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{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (1942–2020)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jerry Sloan
| image = Jerry Sloan at Energy Solutions Arena (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sloan in 2008
| alt = 
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|03|28}}
| birth_place = [[McLeansboro, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|5|22|1942|3|28}}
| death_place = [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], U.S.
| high_school = McLeansboro<br />(McLeansboro, Illinois)
| college = [[Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball|Evansville]] (1962–1965)
| draft_year = 1965
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 4
| draft_team = [[Washington Wizards|Baltimore Bullets]]
| career_start = 1965
| career_end = 1976
| career_number = 14, 4
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]]
| coach_start = 1978
| coach_end = 2011
| years1 = {{nbay|1965|full=y}}
| team1 = [[Washington Wizards|Baltimore Bullets]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1966|start}}–{{nbay|1975|end}}
| team2 = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| cyears1 = {{nbay|1977|full=y}}
| cteam1 = Chicago Bulls (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|1979|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}}
| cteam2 = Chicago Bulls
| cyears3 = {{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}
| cteam3 = [[Utah Jazz]] (assistant)
| cyears4 = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}
| cteam4 = Utah Jazz
| highlights = '''As player:'''
* 2× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1967}}, {{nasg|1969}})
* 4× [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|1968|end}}, {{nbay|1971|end}}, {{nbay|1973|end}}–{{nbay|1974|end}})
* 2× [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|1969|end}}–{{nbay|1970|end}})
* No. 4 [[Chicago Bulls#Retired numbers and honorees|retired by Chicago Bulls]]
* 2× [[NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|NCAA College Division champion]] ([[1964 NCAA College Division basketball tournament|1964]], [[1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament|1965]])
* 2× NCAA College Division Tournament MOP (1964, 1965)
* 2× [[Indiana Collegiate Conference|ICC]] Player of the Year (1963, 1965)
* 3× First-team All-ICC (1963–1965)
* No. 52 jersey [[Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball#Retired jerseys|retired by Evansville Purple Aces]]
'''As coach:'''
* [[Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award]] (2017)
* [[Top 15 Coaches in NBA History]]
* No. 1223 [[Utah Jazz#Retired numbers|honored by Utah Jazz]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 10,571 (14.0 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 5,615 (7.4 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 1,925 (2.5 apg)
| cstats_league1 = NBA
| cwin1 = 1,221
| closs1 = 803
| HOF_coach = jerry-sloan
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Assistant coach for {{flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalSport|[[United States men's national basketball team|men's national basketball team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team]]}}
}}

'''Gerald Eugene Sloan''' (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) 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".<ref name=abrams>{{cite news |last=Abrams |first=Jonathan |title=N.B.A. Dean of Coaches Resigns Abruptly |date=February 11, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=B9 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/sports/basketball/11sloan.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=sports |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525051259/https://www.webcitation.org/5wRAruEIY?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/sports/basketball/11sloan.html%3F_r=2&src=me&ref=sports |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sloan was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ross Siler|url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12072637?source=rv|title=Utah Local News – Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive – The Salt Lake Tribune|website=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=April 4, 2009|access-date=July 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003024657/http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12072637?source=rv|archive-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>

After playing [[college basketball]] with the [[Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball|Evansville Purple Aces]], Sloan was selected by the [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973)|Baltimore Bullets]] with the fourth overall pick of the [[1965 NBA draft]]. He spent his rookie season with the Bullets before playing the remainder of his career with the [[Chicago Bulls]], retiring due to injuries in 1976. Nicknamed "'''the Original Bull'''", he was a two-time [[NBA All-Star]], a six-time member of the [[NBA All-Defensive Team|All-Defensive Team]] and the first player to have his [[retired number|number retired]] by the Bulls. Sloan then became a coach, and had a career regular-season win–loss record of 1,221–803, placing him third all-time in NBA wins at the time he retired.<ref name=espnretire /> He was the fifth coach to reach 1,000 NBA victories and is one of two coaches in NBA history to record 1,000 wins with one club (the Utah Jazz). Sloan coached the Jazz to 15 consecutive playoff appearances from 1989 to 2003. He is one of only four coaches in NBA history with 15-plus consecutive seasons that have a winning record.{{efn|[[Gregg Popovich]], [[Pat Riley]] and [[Phil Jackson]] are the others.}}<ref name=espnretire /> He led Utah to the [[NBA Finals]] in [[1997 NBA Finals|1997]] and [[1998 NBA Finals|1998]], but lost to Chicago both times.

After [[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom Kelly]] stepped down as manager of the [[Minnesota Twins]] in [[Major League Baseball]] in 2001, Sloan became the longest-tenured head coach in American major league sports with their current franchise. He resigned mid-season from the Jazz in 2011 before returning in 2013 as an adviser and scouting consultant.

==Early life==
Born and raised in Gobbler's Knob, Illinois, {{convert|15|mi}} south of [[McLeansboro, Illinois|McLeansboro]],<ref name=mccallum>{{cite news|last=McCallum |first=Jack |author-link=Jack McCallum |title=Sloan's straightforward approach, and his winning, never changed |date=February 10, 2011 |work=SI.com |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jack_mccallum/02/10/sloan/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214002455/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jack_mccallum/02/10/sloan/index.html |archive-date=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sloan was the youngest of 10 children and was raised by a single mother after his father died when Jerry was 4 years old. He would wake up at 4:30&nbsp;a.m. to do farm chores and then walk almost two miles to get to school in time for 7&nbsp;a.m. basketball practice. After school, he would walk back home from practice. Sloan graduated an all-state player from McLeansboro High School in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/387501-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-jazz-coach-jerry-sloan#page/9|title=10 Things You Need To Know about Utah Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>

==College career==
Sloan first enrolled at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], withdrew, enrolled at [[Southern Illinois University]], and withdrew once more before attending Evansville, where he played [[college basketball]] for the [[Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball|Evansville Purple Aces]] from 1962 to 1965, where he was named the [[Indiana Collegiate Conference]] (ICC) Player of the Year in 1963 and 1965 and a three-time first-team All-ICC selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/10-things-know-jerry-sloan|title=Jerry Sloan: 10 things to know|last=Aschburner|first=Steve|website=[[NBA.com]]|accessdate=3 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=mg>{{cite web |title=2008–09 Evansville Purple Aces Media Guide |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gopurpleaces.com/documents/2008/10/7/Section%203.2.pdf |website=University of Evansville Athletics |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> He was chosen as the 19th overall pick in the [[1964 NBA draft]] by the [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] but he remained in college and led the Purple Aces to their second in two consecutive Division II national titles.

==Professional career==
[[File:Jerry Sloan 1969 publicity photo.JPG|upright|thumb|left|Sloan as a player of the Chicago Bulls in 1969]]
Sloan was selected fourth in the [[1965 NBA draft]] by the Baltimore Bullets. The [[Chicago Bulls]], an [[expansion team]], selected Sloan in the [[1966 NBA expansion draft]]. He became known as "the Original Bull", known for his tenacious defense, leading them to the playoffs in their first season, and to their first and only division title before the [[Michael Jordan]] era; after a series of knee injuries, he retired in 1976. He averaged more than 18 points a game in 1970–71, and over 15 points per game three other seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sloanje01.html|website=Basketball-Reference.com|title=Jerry Sloan|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531193917/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sloanje01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Sloan's scored a career high of 43 points in a win against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 5, 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196903050MIL.html|website=Basketball-Reference.com|title=Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, March 5, 1969|access-date=September 11, 2025|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531193917/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sloanje01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Despite his height of only {{height|ft=6|in=5}}, his career rebounding average was 7.4 rebounds per game, with one season having an average of 9.1 rebounds. He was a career 72 percent free throw shooter.<ref name="Monson July 16">{{cite web |last1=Monson |first1=Gordon |title=Monson: Pay a sweet silent tribute to Jerry Sloan, as the once-fierce lion's eyes grow sleepy |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/07/16/monson-pay-sweet-silent/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=July 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717155145/https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/07/16/monson-pay-sweet-silent/ |archive-date=July 17, 2019 |date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> His number 4 jersey was subsequently retired by the Chicago Bulls in 1978, becoming the first retired jersey in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/retired_numbers.html|title=Chicago Bulls Retired numbers|website=The Official Website of the Chicago Bulls|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref>
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==Coaching career==
While at Evansville, coach [[Arad McCutchan]] suggested that Sloan coach at his alma mater. After retiring in 1976, Sloan took the Evansville job, but withdrew after five days.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abrams|first=Jonathan|title=Back in the Day: Travel in the Nba in|url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9278137/bob-cousy-elgin-baylor-walt-frazier-tommy-heinsohn-others-talk-travel-nba|access-date=May 16, 2013|newspaper=Grantland|date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> That same season, the Evansville basketball team and coaching staff were killed [[Air Indiana Flight 216|in a plane crash]] at [[Evansville Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2017/12/12/Evansville-university-plane-crash-anniversary-Pittsburgh-bobby-watson/stories/201712050216|title=The sorrows of a 1977 University of Evansville plane crash were felt by many in Pittsburgh|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

Two years later, Sloan was hired by the Bulls as a scout.<ref name="adande_ja">{{cite web|author=J.A. Adande|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=Sloan-081209|title=Jerry Sloan marks 20 years of a hard-driving style in Utah|website=[[ESPN.com]]|date=December 9, 2008|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> After one season in this role, he became an assistant coach with the team. In 1979, Sloan was promoted to the position of head coach. He held the position for less than three seasons, winning 94 games and losing 121. He led the team to the playoffs in his second year, but was fired after a poor start during the following campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1982/06/28/240890.html?pageNumber=35|title=Bulls to name Westhead|website=The New York Times|date=June 28, 1982|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Utah Jazz===
After departing Chicago, Sloan became a scout for the [[Utah Jazz]] for one season. He then became coach of the [[Evansville Thunder]] of the [[Continental Basketball Association]] for the 1984 season but never coached a game instead accepting an assistant coach position with the Jazz.

After [[Frank Layden]] became team president in December 1988, the Jazz chose Sloan as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kragthorpe|first=Kurt|title=Layden quits as Jazz coach; Sloan steps in|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/26734/LAYDEN-QUITS-AS-JAZZ-COACH-SLOAN-STEPS-IN.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120093527/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/26734/LAYDEN-QUITS-AS-JAZZ-COACH-SLOAN-STEPS-IN.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2012|access-date=July 25, 2011|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|date=December 9, 1988}}</ref> Sloan enjoyed a successful run of 16 consecutive seasons of taking his team to the playoffs, during which time he coached future Hall of Famers [[Karl Malone]] and [[John Stockton]], along with other players including [[Jeff Hornacek]], [[Antoine Carr]], [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]], [[Mark Eaton]], and [[Jeff Malone]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/series.html|title=NBA & ABA Playoffs Series History|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>
Sloan led the Jazz to six division championships and 10 seasons with greater than 50 wins. After advancing to the Western Conference finals three times (1992, 1994 and 1996) but getting eliminated each time, the Jazz reached the [[NBA Finals]] twice, losing in [[1997 NBA Finals|1997]] and [[1998 NBA Finals|1998]], both times to his old team, the Chicago Bulls which were led by superstars [[Michael Jordan]] and [[Scottie Pippen]] and coached by [[Phil Jackson]]. By the end of this period, he had joined [[Pat Riley]] and [[Phil Jackson]] as the only coaches with 10 or more seasons winning 50 or more games.

After the retirement of Stockton and Malone's departure to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], Sloan coached a younger group of players, including [[Carlos Boozer]], [[Andrei Kirilenko (basketball)|Andrei Kirilenko]], [[Mehmet Okur]], and later, [[Deron Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/players.html|title=Utah Jazz Players|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106232353/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/players.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After John Stockton retired and Karl Malone signed with the Lakers in the summer of 2003, the 2003-2004 Jazz were widely predicted to be the worst team in the NBA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saltcityhoops.com/jerry-sloans-greatest-accomplishment|title=Jerry Sloan's Greatest Accomplishments|date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> and some even predicted that Utah would set the all-time single season record for fewest wins in a season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://africa.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=hughes_frank&id=1623467|title=Hughes: Utah's worst-case scenario|date=September 25, 2003|website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> Despite the very low expectations and despite second leading scorer [[Matt Harpring]] being sidelined for 51 games due to a knee injury, Sloan and his [[2003–04 Utah Jazz season|team]] were involved in a battle for the eighth spot in the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]], which would have given Sloan his 17th straight trip to the playoffs. The Jazz were tied with the [[Denver Nuggets]] for the eighth and last spot of the playoffs with three games to go in the regular season. The Jazz lost the final two games, causing Sloan to miss the playoffs for the first time in 18 seasons as Jazz coach. After leading a young team in its first year without Stockton and Malone to an unexpected 42–40 record, he finished just behind [[Hubie Brown]] of the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] in voting for the 2004 [[NBA Coach of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-statement-passing-jerry-sloan|website=NBA.com|title=Jazz Statement on the Passing of Jerry Sloan|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

Sloan collected his 1,000th career win against the [[Dallas Mavericks]] on December 11, 2006, in a 101–79 victory, which made him only the fifth coach in NBA history to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/Sloan_Earns_1000th_Win.html|website=NBA.com|title=Sloan Earns 1000th Win|access-date=February 10, 2011}}</ref> After disappointing seasons in [[2004–05 Utah Jazz season|2004–05]] and [[2005–06 Utah Jazz season|2005–06]], the Jazz in the [[2006–07 Utah Jazz season|2006–07]] returned to contention. For this, Sloan was again on many sportswriters' ballots for Coach of the Year, however, he lost the award to [[Toronto Raptors]] head coach [[Sam Mitchell (basketball)|Sam Mitchell]], who led his team to a franchise record-tying 47 victories and their first Atlantic Division title. Sloan lost the vote 394–301.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2847536|title=ESPN – Mitchell edges Sloan for coaching honor – NBA|website=[[ESPN.com]]|date=May 22, 2007|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Near The End.jpg|thumb|alt=Sloan in a suit, surrounded by several basketball players and a few other coaches, also in suits|Sloan as a coach of the Utah Jazz in 2010]]

The Jazz advanced to the Western Conference finals on May 15, 2007, with a 100–87 win over the [[Golden State Warriors]]. It was the sixth time in franchise history that Utah advanced to the conference finals, all coming under Sloan. However, they went on to lose 4–1 to the San Antonio Spurs.<ref name="auto"/>

During the [[2008–09 Utah Jazz season|2008–09 season]], Sloan reached 1,000 wins as coach of the Jazz on November 7 after beating the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] 104–97 in a Friday night game. He became the first coach in NBA history with 1,000 wins for one team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsline.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20081107_OKC@UTA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203063656/http://www.sportsline.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20081107_OKC@UTA |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |title=Sloan first coach with 1,000 wins for one team after Jazz victory |website=Sportsline.com |date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> Sloan returned as head coach of the Jazz for the [[2009–10 Utah Jazz season|2009–10 season]], leading the team to a 53–29 record and the [[2010 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]].

Mirroring his tenacity as a player, Sloan was just as fiery as a coach. He was suspended one game for pushing referee [[Bob Delaney (basketball referee)|Bob Delaney]] in April 1993. A decade later, Sloan was served a seven-game suspension in 2003 for pushing referee Courtney Kirkland in [[Sacramento]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/news/2003/01/29/sloan_sevengames_ap/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219234425/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/news/2003/01/29/sloan_sevengames_ap/| url-status=dead| archive-date=December 19, 2013|title=Sloan suspended for shoving official|date=December 19, 2013}}</ref>

In April 2009, Sloan was named to the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]], in the same class as his former longtime [[point guard]] John Stockton. Sloan chose the class of 2006 Hall of Famer [[Charles Barkley]] to introduce him during his induction ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705328625/Utah-Jazz-Stockton-chooses-Isiah-Sloan-picks-Barkley-as-HOF-presenters.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911000012/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705328625/Utah-Jazz-Stockton-chooses-Isiah-Sloan-picks-Barkley-as-HOF-presenters.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2009|title=Utah Jazz: Stockton choose Isiah, Sloan picks Barkley as HOF presenters|website=Deseret News|last=Genessy|first=Jody|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref>

====Resignation as Jazz head coach====
Sloan revealed on February 7, 2011, that he had earlier in the year signed a contract extension to coach the Jazz for the 2011–12 season, which would have been his 24th season as head coach with the Jazz.<ref>{{cite news|last=Howard Cooper |first=Scott |title=Sloan Signs One-Year Extension |date=February 7, 2011 |website=NBA |url=http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/02/07/sloan-signs-one-year-extension/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209183131/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/02/07/sloan-signs-one-year-extension/ |archive-date=February 9, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, on February 10, 2011, Sloan and assistant [[Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)|Phil Johnson]] resigned their positions effective immediately.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=862&sid=14327951 |title=Jerry Sloan resigns as Jazz head coach |website=ksl.com|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> Sloan downplayed reports that conflicts with players prompted his departure. "I've had confrontations with players since I've been in the league", Sloan said. "There's only so much energy left and my energy has dropped." [[KSL-TV]] later asked Sloan whether reported conflicts with guard [[Deron Williams]] forced him to leave. "I forced myself out", Sloan responded.<ref>{{cite news|last=Berkes |first=Howard |title=Jerry Sloan, The Longest-Serving Pro Sports Coach, Resigns |date=February 10, 2011 |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/10/133658681/reports-longest-pro-sports-coaching-career-ends |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214194230/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/10/133658681/reports-longest-pro-sports-coaching-career-ends |archive-date=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Williams acknowledged that he had a disagreement with Sloan during the previous night's game, but he added, "I would never force Coach Sloan out of [[Utah]]. He's meant more to this town, more to this organization than I have by far. I would have asked out of Utah first."<ref>{{cite news|title=Sloan steps down as Jazz coach |date=February 10, 2011 |agency=Associated Press |work=MercuryNews.com |publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_17351493?nclick_check=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815124429/http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_17351493?nclick_check=1 |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sloan's last game as head coach came in a 91–86 loss to the Bulls on February 9, and assistant coach [[Tyrone Corbin]] was then named as Sloan's replacement.<ref name=espnretire>{{cite news|title=Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan resigns|date=February 10, 2011|website=[[ESPN.com]]|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=6109031|access-date=February 10, 2011}}</ref>

{{quote box|He was stubborn, you have to be as a coach. But, he had a system, and the system was effective. It's not easy to have a team in Utah. It's not the biggest draw in the country as far as free agents to go there, and they were able to have a really great home record, played the kind of basketball that was admirable. So, we all had admiration for him as coaches around the league. So, as a colleague, we'll miss him.|—[[Phil Jackson]], former [[Chicago Bulls]] and [[Los Angeles Lakers]] head coach<ref name=abrams />|width=35%}}

Nearly two weeks later, Williams was involved in a trade on February 23, 2011, that sent him to the [[New Jersey Nets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willide01.html|title=Deron Williams|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> Ian Thomsen of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' wrote, "First Jerry Sloan leaves, now Williams is sent away. For two decades we knew who the Utah Jazz were and what they stood for as a franchise. Now we, and they, can have no idea."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/ian_thomsen/02/23/williams.trade/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226072926/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/ian_thomsen/02/23/williams.trade/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2011|title=Williams trade reflects extreme times in NBA right now|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|last=Thomsen|first=Ian|date=February 23, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref>

A year later, [[Karl Malone]], who played under Sloan for over 18 years, indicated that Sloan did not feel supported by [[Kevin O'Connor (basketball)|Kevin O'Connor]] and Greg Miller.<ref>{{cite news|last=Monson|first=Gordon|title=A year later, Karl Malone calls out the Jazz on Jerry Sloan's exit|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/53432911-77/sloan-malone-jazz-connor.html.csp|access-date=February 3, 2012|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=February 3, 2012}}</ref> Longtime [[San Antonio Spurs]] head coach [[Gregg Popovich]] would later mention him as a mentor for his overall coaching success in the NBA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/12/21/20624498/jazz-notes-gregg-popovich-calls-jerry-sloan-a-mentor-utah-makes-roster-change|title=Jazz notes: Gregg Popovich calls Jerry Sloan a 'mentor,' Utah makes roster change|first=Ryan|last=McDonald|date=December 21, 2017|website=Deseret News}}</ref>

====Return to the Jazz====
On June 19, 2013, the Utah Jazz announced that Sloan was returning as an adviser and scouting consultant.<ref name="sltrib.com">{{cite news|last=Luhm|first=Steve|title=Utah Jazz: Jerry Sloan rejoins organization as senior adviser|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56485119&itype=CMSID|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=June 20, 2013|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>

On January 31, 2014, the Jazz honored Sloan by raising a banner featuring the number "1223", which represents Sloan's total number of combined regular season and playoff wins with the Jazz from 1988 to 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lea|first=Bill|title=Jazz to Raise "1223" Banner to Honor Jerry Sloan|url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-raise-1223-banner-honor-jerry-sloan/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=UtahJazz.com|date=January 27, 2014|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Sloan married his high-school sweetheart, Bobbye. After a much-publicized six-year battle against [[breast cancer]], she died of [[pancreatic cancer]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1824471|title=Bobbye Sloan dies after battle with cancer – NBA|website=[[ESPN.com]]|date=June 18, 2004|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> They had three children and were married 41 years.

In 2006, Sloan married Tammy Jessop, in [[Salt Lake City]]. Sloan had a stepson as a result of this marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.121s.com/viewtopic.php?t=12837 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716080013/http://www.121s.com/viewtopic.php?t=12837 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=Jerry Sloan remarries |website=121s.com |access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>

Sloan was known to wear [[John Deere]] hats,<ref name=mccallum /> and collected antique furniture and dolls.
<ref name="Monson July 16" /> He also collected and restored tractors as a hobby.<ref>{{cite web|last=Devine|first=Dan|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Utah-Jazz-fan-honors-Jerry-Sloan-with-tra?urn=nba-313203|title=Video: Utah Jazz fan honors Jerry Sloan with tractor tattoo – Ball Don't Lie|website=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> After amassing a collection of 70 tractors, Sloan decided to sell all but two of them after a 35-year-old [[Allis-Chalmers#Agricultural machinery|Allis-Chalmers tractor]] was stolen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Jerry-Sloan-sold-68-of-his-70-tractors?urn=nba-wp7149|title=Jerry Sloan sold 68 of his 70 tractors|website=Yahoo! Sports|last=Freeman|first=Eric|date=August 3, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700168036/Another-housecleaning-for-Jerry-Sloan.html?pg=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808011109/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700168036/Another-housecleaning-for-Jerry-Sloan.html?pg=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2011|title=A(nother) housecleaning for Jerry Sloan|last=Rock|first=Brad|website=Deseret News|date=August 3, 2012|access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref>

In April 2016, Sloan was diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]] and [[Lewy body dementia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2016/04/06/former-utah-jazz-coach-jerry-sloan-suffering-parkinsons-disease/82726410/|title=Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan suffering from Parkinson's disease|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=April 28, 2016|date=April 7, 2016|author=Jeff Zillgitt}}</ref> He died on May 22, 2020, at age 78, from complications of the diseases.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan passes away at 78|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2020/05/22/jerry-sloan-passes-away-78|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=May 22, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===Playing===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|+NBA regular season playing statistics<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sloanje01.html|title=Jerry Sloan|work=Basketball Reference|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531193917/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sloanje01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Team
!scope="col"|GP
!scope="col"|GS
!scope="col"|MPG
!scope="col"|FG%
!scope="col"|FT%
!scope="col"|RPG
!scope="col"|APG
!scope="col"|SPG
!scope="col"|BPG
!scope="col"|PPG
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1965}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1965–66 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
| 59 || – || 16.1 || .415 || .705 || 3.9 || 1.9 || – || – || 5.7
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1966}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1966–67 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 80 || – || 36.8 || .432 || '''.796''' || '''9.1''' || 2.1 || – || – || 17.4
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1967}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1967–68 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 77 || – || 31.9 || .385 ||.749 || 7.7 || 3.0 || – || – || 13.3
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1968}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1968–69 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 78 || – || 37.7 || .417 ||  .745 || 7.9 || '''3.5''' || – || – || 16.8
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1969}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1969–70 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 53 || – || 34.4 || .421 || .651 || 7.0 || 3.1 || – || – || 15.6
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1970}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1970–71 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 80 || – || '''39.3''' || .441 || .715 || 8.8 || '''3.5''' || – || – || '''18.3'''
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1971}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1971–72 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| '''82''' || – || 37.0 || .444 || .660 || 8.4 || 2.6 || – || – || 16.2
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1972}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1972–73 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 69 || – || 35.0 || .411 || .707 || 6.9 || 2.2 || – || – || 10.1
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1973}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1973–74 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 77 || – || 37.1 || '''.447''' || .711 || 7.2 || 1.9 || '''2.4''' || .1 || 13.2
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1974}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1974–75 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 78 || – || 33.0 || .439 || .748 || 6.9 || 2.1 || 2.2 || '''.2''' || 12.2
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1975}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1975–76 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 22 || – || 28.0 || .400 || .705 || 5.3 || 1.0 || 1.2 || '''.2''' || 10.1
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 755 || – || 34.1 || .427 || .722 || 7.4 || 2.5 || 2.2 || .2 || 14.0
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| All-Star
| 2 || 1 || 20.0 || .353 || .000 || 3.5 || 2.0 || – || – || 6.0
{{S-end}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|+NBA playoff playing statistics<ref name=br/>
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Team
!scope="col"|GP
!scope="col"|MPG
!scope="col"|FG%
!scope="col"|FT%
!scope="col"|RPG
!scope="col"|APG
!scope="col"|SPG
!scope="col"|BPG
!scope="col"|PPG
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| [[1966 NBA playoffs|1966]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1965–66 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
| 2 || 17.0 || .417 || .750 || 8.0 || '''3.0''' || – || – || 6.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| [[1967 NBA playoffs|1967]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1967–68 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 3 || 23.7 || .387 || .667 || 3.3 || .3 || – || – || 10.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1968 NBA playoffs|1968]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1967–68 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 5 || 27.4 || .324 || '''.760''' || 6.4 || 2.4 || – || – || 8.6
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| [[1970 NBA playoffs|1970]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1969–70 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 5 || 38.0 || .392 || .640 || 7.8 || 2.2 || – || – || 14.8
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| [[1971 NBA playoffs|1971]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1970–71 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 7 || 40.6 || .436 || .739 || 9.0 || 2.4 || – || – || '''17.0'''
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| [[1972 NBA playoffs|1972]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1971–72 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 4 || '''42.5''' || .406 || .579 || 8.8 || 2.5 || – || – || 15.8
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| [[1973 NBA playoffs|1973]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1972–73 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 7 || 41.7 || .437 || .737 || 8.4 || 2.0 || – || – || 14.9
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| [[1974 NBA playoffs|1974]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1973–74 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 6 || 40.0 || .443 || .759 || '''10.3''' || 2.0 || 1.2 || '''.2''' || 16.7
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1975 NBA playoffs|1975]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1974–75 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| '''13''' || 36.2 || '''.460''' || .556 || 7.4 || 2.0 || '''1.5''' || .0 || 13.1
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 52 || 36.3 || .427 || .677 || 7.9 || 2.1 || 1.4 || .1 || 13.8
{{S-end}}

===Coaching===
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
{{NBA coach statistics start|caption=NBA coaching record<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sloanje01c.html|title=Jerry Sloan|work=Basketball Reference|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-date=May 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527132441/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sloanje01c.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1979–80 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1979}}
| 82 || 30 || 52 || .366 || style="text-align:center;"|4th in Midwest || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1980–81 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1980}}
| 82 || 45 || 37 || .549 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Central || 6 || 2 || 4 || .333
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1981 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semi-finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1981–82 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1981}}
| 51 || 19 || 32 || .373 || style="text-align:center;"|(fired) || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1988–89 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1988}}
| 65 || 40 || 25 || .615 || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Midwest || 3 || 0 || 3 || .000
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1989 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1989–90 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1989}}
| 82 || 55 || 27 || .671 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 5 || 2 || 3 || .400
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1990 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1990–91 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1990}}
| 82 || 54 || 28 || .659 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 9 || 4 || 5 || .444
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1991 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semi-finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1991}}
| 82 || 55 || 27 || .671 || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Midwest || 16 || 9 || 7 || .563
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1992 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1992}}
| 82 || 47 || 35 || .573 || style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Midwest || 5 || 2 || 3 || .400
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1993 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1993}}
| 82 || 53 || 29 || .646 || style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Midwest || 16 || 8 || 8 || .500
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1994 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
|| 82 || 60 || 22 || .732 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 5 || 2 || 3 || .400
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1995 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1995}}
| 82 || 55 || 27 || .671 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 18 || 10 || 8 || .556
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1996 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1996}}
| 82 || 64 || 18 || .780 || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Midwest || 20 || 13 || 7 || .650
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1997 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1997}}
| 82 || 62 || 20 || .756 || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Midwest || 20 || 13 || 7 || .650
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1998 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1998}}
| 50 || 37 || 13 || .740 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 11 || 5 || 6 || .455
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1999 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semi-finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| 82 || 55 || 27 || .671 || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Midwest || 10 || 4 || 6 || .400
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2000 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semi-finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
| 82 || 53 || 29 || .646 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 5 || 2 || 3 || .400
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2001 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}
| 82 || 44 || 38 || .537 || style="text-align:center;"|4th in Midwest || 4 || 1 || 3 || .250
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2002 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2002}}
| 82 || 47 || 35 || .573 || style="text-align:center;"|4th in Midwest || 5 || 1 || 4 || .200
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2003 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2003}}
| 82 || 42 || 40 || .512 || style="text-align:center;"|7th in Midwest || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2004}}
| 82 || 26 || 56 || .317 || style="text-align:center;"|5th in Northwest || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2005}}
| 82 || 41 || 41 || .500 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Northwest || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2006}}
| 82 || 51 || 31 || .622 || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Northwest || 17 || 9 || 8 || .529
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2007 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2007}}
| 82 || 54 || 28 || .659 || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Northwest || 12 || 6 || 6 || .500
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2008 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semi-finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2008–09 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2008}}
| 82 || 48 || 34 || .585 || style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Northwest || 5 || 1 || 4 || .200
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2009 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2009–10 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2009}}
| 82 || 53 || 29 || .646 || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Northwest || 10 || 4 || 6 || .400
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2010 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Semi-finals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2010–11 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2010}}
| 54 || 31 || 23 || .574 || style="text-align:center;"|(resigned) || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|Career
| || 2,024 || 1,221 || 803 || .603 || || 202 || 98 || 104 || .485
{{s-end}}

==Quotes==
{{Copy to Wikiquote}}
*"These guys have been criticized the last few years for not getting to where we're going, but I've always said that the most important thing in sports is to keep trying. Let this be an example of what it means to say it's never over."—after the Utah Jazz defeated the [[Houston Rockets]] in game 6 of the 1997 Western Conference finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/Classic_NBA_Quotes_Winning_Losing.html|title=Classic NBA Quotes: Winning and Losing|website=NBA.com|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>
*"I don't care if he's 19 or 30. If he's going to be on the floor in the NBA, he's got to be able to step up and get after it. We can't put diapers on him one night, and a jockstrap the next night. It's just the way it is."—on second year guard [[C. J. Miles]], the youngest player on the 2006–07 Utah Jazz.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Buckley|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650204371,00.html|title=Jazz erase 15-point deficit to douse Suns|website=Deseret News|date=November 5, 2006|access-date=July 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205010113/http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C650204371%2C00.html|archive-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref>
*"Size doesn't make any difference; heart is what makes a difference."<ref name="adande_ja" />

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160329042859/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/jerry_sloan/index.html?nav=page Official NBA.com bio]
* {{Basketballhof|jerry-sloan|Jerry Sloan}}
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sloanje01c.html BasketballReference.com: Jerry Sloan (as coach)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527132441/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sloanje01c.html |date=May 27, 2020}}
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sloanje01.html BasketballReference.com: Jerry Sloan (as player)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315003635/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sloanje01.html |date=March 15, 2018}}

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