The former BYU guard has spent the past 17 years as a Boston Celtics executive, including six years as the Celtics' assistant general manager.

Austin Ainge, who like his father played at BYU and was a long-time executive with the Boston Celtics, was hired Monday to join Jazz CEO Danny Ainge as Utah's president of basketball operations. Austin Ainge spent the previous 17 seasons with the Celtics,

Austin Ainge is no stranger to Utah, though it’s been a while. Ainge, the former BYU guard, is back in the Beehive State as the newly hired president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, the team announced Tuesday.