Club (University of Utah), Modesto Junior College Hall of Fame, Redlands High School Hall of Fame, and College Basketball Hall of Fame. He was also the recipient of the National Association of Basketball Coaches' Golden Anniversary Award. Gardner worked as a consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 (when the team moved from New Orleans) until 1995. He is credited with discovering point guard John Stockton from Gonzaga University while working for the Jazz. Gardner died at age 90 in 2000 in Salt Lake City. Head coaching record See also List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach References External links Sports Reference – Jack Gardner 1910 births 2000 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from New Mexico Basketball players from New Mexico College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball coaches Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees People from Curry County, New Mexico USC Trojans men's basketball players Utah Jazz personnel Utah Utes men's basketball coaches