MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-SALT LAKE CITY, April 17, 2009 - Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has recalled rookie center Kosta Koufos from the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League. Koufos is expected to be in uniform when the Jazz travel to Los Angeles for Utah’s first round series against the Lakers which begins on Sunday, April 19 at 1 p.m. (MT).
In 48 games this season (seven starts) the 7-1, 265 pound Koufos has averages of 4.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists. Koufos has been inactive 24 times and registered a DNP-CD 10 times. Koufos last appeared in a game on February 17 against Memphis, scoring two points and grabbing one rebound in a 117-99 home win. The center notched his career-high when he scored 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 97-88 win over Dallas on December 2 in Salt Lake City.
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With the Flash, Koufos averaged 16.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 2.0 assists in 10 regular season games (all starts). He played 21 minutes for the Flash in its NBADL first round playoff game, scoring five points and grabbing five rebounds. He can still be assigned to the Flash two more times before the end of the playoffs.
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