Morris Almond Named D-League.com Performer of the Week
December 24, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2007 - Morris Almond of the Utah Flash today was named D-League.com Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Dec. 17. In two games, Morris averaged 43.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals while shooting 32-of-68 (.471) from the field.
A first-round selection in the 2007 NBA Draft (25th overall) by the Utah Jazz, Almond tied Clay Tucker's D-League regular season record on Dec. 21 when he scored 51 points in a win over the Austin Toros. The following night, Morris netted 36 points and nine rebounds as the Flash defeated the Bakersfield Jam for their second win of the week.
A product of Rice University, Almond, a 6-6 guard, was assigned to the Flash on Dec. 6 and leads the D-League with 32.0 points along with 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists during six games in the D-League. Prior to his assignment, Almond appeared in four NBA games for the Jazz.
Other top performers in the D-League last week included Colorado's Elton Brown, who averaged 24.0 points and 12.8 rebounds in four games; Taurean Green who finished the week with Idaho averaging 23.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 12.0 assists during a two-game assignment from Portland; Rio Grande Valley's Gabe Muoneke who averaged 28.0 points, 9.0 rebounds in two games for the Vipers; Carlos Powell who finished the week averaging 31.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists in two wins with Dakota; and C.J. Watson who averaged 31.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 9.5 assists in two games with Rio Grande Valley.
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