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Logan Stutz’s commitment to fitness during the last couple of years may benefit more than just his own health.

Following the release of Carl Lewis III earlier this week, and with the Sudbury Five already lacking in size up front since Marlon Johnson’s departure for another professional opportunity, Stutz took the unusual step of signing and activating himself as a player-coach ahead of a visit to the Halifax Hurricanes on Thursday night.

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The 31-year-old former National Basketball League of Canada MVP, who last suited up for a professional game with the Windsor Express in 2017-18, practised with the Five both Tuesday and Wednesday.

“I should probably clear the air a little bit and let people know it’s just an in-case-of-emergency situation,” said Stutz, reached on Wednesday morning. “I will be surprised if I actually play, but you never know.

“I practised with the team yesterday, I practised with them today, but part of that is just because we need bodies out here right now to practise. And I thought hey, we had three people foul out of the P.E.I. game (on Saturday) and I thought I might as well activate myself, because who knows? We might need an extra body.”