Utah Jazz Announce 2017 Preseason Schedule
Utah Jazz Announce 2017 Preseason Schedule Jazz open with three games at home; to host two international teams for first time SALT LAKE CITY (August 4, 2017) – The Utah Jazz announced today the team’s five-game 2017 preseason schedule which will feature three home games at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah will host NBL’s Sydney Kings from Australia in the preseason opener, marking the first game inside the newly renovated Vivint Smart Home Arena on Oct. 2. It will also be the first time an NBL team will travel to the U.S. to play against an NBA team. The Jazz will next host Israel’s Maccabi Haifa on Oct. 4 in Utah’s second straight international preseason matchup. Also known as the “Greens” and one of the Israeli Basketball Super League’s (Israel’s top division) original eight teams, Maccabi Haifa (pronounced “muh-KAHB-ee HI-Fah”) finished the 2016-17 season as the runner-up for the league championship and has now reached the Israeli League Finals three times in the past five years. Though this will mark the first meeting between the two teams, Maccabi Haifa ranks second all-time among international basketball teams in games played (13) against NBA opponents. Utah will then close out the preseason home schedule against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 6 before traveling to the desert for a return match at Talking Stick Arena on Oct. 9. The Jazz will wrap up the preseason slate the following night in Los Angeles against the Lakers. The Sydney and Maccabi Haifa games will mark the first time the Jazz have ever hosted an international team during the preseason. Utah’s only previous international matchup came in Spain against Real Madrid during the 2009 preseason. The Suns are the lone opponent on the 2017 preseason schedule that was also on last year’s preseason calendar, and this will be the fourth consecutive preseason facing Phoenix. The Jazz and Lakers last played in the preseason in a pair of games in Hawaii in 2015, though this year marks the 15th overall preseason meeting between the two teams. Preseason ticketing and broadcast information will be released at a later date. The following is the complete 2017 Utah Jazz Preseason Schedule: DATE Mon, Oct. 2 Wed, Oct. 4 Fri, Oct. 6 Mon, Oct. 9 Tues, Oct. 10
OPPONENT SYDNEY KINGS MACCABI HAIFA PHOENIX SUNS at Phoenix Suns at L.A. Lakers
LOCATION Vivint Smart Home Arena Vivint Smart Home Arena Vivint Smart Home Arena Phoenix, Ariz. (Talking Stick Resort Arena) Los Angeles (STAPLES Center) --utahjazz.com--
TIME (MT) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
About the Utah Jazz Founded as the 18th member of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1974, and located in Salt Lake City since 1979, the Utah Jazz are committed to excellence as a team and in the community. On the court, the Jazz are the third-winningest team in the NBA over the last 30 years, having won nine division titles and two Western Conference championships along with 15 seasons of 50-plus wins, and are supported by one of the most passionate fan bases in all of sports. Away from the court, the Jazz are very active in the local community and have assisted a multitude of organizations and worthy causes by way of charitable donations, service and grants through Larry H. Miller Charities. The Utah Jazz also operate the Junior Jazz program, the largest and longest-running youth basketball league in the NBA, featuring more than 50,000 players and an additional 13,000 volunteers who take part annually across seven states. For more information on the Utah Jazz, visit www.utahjazz.com.
OPPONENT SYDNEY KINGS MACCABI HAIFA PHOENIX SUNS at Phoenix Suns at L.A. Lakers
LOCATION Vivint Smart Home Arena Vivint Smart Home Arena Vivint Smart Home Arena Phoenix, Ariz. (Talking Stick Resort Arena) Los Angeles (STAPLES Center) --utahjazz.com--
TIME (MT) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
About the Utah Jazz Founded as the 18th member of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1974, and located in Salt Lake City since 1979, the Utah Jazz are committed to excellence as a team and in the community. On the court, the Jazz are the third-winningest team in the NBA over the last 30 years, having won nine division titles and two Western Conference championships along with 15 seasons of 50-plus wins, and are supported by one of the most passionate fan bases in all of sports. Away from the court, the Jazz are very active in the local community and have assisted a multitude of organizations and worthy causes by way of charitable donations, service and grants through Larry H. Miller Charities. The Utah Jazz also operate the Junior Jazz program, the largest and longest-running youth basketball league in the NBA, featuring more than 50,000 players and an additional 13,000 volunteers who take part annually across seven states. For more information on the Utah Jazz, visit www.utahjazz.com.
