Morris Finley Explained

Morris Finley
Nationality:American
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:175
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:2 August 1981
Birth Place:Opelika, Alabama
High School:Lafayette (Lafayette, Alabama)
College:UAB (1999–2004)
Draft Year:2004
Career Start:2004
Years1:2004
Team1:Rome Gladiators
Years2:2004–2005
Team2:Mornar Bar
Years3:2005
Team3:Olympia Larissa
Years4:2005–2007
Team4:Liège Basket
Years5:2007–2008
Team5:Solsonica Rieti
Years6:2008–2009
Team6:Montepaschi Siena
Years7:2009–2011
Team7:Armani Jeans Milano
Years8:2012
Team8:Fenerbahçe Ülker
Years9:2013
Team9:Lagun Aro GBC
Years10:2014–2015
Team10:Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Highlights:

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, he plays the point guard position. In 2023 he began a small modeling career by appearing in an Instagram post for Milo's Tea Company.

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

[6] |-| align="left" | 2008–09| align="left" | Montepaschi Siena| 14 ||1|| 10.4 ||.396||.333|| 1.000 || .6 || 1.0 ||.9|| .0 ||4.5 || 4.5|-| align="left" | 2009–10| align="left" | Armani Jeans Milano| 9 ||9 || 33.0 || .392 || .308 ||.857|| 3.6 || 2.2 || 1.7 ||.0|| 12.4 || 10.9|-| align="left" | 2010–11| align="left" | Armani Jeans Milano| 10 ||9 || 29.5 || .519 || .433 ||.850|| 1.7 || 3.3 ||1.2|| .0 ||11.0 || 11.3|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 33 || 19 || 22.4 || .442 || .354 || .883 || 1.8 || 2.0 || 1.2 || .0 || 8.6 || 8.3

Italian League statistics

[7] |-| align="left" | 2007–08| align="left" | Solsonica Rieti| 30 || 28 || 30.8 || .498 || .423 || .846 || 3.3 || 3.3 || 2.5 || .1 || 20.3|-| align="left" | 2008–09| align="left" | Montepaschi Siena| 31 || 3 || 16.1 || .468 || .386 || .769 || 1.5 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .0 || 8.5|-| align="left" | 2009–10| align="left" | Armani Jeans Milano| 13 || 13 || 32.1 || .450 || .340 || .884 || 4.4 || 4.1 || 2.0 || .2 || 14.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 76 || 44 || 24.9 || .482 || .399 || .837 || 2.7 || 2.9 || 1.8 || .1 || 14.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.solobasket.it/news.asp?id=4560 Solobasket.it Milano ufficializza Finley (Italian).
  2. Web site: Archivio Corriere della Sera.
  3. http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=28637 Fenerbahçe Ülker transferred Mo Finley
  4. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=90643 El Lagun Aro GBC se hace con Morris Finley
  5. http://www.elan-bearnais.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2935:mo-finley-a-la-mene&catid=141:actualite-en-image&Itemid=134 Mo Finley, nouveau meneur de l'Elan
  6. http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=sie&pcode=001202#!careerstats Euroleague.net – Career stats
  7. http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=FIN-MOR-81 Legabasket.it – Career stats