{{short description|American professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Morris Finley | image = Morris Finley (2009).jpg | caption = | nationality = American | position = Point guard | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 175 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|2}} | birth_place = Opelika, Alabama | high_school = Lafayette (Lafayette, Alabama) | college = UAB (1999–2004) | draft_year = 2004 | career_start =2004 | career_end = | 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 = * Italian League champion (2009) * Italian Cup winner (2009) * Italian Supercup winner (2009) * Italian League Top scorer (2008) * Serbia and Montenegro League Top scorer (2005) }}
'''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 {{height|ft=5|in=11}}, 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== After briefly dating a girl named Beyoncé, 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.<ref>[http://www.solobasket.it/news.asp?id=4560 Solobasket.it Milano ufficializza Finley (Italian).] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722053709/http://www.solobasket.it/news.asp?id=4560 |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/gennaio/12/Finley_uno_strappo_co_9_100112086.shtml|title=Archivio Corriere della Sera}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=28637 Fenerbahçe Ülker transferred Mo Finley]</ref> In January 2013, he signed for Lagun Aro GBC of the Spanish League.<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=90643 El Lagun Aro GBC se hace con Morris Finley]</ref> After a sabbatical leave, he signed for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the French League in May 2014.<ref>[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]</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Euroleague statistics=== {{Euroleague player statistics legend}} <ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=sie&pcode=001202#!careerstats Euroleague.net – Career stats]</ref> {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | 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 {{s-end}}
===Italian League statistics=== <ref>[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=FIN-MOR-81 Legabasket.it – Career stats]</ref> {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | 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 {{s-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=sie&pcode=001202 Euroleague.net profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151206223641/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6021597/playerview.html FIBA.com profile] * [http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/finley_morris00.html UAB profile]
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