SALT LAKE CITY (April 3, 2016) – The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has recalled center Tibor Pleiss from the Idaho Stampede, the Jazz’s exclusively owned and operated NBA D-League team. Pleiss was assigned to the Stampede on Feb. 24. He is expected re-join the team in Salt Lake City on Monday.
This marked the fifth assignment this season for Pleiss (7-3, 262, Germany). He appeared in 28 games (all starts) for the Stampede this season, averaging 12.3 points on 58.3 percent shooting, 10.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 blocks in 31.5 minutes per game.