Malcolm Delaney

Malcolm Hakeem Delaney (born March 11, 1989) is a former American professional basketball player who last played for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.

He is from Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Towson Catholic High School.

Delaney played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team.

Delaney was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 11, 1989.

His mother Patricia was a nurse and day care provider.

His father Vincent, Jr. was a top high school basketball player in Baltimore and later became a starter at Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina.

Vincent, Jr. returned from college as a social worker.

Malcolm's older brother Vincent would play NCAA Division II college football for Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.

In his childhood, Delaney led his Pop Warner youth football team to the national title.

He also won a Little League Baseball home run derby.

At age seven, Delaney dribbled and shot balls on the sidelines at an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team practice.

Delaney first attended McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland, 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 Mount Saint Joseph High School, the top-ranked team in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).

Delaney also guided the Eagles to wins over ranked Cardinal Gibbons School and Towson Catholic High School.

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 Donté Greene 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, Capital 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 Carmelo Anthony.

He committed to the Hokies on September 3, 2006.

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.

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.

At the end of his college career, Delaney declared for the 2011 NBA draft.

He was not drafted, and instead began his professional basketball career overseas, playing one season each for Élan Chalon, Budivelnyk Kyiv, and Bayern Munich, and later joined Lokomotiv Kuban for two seasons.

In 2016, he earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection.

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.