Background
Almond was born in Dalton, Georgia and attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he was a teammate of fellow professional basketball player Josh Smith.
Almond was born in Dalton, Georgia and attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he was a teammate of fellow professional basketball player Josh Smith.
Almond was born in Dalton, Georgia and attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he was a teammate of fellow professional basketball player Josh Smith.
He last played for the Los Angeles Doctorate-Fenders of the National Basketball Association Development League (Doctorate-League). During his junior season, Almond"s scoring average jumped to 21.9 points per game (up from 72 points per game as a sophomore). His scoring average led all players in Conference United States of America. During his senior year, Almond"s scoring average increased to 26.4 points per game, ranking third in the nation.
He was also the first Rice basketball player to appear on the cover of a national publication.
After graduation, he was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (25th pick) in the 2007 National Basketball Association Draft. Almond played in 9 games during his rookie season with the Jazz, averaging 4.3 minutes.
His National Basketball Association career high is currently 12 points, at Sacramento on December 2, 2008. He scored his first National Basketball Association points on January 8, 2008 against the Indiana Pacers, with 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting.
However, he spent most of the season with the team"s Doctorate-League affiliate, the Utah Flash, to whom he was assigned.
He led the Doctorate-League in scoring during the season, averaging 25.6 points per game. In just his fifth game with the team on December 21, 2007, he tied a league record with 51 points in a 118–116 victory over the Austin Toros. The record was tied by Will Conroy in 2009 and surpassed by Pierre Jackson in 2014 (58).
On September 18, 2009, Morris Almond signed with the Orlando Magic.
He was waived on October 21, 2009. Almond later played for the Maine Red Claws and Springfield Armor of the National Basketball Association Development League.
He then signed with Real Madrid Baloncesto of the Spanish ACB. In July 2010 he left Real Madrid and joined the Italian club Scavolini Pesaro. In January 2012, Almond returned to the United States and signed with the Maine Red Claws for the second time.
On the 16th of April 2012, the Washington Wizards announced they would be signing Almond to contract for the rest of the 2011-2012 season.
At the end of the 2011-2012 season he was selected to the All National Basketball Association Doctorate-League Third Team after averaging 23.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for the Red Claws. Almond briefly played for Red Star Belgrade during the 2012-2013 season. He then returned to the Maine Red Claws, who traded him to the Iowa Energy.
On January 30, 2013, he and Mike Taylor were traded to the Los Angeles Doctorate-Fenders in exchange for Jarrid Famous.
Almond has since retired from professional basketball. He formed Alomond Athletics, a non-profit organization, in 2013.
Almond played college basketball at Rice University, where he was a member of Martel residential college.