Utah Jazz Re-Assign Morris Almond To D-League Affiliate Utah Flash
Published on April 7, 2008 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK - The Utah Jazz today re-assigned rookie guard Morris Almond to its NBA Development League affiliate, Utah Flash. The assignment marks the third and final time Almond can be assigned to the Flash. He was first assigned from Dec. 6 - Jan. 8 and again from Jan. 25 - March 29. This assignment is the D-League's 52nd of the season.
Almond, 6-6, 225-pounds, has appeared in nine regular season games for the Jazz. During his first two stints with the Flash, Almond played in 31 games and averaged a team-leading 25.0 points, to go with 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 38.0 minutes per game. Almond was named D-League.com Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Dec. 17 after averaging 43.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals while shooting 47 percent from the field. On Dec. 21, Almond scored a D-League record-tying 51 points in a win over the Austin Toros. On Jan. 30, Almond broke the D-League scoring record when he scored 53 point in a win over the Bakersfield Jam.
Selected by the Jazz in the first round (25th overall selection) of the 2007 NBA Draft, Almond was a four-year contributor at Rice University, where he averaged 15.1 points and 3.5 rebounds over the course of his career and was named Conference USA Player of the Year as a senior after setting single-season conference records for scoring average (26.4 ppg), points scored (884) and free throws made (241). Additionally, Almond earned First Team All-Conference USA honors during his junior and senior seasons and finished his career as Rice's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,825 points.
Jazz fans can stay in step with Almond during his time with the Flash by logging onto www.d-league.com/watch to catch all D-League games streamed live for free on NBA Futurecast.
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