McLeod to Utah Jazz

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:58 am

McLeod heading to Jazz camp
Thursday, September 30, 2004 Canton Repository sports staff report

SALT LAKE CITY — Former McKinley High School guard Keith McLeod was added to the Utah Jazz training camp roster after a tryout with the team last week.

McLeod appeared in 33 games as a rookie last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged 2.7 points, 1.8 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 11.8 minutes before he was waived in January.

The Timberwolves invited the 6-foot-2 McLeod to play on their Minnesota Summer League team. He averaged a team-leading 13.8 points and 4.5 assists in four games. He finished second in the league in assists and fifth in scoring and was a second-team all-summer league selection.

McLeod was selected Ohio’s Mr. Basketball after his senior season at McKinley in 1998. He was also named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year while at Bowling Green.

The Jazz will open training camp Tuesday. McLeod joins a training camp roster that also includes former Cavaliers Carlos Boozer and Cedric Henderson.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:45 am

Congratulations to Keith and good luck. Maybe he could accidentily take Boozer out to open up a roster spot.

Grant,
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Metz · Post by **Metz** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:14 am

That is great news for Keith! Besides Boozer, Kirilenko, and Harping, the Jazz really doesn't have too great of a team. If Keith does well in camp and continues to improve throughout the season, he could possibly be getting a few starts before the season is over. Raja Bell is not that great of a 2 guard IMO. If Keith is a PG now though, he would end up behind Carlos Arroyo who scored 12 ppg and had 5 apg last year. He could be a great back-up for both the PG and SG spots and depth is what the Jazz needs.

rollalong94 · Post by **rollalong94** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:28 am

[quote="Warthog"]Congratulations to Keith and good luck. Maybe he could accidentily take Boozer out to open up a roster spot.

Couldn't have said it better myself.
Is it ironic that Boozer and Urban Meyer are both in Utah?

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:24 am

I do not like the Jazz, but I hope he can laand a spot. Good luck Keith!