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Phoenix Suns | #23 | Guard

Monté

Morris

PPG

5.3

RPG

1.5

APG

1.8

PIE

9.8

HEIGHT

6'2" (1.88m)

WEIGHT

183lb (83kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Iowa State

AGE

29 years

BIRTHDATE

June 27, 1995

DRAFT

2017 R2 Pick 51

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

6'2" | 183lb | 29 years

DRAFT

2017 R2 Pick 51

BIRTHDATE

June 27, 1995

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Iowa State

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER

  • Through seven NBA seasons, holds career averages of 10.0 points on 47.7% shooting (39.1 3FG%), 2.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.8 turnovers in 375 games (166 starts)
  • Has scored 10+ points 193 times and 20+ points 15 times, including a career-high 24 points on Dec. 29, 2020 at Sacramento
  • Has dished 5+ assists 129 times and 10+ assists 6 times, including a career-best 12 on Oct. 28, 2022 vs. Indiana
  • Has posted three career double-doubles, all of which were points/assists double-doubles
  • Has notched 42 career games with 3+ three-pointers and has four games with a career-high 5 triples
  • Has recorded 129 games in his career with 5+ assists and 0 turnovers and has 6 career games with 10+ assists and 0 turnovers
  • Has shot 37+% from three-point range in each of his last six NBA seasons, inclduing a career-best 41.4% from behind the arc in 2018-19
  • Since entering the NBA in 2017, has the ninth-lowest turnover percentage in the league at 8.0% among players who have appeared in at least 300 games
  • Among NBA point guards to appear in 250+ games since the start of the 2017-18 season, averages the third-fewest tunrovers per game at 0.8, trailing only Ryan Arcidiacono and Jevon Carter
  • In five playoff appearances, holds career postseason averages of 8.3 points on 44.0% shooting, 3.1 assists and 0.5 turnovers in 57 games (10 starts)

2023-24 (Detroit/Minnesota)

  • Split time with the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves after being acquired by the Wolves at the 2023 Trade Deadline
  • Due to injury, only played in six games for the Pistons where he averaged 4.5 points on 36.4% shooting, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
  • In 27 games with Minnesota, he averaged 5.1 points on 41.7% shooting, including 42.4% from deep, 1.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 15.1 minutes per game
  • Since being acquired in a trade with Detroit on Feb. 8, Morris appeared in 27 games for the Timberwolves and tallied a total of 61 assists and just five turnovers
  • At the 6:57 mark of the second quarter at Utah on March 16, Morris connected on a three-pointer for his first points in a Wolves uniform, becoming the 20th player in Timberwolves history to make a three as their first field goal attempt since the 2002-03 season
  • PLAYOFFS: Appeared in nine playoff games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.0 assists in 7.4 minutes of action

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE

  • Named All-Big 12 First Team as a senior and Second Team as a junior and sophomore
  • Chosen Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player as a senior
  • Selected to Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team as a senior and sophomore
  • Picked as Second Team All-American by Basketball Times and CBSSports.com as a senior
  • Broke Iowa State records for career assists (768) and steals (225)
  • Winningest player in school history (100 victories)
  • Set NCAA career record with a 4.65 assist to- turnover ratio
  • Paced the Big 12 and set the NCAA single-season record with a 5.17 assist-to-turnover ratio, becoming the eighth player in Division I history to lead the nation in a stat category three different seasons during his senior season
  • Set school record for assist average with 6.9 per game in a single season during his junio year
  • Led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.63) as a sophomore
  • Led the nation with a 4.79 assist-to-turnover ratio, including a 6.9 assist-to-turnover ratio in league play as a freshman
  • His 134 assists in his first season at Iowa State were the third most by a freshman in school history

PERSONAL LIFE

  • Born June 27, 1995 in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Son of Latonia Morris
  • Named 2013 Michigan Mr. Basketball at Flint Beecher High School, where he led the team to back-to-back Class C state titles and a 55-1 combined record with a Parade All-American selection over a two-year span
  • Liberal studies major in college
  • Following on Instagram at biggametae