Mike Conley, Jr.
Michael " Mike" Alex Conley Jr. ( born October 11, 1987 in Fayetteville, Arkansas ) is an American professional basketball player standing with the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA under contract. Mike Conley, Jr. is the son of the athletes and Olympic gold medalist Mike Conley.
Career
High School and College
During high school, Conley and Greg Oden were playing in the same team. Together they won with her team three times in a row the state championship. Back in 2005, announced Oden and Conley that they will go from 2006 for the basketball team at Ohio State University on basket hunt. In the ' Buckeyes ' convinced Conley in his Freshmen year and led to the 'Big Ten Conference ' with 6.1 assists per game. During the NCAA tournament Conley, Oden and Daequan Cook led their team to the finals, where was defeated by the basketball team the ' Florida Gators ' to Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer and Al Horford. Conley, Oden and Cook gave after leaving their registration for the NBA Draft known.
NBA
Before the draft was announced that Conley's father both his son and Greg Oden would represent as an agent. When NBA Draft 2007 Conley was selected after Oden, Kevin Durant and Al Horford in fourth place of the Memphis Grizzlies. In his rookie season with the Grizzlies Conley convinced with good values in points and assists. The following year, Conley began under coach Marc Iavarorn as a starter, but lost his starting place to Kyle Lowry. Until the middle of the season Conley scored only 7.5 points and 3.4 assists per game. After Lionel Hollins was traded and Lowry appointed as the new Head Coach Grizzlies to the Houston Rockets, Conley was returned to its starting place and improved its statistical values in the remaining games to 14.8 points and 5.7 assists. During the seasons 2009/10 and 2010/11 Conley was in all the games from the start on the field. With Karrierebestwerten in points, assists and steals Conley reached with the Grizzlies first time in 2011, the play-off. Despite the injury of Grizzly - star player Rudy Gay the Grizzlies during the play-offs had a sensational than one, defeated the best team in the West, the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. The team retired in the round after that against the Oklahoma City Thunder.