Morris Almond

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Morris Almond
Los Angeles D-Fenders
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
119 (3.1 ppg)
Rebounds46 (1.2 rpg)
Assists12 (0.3 apg)
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Morris Almond (born February 2, 1985) is an American former professional

NBA Development League
(D-League).

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. Almond was the first basketball player in McEachern school history to have his #22 jersey retired.

College career

Almond played college basketball at

Martel residential college.[2] 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. He was also the first Rice basketball player to appear on the cover of a national publication.[3] 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 during his rookie season with the Jazz, averaging 4.3 minutes. His NBA career high is currently 12 points, at

Bakersfield Jam in a 102–87 win.[7] The record was tied by Will Conroy in 2009 and surpassed by Pierre Jackson in 2014 (58).[8]

On September 18, 2009, Morris Almond signed with the

Scavolini Pesaro.[12]

In January 2012, Almond returned to the United States and signed with the Maine Red Claws for the second time.[13] On the 16th of April 2012, the Washington Wizards announced they would be signing Almond to contract for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[14] At the end of the 2011–2012 season he was selected to the All NBA D-League Third Team after averaging 23.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for the Red Claws.

Almond briefly played for

Iowa Energy.[16]

On January 30, 2013, he and

Los Angeles D-Fenders in exchange for Jarrid Famous.[17]

Post-professional career

Almond has since retired from professional basketball. He formed Almond Athletics, a non-profit organization, in 2013.[18]

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
2011–12 Washington 4 0 16.8 .353 .333 .333 2.0 .5 1.8 .0 3.5
Career 38 1 9.5 .381 .292 .743 1.2 .3 .3 .1 3.1

Notes

  1. ^ About Us | Almond Athletics Archived 2016-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Smooth Shooter". Rice News. Rice University News & Media. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Smooth Shooter". Rice News. Rice University News & Media. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  5. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  6. ^ Almond Ties D-League Record, Flash Outlast Toros
  7. ^ Almond Leads Flash to 102–87 Win Over Jam Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Pierre Jackson's 58 D-League best". ESPN. Associated Press. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  9. ^ Magic Sign Almond, Johnson; Prepare for Camp
  10. ^ Orlando Waives Morris Almond Archived 2009-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.
  11. ^ Morris Almond playerfile Archived 2009-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. NBA Development League.
  12. ^ Scavolini Pesaro signs Morris Almond
  13. The Republican
    . Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  14. ^ WIZARDS SIGN GUARD MORRIS ALMOND
  15. ^ "RASTANAK SA ALMONDOM". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  16. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    on 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  17. ^ D-Fenders Acquire Morris Almond and Mike Taylor
  18. ^ About Us | Almond Athletics Archived 2016-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 4, 2024.

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