Malcolm Hakeem Delaney (born March 11, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the Italian

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(LBA) and the EuroLeague. He is from

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, and attended

Towson Catholic High School Towson Catholic High School was a private Catholic, co-educational high school in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, Maryland, whose closing was announced in July 2009. At its peak enrollment in the 1960s and 1970s, more than 400 children attende ...

. Delaney played

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for the

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team. At the end of his college career, Delaney declared for the

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. He was not drafted, and instead began his professional basketball career overseas, playing one season each for

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, and Bayern Munich, and later joined

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for two seasons. In

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, he earned an

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selection.

Early life

Delaney was born in

on March 11, 1989. His mother Patricia was a nurse and

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provider. His father Vincent, Jr. was a top high school basketball player in Baltimore and later became a starter at

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. Vincent, Jr. returned from college as a social worker. Malcolm's older brother Vincent would play

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college

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for Stonehill College in

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. In his childhood, Delaney led his

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youth football team to the national title. He also won a

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(AAU) team practice.

High school career

Delaney first attended

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, where he played football and basketball. He started for the Eagles' basketball team and helped them see great success during his freshman season. McDonogh most notably defeated

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, the top-ranked team in the

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(MIAA). Delaney also guided the Eagles to wins over ranked

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and

. Before his sophomore year, Delaney transferred to Towson Catholic, where he continued to play MIAA basketball under head coach Josh Pratt. He joined fellow sophomores

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and Ron Nicholson on the Owls' roster. He averaged 20 points, four rebounds and four steals as a senior. Also played in the Nike All-American All-Star game and was co-MVP of the Spalding Hoopball Classic. Was an EA Sports second-team All-American, Charm City Classic MVP, Capitol Classic All-Tournament team and Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year. Delaney earned Gatorade Player of the Year/Mr. Maryland and was an All-County selection as a senior. At Towson Catholic, led team to the Baltimore Catholic League and MIAA Championships as a senior and scored 2,112 career points. Delaney was the No. 89 ranked player in the country and No. 13 ranked point guard according to Rivals. He received offers from Virginia Tech, Clemson, Indiana, Iowa State and Maryland. He also played for AAU Team Melo and is friends with former New York Knicks star and Maryland native

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. He committed to the Hokies on September 3, 2006.

College career

Freshman year

Delaney finished second on the team in assists (107, 3.1 apg), fourth on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) and minutes played (27.3) and fifth on the team in rebounding (2.9 rpg). He started the last 24 games of the season and appeared in all 35 games. He scored in double figures in all three Virginia Tech post-season games. He registered a career-high 20 points and tied a career-high in steals, with four, at UNC. He made the game-tying three-pointer with 52 seconds remaining against Maryland in the home victory.

Sophomore year

In his second season Delaney was named third-team All-ACC. He scored more than 20 points in 12 games and more than 15 points in 25 contests. Improved his scoring average and was second on the team in scoring, averaging 18.2 ppg. He was ranked among the ACC leaders in scoring (6th, 18.1 ppg), assists (5th, 4.5 apg), free throw percentage (3rd, 86.9%) and minutes played (2nd, 36.5). 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. He 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.

Junior year

In his junior year Delaney was a unanimous first-team All-ACC after recording a career-best 20.2 ppg for the season.Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney returning for senior year - ESPN
/ref> He led the Hokies to the NIT quarterfinals and had 24 points in their season-ending loss to Rhode Island. Led the ACC in scoring and was the Sporting News' fourth-team All-America selection. 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.

Collegiate statistics

2010 NBA Draft

Delaney entered the 2010 NBA draft on March 31, 2010, but did not hire an agent. He had until May 8 to withdraw from the Draft or forgo his senior season. On May 7, Delaney decided to return to the Hokies for his senior season. On ESPN he had been projected as a second round draft choice to undrafted.

Professional career

Élan Chalon (2011–2012)

In 2011, after going undrafted, Delaney signed with the French team

in an agreement worth $130,000. The team plays in France's top professional league,

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. In his first professional game, Delaney recorded 12 points and 8 assists in a 77–73 win over BCM Gravelines. On April 6, 2012, Delaney recorded his first career double-double after racking up 30 points and 10 assists in a 99–109 overtime loss to the

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Budivelnyk Kyiv (2012–2013)

In 2012, Malcolm Delaney agreed to a deal to play for

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in Kiev, Ukraine. The club plays in the

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. He was named to the All-EuroCup First Team in 2013.

Bayern Munich (2013–2014)

In 2013, Delaney signed a one-year deal with the German team Bayern Munich. In April 2014, Delaney won the

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award. Bayern won the German League title by beating Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals, and Delaney won the Finals MVP award.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2014–2016)

On July 2, 2014, Delaney signed a one-year deal with the Russian team

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. He later said the club was "aggressive" in trying to sign him and he had "never heard a bad word" about them. In the summer of 2015, he re-signed with Lokomotiv for 2015–16 season. He led his team to the 2016 EuroLeague Final Four where Lokomotiv finished in third place. Delaney averaged 16.3 points, 5.5 assists and 3.4 rebounds over 31 EuroLeague games.

Atlanta Hawks (2016–2018)

On July 15, 2016, Delaney signed with the

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on a 2-year, $5,000,000 deal. He made his NBA debut in the Hawks' season opener on October 27, 2016, recording four points and five assists in 20 minutes off the bench in a 114–99 win over the

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. On February 24, 2017, in a 108–90 loss to the

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, Delaney had five points and four assists and made only 2 of 10 shots from the field in his first career start as a fill-in for

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Guangdong Southern Tigers (2018–2019)

On July 28, 2018, Delaney signed with the

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of the

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(CBA). In his first game with the Southern Tigers, he recorded 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 87–84 win over the

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FC Barcelona (2019–2020)

On September 12, 2019, Delaney signed a one-year deal with an option for another season with

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EuroLeague powerhouse

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. In his first game with FC Barcelona, Delaney racked up 8 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in a 92–86 win over the Obradoiro. He averaged 10.2 points and 3.7 assists per game. In May 2020, FC Barcelona released Delaney from his contract.

Olimpia Milano (2020–2022)

On June 2, 2020, Delaney signed a two-year contract with

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. On October 17, he was ruled out at least 20 days after suffering a left ankle sprain. On May 12, 2022, Delaney mutually parted ways with the Italian club, having already suffered a season-ending injury. Afterwards, he stated that the 2022 season would be his last season with any European basketball team or club.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

Malcolm Delaney
at acb.com
Official website

EuroLeague profile

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