Jeff Hornacek, the eagle-eyed shooting guard whose retirement left a hole in the Jazz lineup the team is still trying to fill, will be honored for his contributions to the team Nov. 19.
That night, at halftime of the Jazz's game against the Phoenix Suns, Hornacek's No. 14 jersey will be retired.
It will then hang in the Delta Center rafters alongside those of former coach Frank Layden and ex-players Mark Eaton, Darrell Griffith and Pete Maravich.
Hornacek played 477 games with Utah, averaging 14.5 points and 4 assists while shooting .494 percent from the field, .428 from three-point range and .897 from the free-throw line.
He ranks eighth on the NBA's all-time free-throw percentage list and is the Jazz's all-time leader in free-throw percentage and 3-point percentage. He also ranks in the top 10 in nearly every statistical category in franchise history, including: fourth in assists (1,895), three-point field goals made (439) and attempted (1,025); sixth in steals (618) and free throws made (1,499); eighth in points scored (6,848), field goals made (2,455) and attempted (4,967) and free throws attempted (1,672); and ninth in minutes played (14,730).
In his six-plus seasons with the Jazz, Hornacek helped lead the team to three 60-win seasons, two Midwest Division titles, two Western Conference Championships and two trips to the NBA Finals, in 1997 and 1998.
Hornacek scored a career-high 40 points vs. Seattle on Nov. 23, 1994, while tying an NBA record by going 8-for-8 from three-point range.
He was acquired by the Jazz from the Philadelphia 76ers on Feb. 24, 1994, along with Sean Green and a second-round draft pick for Jeff Malone and a 1994 first-round draft choice.
Coincidentally, Hornacek's jersey will be retired in a game against the team that originally drafted him in 1986 out of Iowa State. A second-round pick, he spent six seasons in Phoenix.
In his six-plus seasons with the Jazz, Hornacek was a fan favorite who delighted crowds not only with his three-point shooting but with an array of shots not usually seen from a guy playing on gimpy knees.
Jeff and his wife, Stacy, and their three children live in Salt Lake City.