Morris Almond
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| birthday | 2nd February 1985 (age 35) | |
| place of birth | Dalton (Georgia) , United States | |
| size | 198 cm | |
| position | Shooting Guard / Small Forward | |
| college | Rice | |
| NBA draft | 2007 , 25th Pick, Utah Jazz | |
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| 2007-2009 |
 Utah Jazz
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| 2007-2009 |
Utah Flash ( NBA D-League )
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| 2009 |
Orlando Magic
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| 2009-2010 |
Springfield Armor (NBA D-League)
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| 2010 |
Maine Red Claws (NBA D-League)
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| 2010 |
 real Madrid
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| 2010-2011 |
 Victoria Libertas Pesaro
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| 2011 |
 Cherkassky Mawpi
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| 2012 |
Maine Red Claws (NBA D-League)
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| 2012 |
Washington Wizards
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| 2012 |
 KK Red Star Belgrade
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| 2013 |
Iowa Energy (D-League)
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| 2013 |
Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League)
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Morris Almond (born February 2, 1985 in Dalton ) is an American basketball player . His preferred position is that of the shooting guard .
Career
Morris Almond began his college career at Rice University with the Rice Owls . In the 2006/07 season he averaged 26.4 points and was named the best player in Conference USA . At the 2007 NBA Draft , he was selected as the 25th first-round pick by Utah Jazz . During his two seasons at jazz , however, he only made 34 appearances, mostly he played for the Utah Flash in the NBA D-League , where he was 53 on January 30, 2008 in his team's 102:87 victory over the Bakersfield Jam Set the D-League points record. In September 2009, he undertook the Orlando Magic games Preaseason, but after only four he left this direction D-League, where he in 2009/10 first for Springfield Armor and from 15 February 2010 for the Maine Red Claws was active .
In April 2010 he signed a contract with the Spanish first division club Real Madrid that ran until 2012 , but moved to Italy in the summer of the same year, to Victoria Libertas Pesaro . After he was briefly active in Ukraine for the Cherkassky Mawpi , Almond moved back to the Maine Red Claws in the NBA D-League in early 2012. He received a contract with the Washington Wizards in 2012 , for which he played 4 games and scored 3.5 points per game.
After the season he moved to Serbia to KK Red Star Belgrade , but stayed only a short time before returning to the D-League . In 2013 he was under contract with the Los Angeles D-Fenders .
successes
- Conference USA Player of the Year: 2006/07
Web links
- Morris Almond - player profile on NBA.com
- Morris Almond - D-League player profile
Individual evidence
- ↑ Almond Sets D-League Record with 53 Points. (No longer available online.) In: nba.com . January 30, 2008, archived from the original on September 23, 2009 ; accessed on April 12, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Morris Almond, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid. (No longer available online.) In: realmadrid.com . April 12, 2010, archived from the original on April 15, 2010 ; Retrieved April 12, 2010 (Spanish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Almond, Morris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd February 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dalton (Georgia) , USA |