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Jazz Announces Training Camp Roster
Team adds three free agents.

Utah Jazz Training CampSALT LAKE CITY (September 26, 2008) –Utah Jazz General Manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has signed free agents Britton Johnsen (F, 6-10, 210, Utah), Kevin Lyde (F, 6-9, 294, Temple) and Gerry McNamara (G, 6-2, 182, Syracuse). Utah’s roster now stands at 18 players.

The Jazz returns 13 players from last season’s squad and welcomes newcomers Brevin Knight (G, 5-10, 170, Stanford) and Kosta Koufos (C, 7-0, 265, Ohio State) as well as Johnson, Lyde and McNamara. Knight joins the Jazz after an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Clippers while Koufos was selected by Utah with the 23rd pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.

2008-09 Utah Jazz Preseason Roster

No.
Player
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Birthdate
College/From
Yrs.
22
Morris Almond
G
6-6
225
2/2/85
Rice
1
5
Carlos Boozer
F
6-9
266
11/20/81
Duke
6
9
Ronnie Brewer
G
6-7
223
3/20/85
Arkansas
2
31
Jarron Collins
C
6-11
239
12/2/78
Stanford
7
44
Kyrylo Fesenko
C
7-1
288
12/24/86
Ukraine
1
15
Matt Harpring
F
6-7
230
5/31/76
Georgia Tech
10
30
Gabe Muoneke
F
6-7
225
2/7/78
Texas
R
47
Andrei Kirilenko
F
6-9
223
2/18/81
Russia
7
2
Brevin Knight
G
5-10
170
11/8/75
Stanford
11
26
Kyle Korver
F/G
6-7
210
3/17/81
Creighton
5
41
Kosta Koufos
C
7-0
265
2/24/89
Ohio State
R
42
Kevin Lyde
F
6-9
294
3/12/80
Temple
R
3
Gerry McNamara
G
6-2
182
9/28/83
Syracuse
R
34
C.J. Miles
G/F
6-6
220
3/18/87
Skyline H.S. (TX)
3
24
Paul Millsap
F
6-8
258
2/10/85
Louisiana Tech
2
13
Mehmet Okur
F
6-11
263
5/26/79
Turkey
6
17
Ronnie Price
G
6-2
190
6/21/83
Utah Valley
3
8
Deron Williams
G
6-3
208
6/26/84
Illinois
3
Head Coach:
 Jerry Sloan, Evansville
Assistant Coaches:
 Phil Johnson, Utah State
Tyrone Corbin, DePaul
Scott Layden, St. Francis (PA)
Assistant Coach, Player Development:
 Mark McKown, South Carolina Upstate
Head Athletic Trainer:
 Gary Briggs, Morehead State
Asst. Athletic Trainer/Equipment Manager:
 Brian Zettler, Texas A&M, North Texas