Finn Delany

Finn Delany (born 12 August 1995) is a New Zealand-Irish professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Southwest Baptist Bearcats.

Finn Delany
Delany with Bonn in 2023
No. 70 – New Zealand Breakers
PositionForward
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1995-08-12) 12 August 1995
Nelson, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand / Irish
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High schoolNelson College
(Nelson, New Zealand)
CollegeSouthwest Baptist (2014–2015)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2018Nelson Giants
2015–2022New Zealand Breakers
2019FMP
2022–2023Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–presentNew Zealand Breakers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Professional career

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[1] and was named the league's best forward, the league's best local forward/centre and to the All-Star Five.

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.[2][3][4] 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.[5]

NBA Summer League (2019)

In July 2019, Delany joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[6] He averaged 6.3 points, 2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 10 minutes per game.

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[7] and was consequently named to the All-NBL Second Team.

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2022–2023)

On 12 July 2022, Delany signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League.[8]

Return to the Breakers (2023–present)

On 13 July 2023, Delany signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers.[9][10]

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.[11] He was a Tall Blacks member who won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[12]

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.[13]

Career statistics

NBL
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

Personal life

Delany is a dual national of New Zealand and Ireland.[14]

See also

References
  1. "NZNBL: New Zealand National Basketball League". Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "Finn Delany Heading to Serbia". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. "SERBIA BOUND FINN DELANY PROMISES NO LET UP FROM TALL BLACKS IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS". nz.basketball. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. "Finn Delany confirms move to Serbian club FMP Belgrade after Tall Blacks games". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. "Finn Delany Game Logs, Southwest Baptist, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. "Now that he's in NBA summer league training camp, Finn Delany is on top of the world". mavs.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. "National Basketball League | NBL". National Basketball League | NBL. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. "Unermüdlich, aggressiv und ein harter Arbeiter: Baskets verpflichten Finn Delany". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. "Breakers Announce Shock Return of Fan-Favourite for NBL24". nzbreakers.basketball. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. Uluc, Olgun (12 July 2023). "Finn Delany signs 2 year deal with NZ Breakers". ESPN.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. "2017 – #3 Finn DELANY Forward". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  12. "Finn DELANY New Zealand BKB Basketball". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  13. "Finn DELANY 2019 FIBA WC asian qualifiers". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  14. "Finn Delany". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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