Editing José Ortiz (basketball) (section)

===NBA===
After graduating from [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State University]], Ortiz entered the [[1987 NBA draft]]. He was selected in the first round, with the number 15 overall draft pick, by the [[Utah Jazz]]. However, before his first [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] season, he received an offer from [[CB Zaragoza|CAI Zaragoza]], of Spain's [[Liga ACB]], and he accepted it. Ortiz rejoined the Jazz for the [[1988-89 NBA season|1988–89 season]], and he debuted with the team on November 9, 1988. During his first season, Ortiz played in 51 games, and he was a starter in 15 of those games. He averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

Ortiz returned to the NBA for the [[1989-90 NBA season|1989–90 season]], playing in 13 games with the Jazz, before being waived by the team on February 5, 1990. He finished his brief NBA career with an average of 2.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.<ref name="Jose Ortiz"/> Ortiz wore the number 44 during his NBA career.