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Finn Patrick King Delany (born 12 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the Southwest Baptist Bearcats.

Finn Delany

No. 70 – Telekom Baskets Bonn
Position	Forward
League	Basketball Bundesliga Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born	(1995-08-12) 12 August 1995 (age 27) Nelson, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High school	Nelson College
College	Southwest Baptist (2014–2015)
NBA draft	2016 / Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2018	Nelson Giants
2015–2022	New Zealand Breakers
2019	FMP
2022–present	Telekom Baskets Bonn
Career highlights and awards
All-NBL Second Team (2021) NZ Breakers MVP (2021) NZNBL Most Outstanding Forward (2018) NZNBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre (2018) NZNBL All-Star Five (2018)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Professional career

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2022-present)

On 12 July 2022, Delany signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League.[1]

New Zealand Breakers (2015-2022)

Finn Delany has played for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL since 2015. In 2021 he averaged 16.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 46% from the floor[2] and was consequently named to the All-NBL Second Team.

Year	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020-21	33.49	46	34	83	6.8	2.2	0.56	0.33	16.22
2019-20	29.31	47	40	81	6	2	0.55	0.35	12.35
2018-19	14.95	57	39	69	2.76	1.32	0.28	0.08	8.04
2017-18	14.96	50	22	66	3.36	0.82	0.36	0.18	5.18
2016-17	8.92	53	47	74	2.24	0.52	0.16	0.04	3.24
2015-16	2.33	0	0	-	1	0.33	0	0	0

NBA Summer League (2019)

In July 2019, Delany joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[3] He averaged 6.3 points, 2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 10 minutes per game.

KK FMP Belgrade (2019)

In February 2019, Delany signed a contract with Serbian team KK FMP Belgrade for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[4][5][6] His best showing for the club came against EuroLeague team KK Crvena Zvezda on 4 May 2019 when he had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 89% field goal shooting.[7]

Nelson Giants (2013-2018)

Finn Delany first played for his hometown Nelson Giants in the 2013 New Zealand NBL season when he was still at high school. He continued playing for the team until 2018 when he averaged 19.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists on 57% field goal shooting[8] and was named the league's best forward, the leagues best local forward/centre and to the All-Star Five.

National team career

Delany was a member of the New Zealand national team that won 4th place at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Beirut, Lebanon. Over six tournament games, he averaged 12.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.[9] He was a Tall Blacks member who won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[10]

In November 2017, 2018, and February 2019, Delany represented the Tall Blacks during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers. Over nine qualifiers games, he averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[11]

See also

• List of foreign basketball players in Serbia

References

External links

• Player Profile at realgm.com

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