Morris Finley
Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Opelika, Alabama | August 2, 1981
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lafayette (Lafayette, Alabama) |
College | UAB (1999–2004) |
NBA draft | 2004 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2004–present |
Career history | |
2004 | Rome Gladiators |
2004–2005 | Mornar Bar |
2005 | Olympia Larissa |
2005–2007 | Liège Basket |
2007–2008 | Solsonica Rieti |
2008–2009 | Montepaschi Siena |
2009–2011 | Armani Jeans Milano |
2012 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
2013 | Lagun Aro GBC |
2014–2015 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Morris "Mo" Finley (born August 2, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he plays the point guard position.
College career[]
Finley played college basketball at the University of Alabama Birmingham with the school's UAB Blazers. He is mostly remembered for hitting the game winning shot against the No. 1 overall seed Kentucky in the Second Round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament.
Pro career[]
Finley joined the Serbia and Montenegro League team Mornar Bar in 2004. He led the league in scoring during the 2004-05 season, averaging 23.3 points per game. In 2005, he joined the Greek League club Olympia Larissa for only 3 games. He then joined the Belgian team Liège Basket. In 2007, he joined the Italian League team Solsonica Rieti, and was the Serie A top scorer with 20.3 points per game. In 2008, he moved to Montepaschi Siena, where he won the Italian Championship. In 2009, he moved to Olimpia Milano.[1] He started the season with Armani Jeans with a stunning performance, scoring 28 points on 10/16 shooting in a 66–73 loss against Milano's rival, Pallacanestro Varese. He led Olimpia both in Euroleague and in Serie A, until he suffered a strain on January 11, 2010. He missed three months of the season, but returned to help lead Olimpia back to the Finals.[2] During the 2011 season Finley suffered a knee injury requiring surgery. He was sidelined for most of 2012, but returned to finish the season for Fenerbahçe Ülker in Turkey.[3] In January 2013, he signed for Lagun Aro GBC of the Spanish League.[4] After a sabbatical leave, he signed for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the French League in May 2014.[5]
Career statistics[]
Euroleague statistics[]
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2008–09 | Montepaschi Siena | 14 | 1 | 10.4 | .396 | .333 | 1.000 | .6 | 1.0 | .9 | .0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
2009–10 | Armani Jeans Milano | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | .392 | .308 | .857 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .0 | 12.4 | 10.9 |
2010–11 | Armani Jeans Milano | 10 | 9 | 29.5 | .519 | .433 | .850 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 11.0 | 11.3 |
Career | 33 | 19 | 22.4 | .442 | .354 | .883 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .0 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
Italian League statistics[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Solsonica Rieti | 30 | 28 | 30.8 | .498 | .423 | .846 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .1 | 20.3 |
2008–09 | Montepaschi Siena | 31 | 3 | 16.1 | .468 | .386 | .769 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .0 | 8.5 |
2009–10 | Armani Jeans Milano | 13 | 13 | 32.1 | .450 | .340 | .884 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.0 | .2 | 14.0 |
Career | 76 | 44 | 24.9 | .482 | .399 | .837 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | .1 | 14.2 |
References[]
- ^ Solobasket.it Milano ufficializza Finley (Italian). Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archivio Corriere della Sera".
- ^ Fenerbahçe Ülker transferred Mo Finley
- ^ El Lagun Aro GBC se hace con Morris Finley
- ^ Mo Finley, nouveau meneur de l'Elan
- ^ Euroleague.net – Career stats
- ^ Legabasket.it – Career stats
External links[]
- 1981 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Alabama
- Élan Béarnais players
- Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
- Gipuzkoa Basket players
- KK Mornar Bar players
- Liège Basket players
- Liga ACB players
- Mens Sana Basket players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Olympia Larissa B.C. players
- People from Opelika, Alabama
- Point guards
- UAB Blazers men's basketball players
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people