Utah Flash Make Roster Moves
January 19, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Utah Flash News Release
OREM, Utah, Jan. 19, 2010 - The Utah Flash have acquired guards Gabe Pruitt and Joe Darger. Pruitt played with the Flash in the 2008-09 season while he was on assignment from the Boston Celtics. He appeared in 18 games for the Flash and averaged 18.9 points and 3.9 assists.
Darger, a product of the Mountain West Conference, was selected by Utah in the fifth round of the 2009-10 NBA Development League draft. He was waived from the team during training camp, but has continued to be a practice player for the Flash since being waved. Darger, a rookie out of UNLV, started all 32 games of his senior year, averaging 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Recently Pruitt has played with the Los Angeles D-Fenders where he appeared in 10 games. Over that 10-game span Pruitt averaged 11.4 points per game while collecting 4.6 rebounds and dishing out 3.9 assists per game.
To make room for the two new guards the Flash have waived Lee Cummard and Jason Richards. Richards was waived due to injury.
The Flash will host the Idaho Stampede Tuesday, Dec. 19. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the McKay Events Center.
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