Morris Almond (born February 2, 1985) is an American professional basketball player with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.
[edit] High school
Almond was born in Dalton, Georgia and attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he was a teammate of fellow professional basketball player Josh Smith.
[edit] College career
Almond played college basketball at Rice University. During his junior season, Almond's 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.
During his senior year, Almond's scoring average increased 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.
[edit] 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 NBA Development League.[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]
In January 2012, Almond returned to the United States and signed with the Maine Red Claws for the second time.[9]
[edit] NBA career statistics
[edit] 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 |
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Almond, Morris |
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| Short description |
American professional basketball player |
| Date of birth |
February 2, 1985 |
| Place of birth |
Dalton, Georgia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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