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The Utah Flash are a team of the NBA Development League that began playing in 2007. They play their home games at the McKay Events Center on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The Utah Flash is the affiliate team for the Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics.
The team name was chosen by a name-the-team contest, with the choices Dash, Flash, Dynos, and Heroes. The Utah Flash name was announced on April 17.
On May 24, it was announced that Utah Jazz regional scout Brad Jones would be the team's inaugural head coach. [1]
[edit] Current Roster
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Coaches |
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Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
From |
| 1.5 G |
24 |
USA  |
Almond, Morris |
78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
Rice |
| 5.0 C |
44 |
Ukraine  |
Fesenko, Kyrylo |
85 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
288 lb (131 kg) |
-* |
| 3.5 F |
11 |
USA |
Hamilton, Brian |
78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 1.5 G |
15 |
USA |
Hill-Thomas, Garry |
76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
Nevada |
| 1.5 G |
12 |
USA |
Ingram, Andre |
75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
UT-Pan American* |
| 3.5 F |
32 |
USA |
Jackson, Brian |
81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
Oregon State |
| 1.5 G |
7 |
USA |
Kruger, Kevin |
74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
Nevada-Las Vegas* |
| 3.5 F |
99 |
USA |
Lang, James |
82 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
285 lb (129 kg) |
Central Park Christian HS (AL)* |
| 3.5 F |
21 |
USA |
Millsap, John |
78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
Texas-San Antonio |
| 1.5 G |
13 |
USA |
Pruitt, Gabe |
76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Southern California |
| 3.5 F |
10 |
USA |
Rice, Lamar |
79 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
Georgetown, KY* |
| 1.5 G |
18 |
USA |
Sweetwyne, Kevin |
76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
Idaho State* |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Dale Osbourne
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
 Injured
Roster
Last change: 2008-03-11
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[edit] Team News
Rookies Morris Almond and Kyrylo Fesenko of the Utah Flash both were named to play in the
NBA Development League's Feb. 16 2008 All-Star Game in New Orleans, LA.
[edit] Season-By-Season
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GP |
W |
L |
Pct. |
Finish |
Playoffs |
| 2007-08 |
50 |
24 |
26 |
.480 |
3rd, West |
Out of Playoffs |
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