Monté Morris (born June 27, 1995) is an American Professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Monte grew up in Flint, Michigan attending Flint Beecher High School. He was a four-year starter for the Beecher Buccaneers. Morris was a three-time winner of Michigan's Associated Press Class C Player of the Year Award and a three time all-state selection. He led the Buccaneers in scoring, assists, and steals in all four seasons. He led Flint Beecher to back-to-back Class C Michigan state titles in 2012 and 2013. One of the nation's best point guards, Morris won Michigan's Mr. Basketball award in 2013.
Monté Morris played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones in the Big12 Conference. At the end of his senior season, Morris broke the NCAA record assist-to-turnover ratio from 4.79 he set his freshman year to the new record of 5.21. The Denver Nuggets selected Monte Morris with the 51st Pick in the 2017 NBA DRAFT.
“ALWAYS READY TO DISPLAY MY TALENTS WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON.”
— Monte Morris