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  • Morris Almond
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2008-09 Statistics

PPG
5.3
RPG
1.80
APG
0.3
EFF
+ 4.58
Born: Feb 2, 1985
Height: 6-6 /  1,98
Weight: 225  lbs. / 102,1  kg.
College: Rice
Years Pro: 1

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Background

2006-07 SEASON
Averaged 26.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 33.4 minutes while starting all 32 games for the Rice Owls as a senior … Ranked third in the nation in scoring per game … Named Conference USA Player of the Year after setting single-season conference records for points average (26.4), points scored (844), and free throws made (241) … Earned First Team All-Conference USA honors … Dubbed AP All-American honorable mention player and was voted to the NABC All-District 9 First Team and the USBWA All-District 7 First Team … Named Playboy Magazine All-American, CollegeInsider.com All-American, and was a top 30 finalist for the Wooden Award, Naismith Award and Senior CLASS Award … Led the Owls in scoring, rebounding (ranked fourth in C-USA), three-point field goal percentage (.456, first), and free throw percentage (.846, second) … Scored 30+ points 10 times, topping the 40-point mark twice … Scored 20+ points in 14 games … Twice tied C-USA record for free throws made in a game (18) … Exploded for a career-high and C-USA record 44 points vs. Vanderbilt on 1/2 … Registered 42 points (13-16 FG) at Utah on 11/25 ... Posted seven double-doubles, including a 38-point, career-high 12-rebound performance vs. North Texas on 11/18 … Recorded a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double at highly-ranked Memphis on 2/22 … Scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds vs. Houston on 1/17.

AS A COLLEGIAN
Played in 121 games (56 starts) over four year career at Rice … Averaged 15.1 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting .492 percent from the field, .435 percent from 3-point range, and .824 percent from the free throw line … Ranks fourth on Rice’s all-time scoring list with 1,825 points … Earned First Team All-Conference USA honors as a junior in 2005-06 as he led C-USA in scoring with 21.9 points and ranked 10th in rebounding with 5.8 boards per game … Started in 24 of 28 games as a junior … Holds C-USA record with 25.1 scoring average in league games (2006) … Scored 30+ points six times, with a season-high 40 points vs. SMU … Did not start as a freshman or sophomore … In his sophomore season (2004-05), averaged 7.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 13.6 minutes a contest … Led the Owls in free throw shooting (.809) and scored in double figures 10 times … Tallied a career-high seven assists vs. San Jose State … Averaged 4.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.0 minutes a game as a freshman (2003-04) ... Scored in double figures five times, with a season-high 16 points vs. Tulsa and SMU.


Personal

  • Born in Dalton, Ga.
  • While in Germany, attended the same base school as Shaquille O’Neal
  • Received a degree in kinesiology from Rice
  • Father is a retired army major and mother is a middle school teacher
  • Played prep ball at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga., alongside current Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith
  • Playing for the Jazz is the first job he has ever had


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