By Justin Worsley,
Less than a month after the longest tenured coach in the NFL parted ways with his team, the senior NBA coach has followed in his footsteps.
Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan announced his resignation from the team on Thursday, ending a 23-year reign as the franchise's head coach.
Sloan, 68, began his coaching career with the Chicago Bulls in 1979, but was fired after a slow start in 1982.
A year later, Sloan joined Utah as a scout and in 1988, was named successor after Frank Layden retired.
Utah has made 16 consecutive postseason appearances under Sloan, including back-to-back NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, where his team fell to the Michael Jordan-led Bulls.
The Jazz have been eliminated in the last three postseasons by the Los Angeles Lakers, who have won the 2009 and 2010 NBA Finals.
Sloan has a career record of 1,221-803, the third most wins by a head coach in NBA history. His resignation comes just three days after he revealed that he signed a one-year extension with the organization for the 2011-12 season.
Assistant coach Tyrone Corbin has been named as Sloan's replacement.
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