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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Monté Robert Morris | |
| birthday | June 27, 1995 (25 years and 66 days) | |
| place of birth | Grand Rapids , Michigan | |
| size | 191 cm | |
| position | Point guard | |
| High school | Beecher Community School District | |
| college | Iowa State | |
| NBA draft | 2017 , 51st Pick, Denver Nuggets | |
| Club information | ||
| society | Denver nuggets | |
| league | NBA | |
| Jersey number | 11 | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| 2017– |
 Denver nuggets
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| 2017-2018 |
→ Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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| 1 As of March 5, 2019 | ||
Monté Robert Morris (born June 27, 1995 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ) is an American basketball player . The point guard is currently under contract with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA .
High school and college
Born in Grand Rapids , Michigan , Monté Robert Morris grew up in Flint , where he attended Flint Beecher High School . In all four years he led his team, the Buccaneers , on points, assists and steals. Morris finally decided on Iowa State University in 2013 after several offers . There he spent every four years averaging 16 and 5.5 assists per game before signing up for the 2017 NBA draft .
NBA
In the draft, he was selected in 51st position by the Denver Nuggets . After the NBA Summer League , he signed a two-way contract with the Colorado state franchise . On October 23, 2017, he and his teammate Tyler Lydon were assigned to the NBA G-League team Rio Grande Valley Vipers . He made his debut in the NBA on December 12, 2017 against the Detroit Pistons , where he was able to book an assist in three minutes of play. Only two more were added to this mission in the further 2017/18 season . In the G-League he averaged 18 points and 6.6 assists per game.
For the 2018-19 season , Morris signed a three-year deal with the Nuggets and stepped into the rotation as second point guard behind Jamal Murray during the season . On October 25, he reached a new personal career record against the Los Angeles Lakers with 20 points. On February 2, 2019, he marked his first double-double in the NBA with 17 points and 10 assists . This season he was used in all 82 games, in which we get an average of 10.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds.
Web links
- Monté Morris - player profile on NBA.com
- Monté Morris - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Monte Morris no longer little Man-Man
- ↑ Flint Beecher's Monte Morris named AP Class C All-State Player of the Year
- ^ Monte Morris
- ^ Monte Morris signs two-way contract with Denver Nuggets
- ^ Denver Nuggets Assign Lydon / Transfer Craig, Morris to G League
- ↑ Denver Nuggets - Detroit Pistons
- ↑ Final 2017-18 NBA G League stats for ex-Iowa collegians ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Lakers
- ↑ Denver Nuggets - Minnesota Timberwolves
- ^ Monte Morris
1 Michael Porter Jr. | 3 Torrey Craig | 4 Paul Millsap | 5 Will Barton | 6 Keita Bates-Diop | 9 Jerami Grant | 10 Bol Bol | 11 Monté Morris | 14 Gary Harris | 15 Nikola Jokić | 24 Mason Plumlee | 27 Jamal Murray | 30 Troy Daniels | 31 Vlatko Čančar | 32 Noah Vonleh | 35 PJ Dozier
Head Coach: Michael Malone
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| SURNAME | Morris, Monté |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morris, Monté Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1995 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grand Rapids , Michigan |