"Suiting up for a game took on a different meaning for Jeremy Evans on Friday night.

For the first time while healthy, the Western Kentucky rookie sported his Sunday-best charcoal-colored two-piece suit for the Jazz's game against the New Orleans Hornets.

The occasion was more special for Mehmet Okur than Utah's second-round pick. Memo's return to action after his Achilles surgery rehab gave the Jazz one guy too many for the game.

Only allowed to dress 12 guys in uniforms, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan placed Evans on the inactive list for the night.

"He was fine," Sloan said of Evans' reaction. "He didn't have any tantrums or anything, felt good about it.

"I hope he doesn't handle it as a punishment," he added. "It's not punishment.""