Jazz Announces Training Camp Roster
Team adds three free agents.
SALT 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 |
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Head Coach: |
Jerry Sloan, Evansville |
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Assistant Coaches: |
Phil Johnson, Utah State
Tyrone Corbin, DePaul
Scott Layden, St. Francis (PA)
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Assistant Coach, Player Development: |
Mark McKown, South Carolina Upstate |
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Head Athletic Trainer: |
Gary Briggs, Morehead State |
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Asst. Athletic Trainer/Equipment Manager: |
Brian Zettler, Texas A&M, North Texas |
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