Frank Layden, a transformational coach and general manager for the Utah Jazz, has died, the NBA announced. He was 93. A cause of death has not been disclosed.

Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan was well aware of the beatings his players had taken over the years. Since resting them for a couple of games was not an option, Sloan found another way to allow ...

Nov 16, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Utah Jazz assistant coach Scott Morrison during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.

The Utah Jazz lost a franchise legend and icon of the city on Wednesday, as it was announced that former Jazz coach and general manager Frank Layden has passed away at the age of 93.

Frank Layden, former president of the Utah Jazz, is introduced during a 20-year reunion ceremony for the team that reached the 1997 NBA Finals on March 22, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

The Jazz have made a few other coaching moves this offseason, adding Salt Lake City Stars head coach Steve Wojciechowski as an assistant on the bench, while also moving Rick Higgins in ...

He spent one season as coach of the WNBA's Utah Starzz in 1998-99. “It’s hard to imagine the story of the Utah Jazz without the presence of Frank Layden," Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith said.

Former Utah Jazz and Utah Starzz head coach Frank Layden died Wednesday, The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed. He was 93. Layden, first hired in the NBA by Hall of Famer Hubie Brown as an assistant ...