Morris Almond

Morris Almond

No. 22   Scavolini Pesaro
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Personal information
Date of birth	February 2, 1985 (1985-02-02) (age 26)
Place of birth	Dalton, Georgia
Nationality	American
High school	McEachern
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Rice
NBA Draft	2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career	2007–present
Career history
Utah Jazz (2007–2009) Utah Flash (NBDL) (2007–2009) Springfield Armor (NBDL) (2009–2010) Maine Red Claws (NBDL) (2010) Real Madrid (Spain) (2010) Scavolini Pesaro (Italy) (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards
NBDL Impact Player of the Year (2008) Conference USA Player of the Year (2007)
Morris Almond at NBA.com

Morris Almond (born February 2, 1985 in Dalton, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player.

High school

Almond attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, and was a teammate of current Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith.

College career

Almond played college basketball at Rice University. He was relatively unknown in his first two seasons with the Owls, but he broke out of anonymity in his junior season. His scoring average jumped to 21.9 points per game (up from 7.2 points per game as a sophomore). His scoring average led all players in Conference USA that season.

With his increased fame, Almond considered skipping his final college season to play professional basketball. Ultimately, he decided to stay at Rice for his senior year; it turned out to be a great decision. He improved his scoring average further to 26.4 points per game, ranking third in the nation. He was named Conference USA Player of the Year and was named AP All-America Honorable Mention.

Almond finished his career at Rice with 121 games played and a scoring average of 15.1 points per game. After graduation, he was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (25th pick) in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Professional career

Almond played in 9 games with the Jazz during his rookie season with the Jazz, averaging 4.3 minutes. His NBA career high is currently 12 points, at Sacramento on December 2, 2008. He scored his first NBA points on January 8, 2008 against the Indiana Pacers, with 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting. However, he spent most of the season with the team's D-League affiliate, the Utah Flash, to whom he was assigned.^[1] He led the D-League in scoring during the season, averaging 25.6 points per game.^[2] In just his fifth game with the team on December 21, 2007, he tied a league record with 51 points in a 118–116 victory over the Austin Toros.^[3] Later in the season, he broke the record with a 53-point performance against the Bakersfield Jam in a 102–87 win.^[4]

On September 18, 2009, Morris Almond signed with the Orlando Magic.^[5] He was waived on October 21, 2009.^[6] Almond later played for the Maine Red Claws and Springfield Armor of the NBDL.^[7] He then signed with Real Madrid Baloncesto of the Spanish ACB. In July 2010 he left Real Madrid and joined the Italian club Scavolini Pesaro.^[8]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Utah	9	0	4.3	.267	.250	.667	.2	.3	.1	.0	1.4
2008–09	Utah	25	1	10.2	.407	.294	.808	1.4	.3	.2	.2	3.7
Career		34	1	8.6	.385	.286	.781	1.1	.3	.2	.1	3.1

Notes

1. ^ Jazz Assigns Morris Almond and Kyrylo Fesenko To Utah Flash
2. ^ NBA D-League - 2007-08 scoring average
3. ^ Almond Ties D-League Record, Flash Outlast Toros
4. ^ Almond Leads Flash to 102-87 Win Over Jam.
5. ^ Magic Sign Almond, Johnson; Prepare for Camp
6. ^ Orlando Waives Morris Almond. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.
7. ^ Morris Almond playerfile. NBA Development League.
8. ^ Scavolini Pesaro signs Morris Almond

External links

• Morris Almond at NBA.com
• Official Rice bio
• Morris Almond named AP All America Honorable Mention
• NBA Development League: Morris Almond Playerfile
• Morris Almond moves to Real Madrid

Persondata
Name	Almond, Morris
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Short description
Date of birth	February 2, 1985
Place of birth	Dalton, Georgia
Date of death
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