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Utah Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey’s son, Jake, out for 2018-19 season

By Ryan Aston

KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 08: Baylor Bears guard Jake Lindsey (3) in the first half of a quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Basketball Championship between the Baylor Bears and West Virginia Mountaineers on March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. Texas Tech won 73-69. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 08: Baylor Bears guard Jake Lindsey (3) in the first half of a quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Basketball Championship between the Baylor Bears and West Virginia Mountaineers on March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. Texas Tech won 73-69. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Jake Lindsey, son of Utah Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, has been ruled out for the Baylor Bears’ 2018-19 campaign.

Salt Lake City, Utah and Waco, Texas may be more than 1,200 miles apart, but the two cities seem intrinsically connected on the basketball court these days. The reason: the Utah Jazz’s inner workings have been increasingly affected by Baylor alums. Starting from the top with Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey and going down through Utah’s roster with Royce O’Neale and Ekpe Udoh, former Bears have been helping to make a lot of good things happen in Jazzland recently.

Unfortunately, another member of both the Jazz and Baylor families received some bad news over the weekend.

Lindsey’s son, Bears point-man Jake Lindsey, will reportedly miss the entirety of Baylor’s 2018-19 campaign, per various reports. Lindsey confirmed that he’ll spend the season recovering from hip surgery via Twitter on Sunday.

Lindsey graduated in August, but he’ll have another year of eligibility after taking a medical redshirt and will reportedly remain on the roster.

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While his raw numbers may not jump out and grab you initially, Lindsey has been a key player for the Bears throughout his time in Waco, particularly on the defensive side of the floor. Last season, he started 14 of 34 games for head coach Scott Drew and averaged 4.5 points, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest.

Along the way, he finished in the top 10 of the Big 12 Conference in both assist and steal percentage.

His most memorable effort came on February 10 against the then 10th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. Lindsey scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the game to lead the Bears to an 80-64 win; their first over KU in five years.

Following his father’s move to become the Jazz’s key decision-maker in 2012, Lindsey finished up his high school career at Utah’s Olympus High School.

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