Malcolm Hakeem Delaney was born on March 11,1989 and is an American former professional basketball player.
42 Facts About Malcolm Delaney
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Malcolm Delaney is from Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Towson Catholic High School.
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Malcolm Delaney was not drafted, and instead began his professional basketball career overseas, playing one season each for Elan Chalon, Budivelnyk Kyiv, and Bayern Munich, and later joined Lokomotiv Kuban for two seasons.
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Malcolm Delaney was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 11,1989.
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Malcolm Delaney's mother Patricia was a nurse and day care provider.
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Malcolm Delaney won a Little League Baseball home run derby.
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At age seven, Malcolm Delaney dribbled and shot balls on the sidelines at an Amateur Athletic Union team practice.
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Malcolm Delaney first attended McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland, where he played football and basketball.
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Malcolm Delaney started for the Eagles' basketball team and helped them see great success during his freshman season.
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Malcolm Delaney guided the Eagles to wins over ranked Cardinal Gibbons School and Towson Catholic High School.
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Malcolm Delaney joined fellow sophomores Donte Greene and Ron Nicholson on the Owls' roster.
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Malcolm Delaney averaged 20 points, four rebounds and four steals as a senior.
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Malcolm Delaney was the No 89 ranked player in the country and No 13 ranked point guard according to Rivals.
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Malcolm Delaney received offers from Virginia Tech, Clemson, Indiana, Iowa State and Maryland.
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Malcolm Delaney played for AAU Team Melo and is friends with former New York Knicks star and Maryland native Carmelo Anthony.
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Malcolm Delaney committed to the Hokies on September 3,2006.
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Malcolm Delaney finished second on the team in assists, fourth on the team in scoring and minutes played and fifth on the team in rebounding.
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Malcolm Delaney started the last 24 games of the season and appeared in all 35 games.
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Malcolm Delaney scored in double figures in all three Virginia Tech post-season games.
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Malcolm Delaney registered a career-high 20 points and tied a career-high in steals, with four, at UNC.
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Malcolm Delaney made the game-tying three-pointer with 52 seconds remaining against Maryland in the home victory.
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Malcolm Delaney scored more than 20 points in 12 games and more than 15 points in 25 contests.
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Malcolm Delaney was ranked among the ACC leaders in scoring, assists, free throw percentage and minutes played.
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Malcolm Delaney led the Hokies with 14 points and a career-high-tying 10 assists in the loss to Baylor in the second round of the NIT.
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Malcolm Delaney won the Lou Carnesecca Award, given to the most valuable player of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival, after averaging 23.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.0 apg and 3.0 spg for the tournament.
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Malcolm Delaney led the Hokies to the NIT quarterfinals and had 24 points in their season-ending loss to Rhode Island.
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Malcolm Delaney led the ACC in trips to the free throw line and imparted his knowledge to teammate Dorenzo Hudson who made a career-high 20 free throws on 21 attempts in their victory over Seton Hall.
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Malcolm Delaney entered the 2010 NBA draft on March 31,2010, but did not hire an agent.
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In 2011, after going undrafted, Malcolm Delaney signed with the French team Elan Chalon in an agreement worth $130,000.
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In 2012, Malcolm Delaney agreed to a deal to play for BC Budivelnyk in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Malcolm Delaney was named to the All-EuroCup First Team in 2013.
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In 2013, Malcolm Delaney signed a one-year deal with the German team Bayern Munich.
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On July 2,2014, Malcolm Delaney signed a one-year deal with the Russian team PBC Lokomotiv Kuban.
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Malcolm Delaney later said the club was "aggressive" in trying to sign him and he had "never heard a bad word" about them.
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Malcolm Delaney led his team to the 2016 EuroLeague Final Four where Lokomotiv finished in third place.
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Malcolm Delaney averaged 16.3 points, 5.5 assists and 3.4 rebounds over 31 EuroLeague games.
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On July 15,2016, Malcolm Delaney signed with the Atlanta Hawks on a 2-year, $5,000,000 deal.
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On July 28,2018, Malcolm Delaney signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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On September 12,2019, Malcolm Delaney signed a one-year deal with an option for another season with Spanish EuroLeague powerhouse FC Barcelona.
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Malcolm Delaney averaged 10.2 points and 3.7 assists per game.
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On June 2,2020, Malcolm Delaney signed a two-year contract with Olimpia Milano in Italy.
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On May 12,2022, Malcolm Delaney mutually parted ways with the Italian club, having already suffered a season-ending injury.