Sep 29, 2008 - 9:15 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- The Utah Jazzed exercised their fourth-year contract option for the 2009-10 season on guard Ronnie Brewer, the team announced Monday.
Brewer averaged of 8.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.26 steals in 20.9 minutes per game over his first two seasons with the Jazz, appearing in 132 games.
In 2007-08, the 23-year-old averaged 12.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.70 steals in 27.5 minutes while starting all 76 games in which he played.
Utah begins its preseason schedule on Tuesday, October 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Jazz host the Denver Nuggets in their regular-season opener on Wednesday, October 29.