Morris Almond

Morris Almond (born February 2, 1985 in Dalton, Georgia) is an American basketball player with the NBA's Utah Jazz. He was selected 25th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft after graduating from Rice University.

Almond attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia and was a teammate of current Atlanta Hawks player Josh Smith.

Almond improved his points per game scoring average from 7.2 to 21.9 during from his sophomore to junior seasons. He led all Conference USA players in scoring that year.

During his senior year, he improved his scoring average further to 26.4, ranking third in the nation. He was named Conference USA Player of the Year and was named AP All-America Honorable Mention.

Almond finished his career at Rice with 121 games played and a scoring average of 15.1 ppg.