# Morris Finley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morris_Finley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morris_Finley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Finley > Source revision: 1319660989 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/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](/source/Opelika%2C_Alabama) | high_school = Lafayette ([Lafayette, Alabama](/source/Lafayette%2C_Alabama)) | college = [UAB](/source/UAB_Blazers_men's_basketball) (1999–2004) | draft_year = 2004 | career_start =2004 | career_end = | years1 = 2004 | team1 = [Rome Gladiators](/source/Rome_Gladiators) | years2 = 2004–2005 | team2 = [Mornar Bar](/source/KK_Mornar) | years3 = 2005 | team3 = [Olympia Larissa](/source/Olympia_Larissa_BC) | years4 = 2005–2007 | team4 = [Liège Basket](/source/Li%C3%A8ge_Basket) | years5 = 2007–2008 | team5 = [Solsonica Rieti](/source/Nuova_AMG_Sebastiani_Basket_Napoli) | years6 = 2008–2009 | team6 = [Montepaschi Siena](/source/Mens_Sana_Basket) | years7 = 2009–2011 | team7 = [Armani Jeans Milano](/source/Olimpia_Milano) | years8 = 2012 | team8 = [Fenerbahçe Ülker](/source/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_Men's_Basketball) | years9 = 2013 | team9 = [Lagun Aro GBC](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Gipuzkoa_BC) | years10 = 2014–2015 | team10 = [Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez](/source/%C3%89lan_B%C3%A9arnais_Pau-Orthez) | highlights = * [Italian League](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) champion ([2009](/source/Serie_A_(basketball)_2008-09)) * [Italian Cup](/source/Italian_Basketball_Cup) winner (2009) * [Italian Supercup](/source/Italian_Basketball_Supercup) winner (2009) * [Italian League](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) Top scorer ([2008](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Lega_Basket_Serie_A)) * [Serbia and Montenegro League](/source/Yugoslav_Basketball_League) Top scorer (2005) }} '''Morris "Mo" Finley''' (born August 2, 1981) is an American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player who last played for [Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez](/source/%C3%89lan_B%C3%A9arnais_Pau-Orthez) of the [LNB Pro A](/source/LNB_Pro_A). Standing at {{height|ft=5|in=11}}, he plays the [point guard](/source/point_guard) position. In 2023 he began a small modeling career by appearing in an Instagram post for [Milo's Tea Company](/source/Milo's_Tea_Company). ==College career== Finley played [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) at the [University of Alabama Birmingham](/source/University_of_Alabama_Birmingham) with the school's [UAB Blazers](/source/UAB_Blazers_men's_basketball). 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](/source/Yugoslav_Basketball_League) team [Mornar Bar](/source/KK_Mornar) 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](/source/A1_Ethniki) club [Olympia Larissa](/source/Olympia_Larissa_BC) for only 3 games. He then joined the Belgian team [Liège Basket](/source/Li%C3%A8ge_Basket). In 2007, he joined the [Italian League](/source/Serie_A_(basketball)) team [Solsonica Rieti](/source/Nuova_AMG_Sebastiani_Basket_Napoli), and was the [Serie A](/source/Serie_A_(basketball)_2007%E2%80%9308) top scorer with 20.3 points per game. In 2008, he moved to [Montepaschi Siena](/source/Mens_Sana_Basket), where he won the [Italian Championship](/source/Serie_A_(basketball)_2008-09). In 2009, he moved to [Olimpia Milano](/source/Olimpia_Milano).[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 }} 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](/source/Pallacanestro_Varese). He led Olimpia both in [Euroleague](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Euroleague) and in Serie A, until he suffered a [strain](/source/strain_(injury)) on January 11, 2010. He missed three months of the season, but returned to help lead Olimpia back to the Finals.{{Cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/gennaio/12/Finley_uno_strappo_co_9_100112086.shtml|title=Archivio Corriere della Sera}} 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](/source/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_Men's_Basketball) in Turkey.[http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=28637 Fenerbahçe Ülker transferred Mo Finley] In January 2013, he signed for [Lagun Aro GBC](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Gipuzkoa_BC) of the [Spanish League](/source/Liga_ACB).[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=90643 El Lagun Aro GBC se hace con Morris Finley] After a sabbatical leave, he signed for [Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez](/source/%C3%89lan_B%C3%A9arnais_Pau-Orthez) of the [French League](/source/LNB_Pro_A) in May 2014.[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] ==Career statistics== ===Euroleague statistics=== {{Euroleague player statistics legend}} [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=sie&pcode=001202#!careerstats Euroleague.net – Career stats] {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Euroleague) | align="left" | [Montepaschi Siena](/source/Mens_Sana_Basket) | '''14''' ||1|| 10.4 ||.396||.333|| '''1.000''' || .6 || 1.0 ||.9|| .0 ||4.5 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Euroleague) | align="left" | [Armani Jeans Milano](/source/Olimpia_Milano) | 9 ||'''9''' || '''33.0''' || .392 || .308 ||.857|| '''3.6''' || 2.2 || '''1.7''' ||.0|| '''12.4''' || 10.9 |- | align="left" | [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Euroleague) | 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=== [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=FIN-MOR-81 Legabasket.it – Career stats] {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Lega_Basket_Serie_A) | align="left" | [Solsonica Rieti](/source/Nuova_AMG_Sebastiani_Basket_Napoli) | 30 || '''28''' || 30.8 || '''.498''' || '''.423''' || .846 || 3.3 || 3.3 ||''' 2.5''' || .1 || '''20.3''' |- | align="left" | [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Lega_Basket_Serie_A) | align="left" | [Montepaschi Siena](/source/Mens_Sana_Basket) | '''31''' || 3 || 16.1 || .468 || .386 || .769 || 1.5 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .0 || 8.5 |- | align="left" | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Lega_Basket_Serie_A) | align="left" | [Armani Jeans Milano](/source/Olimpia_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] {{DEFAULTSORT:Finley, Morris}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in France Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy Category:American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Alabama Category:Élan Béarnais players Category:Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Category:Gipuzkoa Basket players Category:KK Mornar Bar players Category:Liège Basket players Category:Liga ACB players Category:Mens Sana Basket players Category:Olimpia Milano players Category:Olympia Larissa B.C. players Category:Sportspeople from Opelika, Alabama Category:Point guards Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball players Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Morris Finley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Finley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Finley?action=history)). 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