Utah Jazz hire Rick Higgins as an assistant coach

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty ImagesAccording to Kelly Iko, the Utah Jazz have hired Rick Higgins as an assistant coach.

The Utah Jazz are hiring former Rockets assistant Rick Higgins, sources tell @TheAthletic.

— Kelly Iko (@KellyIko) June 7, 2023 Higgins comes to the Jazz after being an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets since 2020. Before that, he was an assistant coach with Steve Clifford with the Orlando Magic and with the Charlotte Hornets as a video coordinator.

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