When the Utah Jazz announced their full training camp roster on Sunday, it was a bit of a ho-hum affair. The team’s full, 20-man roster for camp had essentially been locked-in for the last several weeks, after all. However, they did drop one piece of significant news over the weekend.
Per an announcement from the team, Barnett Frank — a PhD who recently wrapped up a stint as a postdoctoral research fellow in North Carolina’s department of exercise and sports science — has been tapped as the Jazz’s new director of performance and sports science.
Mark McKown stepped down as director of sports science earlier this year, ending a 21-year run with the Jazz organization.