Offered here are 12 signed basketballs from the collection of the late Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan.  Sloan was known as the “Original Bull” after being drafted by the expansion Chicago Bulls in the 1966 NBA Expansion Draft. Sloan led the Bulls to the playoffs in their first year and their first and only divisional title before the Michael Jordan era, but where Sloan really excelled was in the realm of coaching. Sloan coached the Utah Jazz for 23 seasons, making the playoffs in 16 consecutive seasons while leading them to the Finals twice, losing both times to his former team, the Chicago Bulls. Offered here are a lot of 12 signed basketballs from Jerry Sloan’s years as head coach of the Utah Jazz.

Jerry Sloan signed his name above the Spalding logo on ball #1, with “01-02 Utah Jazz” signed in black marker by an unknown hand. John Stockton signed and inscribed “12” in black marker on the panel beneath the Spalding logo. Karl Malone signed and inscribed “32” on the panel above the Spalding logo in black marker. Various members of the 2001-02 team signed the ball in black marker. The basketball features some wear and deflation indentation. Ball #2 features “2002-2003” in black marker under the Spalding logo of the Official David J Stern Game Ball, with Jerry Sloan signing his name in black marker above the opposite Spalding logo. The ball features signatures from the 2002-03 team in black marker, most notable of these are John Stockton and Jerry Sloane. The ball is in excellent condition and shows minimal signs of wear.

There are four brown leather Spalding Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Legends balls. The ball is brown with gold and black trim and features a “Basketball Hall of Fame Springfield Mass.” stamp in black and gold. The ball features a “Jerry Sloan Class of 2009 Coach” stamp in black and honors Sloan’s 2009 induction into the Hall of Fame and is flanked by two gold and black stars. The first ball features a slight deflation indentation below the induction stamp. The second ball features two deflation indentations on the left side and Spalding panel of the ball and is in good condition. The third Hall of Fame basketball is in good condition with a deflation indentation below the “Basketball Hall Of Fame” stamp. The fourth Hall of Fame Legends ball is in great condition and features a deflation indentation below the air hole.

The seventh ball is a Spalding TF-1000 mini basketball with two white panels below the Spalding stamp. John Stockton signed and inscribed “12” on the first white panel in black marker. The basketball displays some evidence of use. The eighth Official David J. Stern NBA Game Ball is signed “03-04” on the panel featuring the NBA stamped logo by an unknown hand in black marker. Jerry Sloan signed his name in black marker above the Spalding stamp in black marker. The ball is signed by members of the 2003-04 team in black marker. The ball is in good condition with a slight deflation indentation along the right side of the ball.

The ninth Spalding ball features three white panels and Jerry Sloane signed his name in black marker on the white panel above the Spalding stamp. Malone signed and inscribed “32” and Stockton signed and inscribed “12” on the same white panel in black marker. The ball is in good condition with some slight scuff marks on the white panels. The 10th offered Spalding Official David J. Stern team-signed Game Ball is inscribed “03-04” in black marker below the David J. Stern stamp in black marker by an unknown hand. Sloan signed his name in black marker on the Spalding stamp panel. Raja Bell signed and inscribed “#19” on the panel with the NBA logo stamp. The ball displays moderate use, with a piece of tape inscribed “SLOAN” over the air hole.

The 11th team-signed basketball features the signature of Sloan in black marker on the panel featuring the Spalding logo stamp. “Utah Jazz” appears on the same panel, with a fading year inscription below. The basketball is in good condition and features signatures from the Utah Jazz team members from an unknown year in black marker. The 12th offered David J. Stern Official NBA Game Ball features Sloan’s signature in black marker at the top of the Spalding stamp logo panel. The team signed the basketball in black marker. The basketball displays heavy use, with cracking and fading occurring throughout the ball. The lot of 12 signed basketballs come with a LOA from the family of Jerry Sloan.

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