Utah's Almond Assigned To D-League Affiliate Utah Flash
Published on March 7, 2009 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, March 7, 2009 - The Utah Jazz today assigned Morris Almond to the team's NBA Development League affiliate Utah Flash while re-assigning Kyrylo Fesenko. Almond and Fesenko's assignments are the 29th and 30th of the 2009 NBA D-League season, respectively.
Originally drafted by the Jazz in the first round (25th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft, Almond, a 6-6 guard out of Rice University, has appeared in 25 games for the Jazz this season and averaged 3.7 points and 1.4 rebounds in 10.2 minutes.
Last season, Almond earned NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year honors following a 34-game assignment to the Flash. During his time with the Flash last season, Almond averaged 25.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists while scoring an NBA D-League record 53 points in a game against the Bakersfield Jam on Jan. 30, 2008.
Fesenko, a 7-1 center from the Ukraine who was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round (38th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft, rejoins the Flash having been assigned earlier this season for eight games between Jan. 6 and Jan. 24, 2009. In that time, Fesenko averaged 12.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 12.5 minutes. In 18 games for the Jazz this season, Fesenko averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 7.9 minutes.
Both players are expected to join the Flash tomorrow and to be available when the team hosts the Idaho Stampede on Monday, March 9.
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