Bart Kofoed

NAIA ball at Kearney State, where his 902 points and 26.5 average as a senior set school records, got the Omaha guard drafted 107th overall by Utah in 1987. As a rookie he lived with Karl Malone, played 36 games after a broken foot healed, and held Clyde Drexler below his scoring average in a playoff game. His Jazz days ended when a New Year's Eve fight with teammate Bobby Hansen broke Hansen's cheekbone, and Utah waived him two days later.

He kept grinding: the Warriors, a career-high 44 games in Seattle, seven games in Boston, and CBA titles with the Omaha Racers. With Bobby Jones and David Thompson he co-founded 2XSALT, a Christian nonprofit in Charlotte.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah drafted him 107th overall in 1987 and re-signed him. It ended on January 4, 1989: he struck teammate Bob Hansen at practice, fracturing his cheekbone, and the club terminated his contract for violating its conduct clause.

Utah Jazz tenure

1987–89

Position

Guard

Born

1964, Omaha, Nebraska

Height

6′4″ (193 cm)

Weight

209 lb (95 kg)

College

Kearney State

Drafted

undrafted

Why this player is hard to find

Fifty-five games for the Jazz. Cards exist in quantity but none signed and none showing the Jazz.