, 2009, Sloan signed a one-year contract extension with the Jazz, which will allow him to continue as head coach for the 2009-10 season.ESPN.com: Jazz, Sloan Agree on One-year Extension

Jerry Sloan and his family founded the Hand-In-Hand charitable foundation in 2005 after his wife, Bobbye, a breast cancer survivor, died of pancreatic cancer in 2004. The foundation supports the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network as well as numerous local causes and community organizations.[Official Site: About Hand-in-Hand

1. All star: 1967, 1969NBA.com: Jerry Sloan
2. All defensive first team: 1968-69, 1971-72, 1973-75NBA.com: Jerry Sloan
3. All defensive second team: 1969-1971NBA.com: Jerry Sloan
4. Career high points in a game: 43, on March 3, 1969NBA.com: Jerry Sloan
5. Career high rebounds in a game: 21, on November 30, 1969NBA.com: Jerry Sloan
6. Number retired by Chicago Bulls on February 17, 1978NBA.com: Jerry Sloan