Finn Delany

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Finn Delany

| image = Finn Delany 2023.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Delany with Bonn in 2023

| position = Forward

| height_cm = 200

| weight_kg = 106

| team = Veltex Shizuoka

| league = B.League

| number = 70

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nelson, New Zealand

| nationality = New Zealand / Irish

| high_school = Nelson College
(Nelson, New Zealand)

| college = Southwest Baptist (2014–2015)

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2013

| years1 = 2013–2018

| team1 = Nelson Giants

| years2 = 2015–2022

| team2 = New Zealand Breakers

| years3 = 2019

| team3 = FMP

| years4 = 2022–2023

| team4 = Telekom Baskets Bonn

| years5 = 2023–2024

| team5 = New Zealand Breakers

| years6 = 2024

| team6 = Basket Zaragoza

| years7 = 2024–present

| team7 = Veltex Shizuoka

| highlights =

Champions League champion (2023)
All-NBL Second Team (2021)
NZNBL Most Outstanding Forward (2018)
NZNBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre (2018)
NZNBL All-Star Five (2018)

| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{bk|NZL}} }}

}}

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

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{{Cite web |title=NZNBL: New Zealand National Basketball League |url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |language=en-AU}} and was named the league's best forward, the league's best local forward/centre and to the All-Star Five.

= FMP (2019) =

In February 2019, Delany signed a contract with Serbian team FMP for the rest of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |title=Finn Delany Heading to Serbia |url=http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/finn-delany-heading-to-serbia |access-date=28 April 2019 |website=nbl.com.au}}{{cite web |title=SERBIA BOUND FINN DELANY PROMISES NO LET UP FROM TALL BLACKS IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS |url=http://nz.basketball/News/serbia-bound-finn-delany-promises-no-let-up-from-tall-blacks-in-world-cup-qualifiers |url-status=dead |access-date=28 April 2019 |website=nz.basketball |archive-date=29 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429210440/http://nz.basketball/News/serbia-bound-finn-delany-promises-no-let-up-from-tall-blacks-in-world-cup-qualifiers }}{{cite web |title=Finn Delany confirms move to Serbian club FMP Belgrade after Tall Blacks games |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/110751902/finn-delany-confirms-move-to-serbian-club-after-tall-blacks |access-date=28 April 2019 |website=stuff.co.nz}} His best showing for the club came against EuroLeague team Crvena zvezda on 4 May 2019 when he had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 89% field goal shooting.{{Cite web |title=Finn Delany Game Logs, Southwest Baptist, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Awards – RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Finn-Delany/GameLogs/83357/All/2019 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}

= NBA Summer League (2019) =

In July 2019, Delany joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2019 NBA Summer League.{{cite web |title=Now that he's in NBA summer league training camp, Finn Delany is on top of the world |url=https://www.mavs.com/now-that-hes-in-an-nba-summer-league-training-camp-finn-delany-is-on-top-of-the-world/ |access-date=4 July 2019 |website=mavs.com}} 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{{Cite web |title=National Basketball League {{!}} NBL |url=https://nbl.com.au/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=National Basketball League {{!}} NBL |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Unermüdlich, aggressiv und ein harter Arbeiter: Baskets verpflichten Finn Delany |url=https://www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de/presse/news/artikel/unermuedlich-aggressiv-und-ein-harter-arbeiter-baskets-verpflichten-finn-delany.html |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=telekom-baskets-bonn.de |language=de}}

= New Zealand Breakers and Basket Zaragoza (2023–2024) =

On 13 July 2023, Delany signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzbreakers.basketball/news/breakers-announce-shock-return-of-fan-favourite-for-nbl24|title=Breakers Announce Shock Return of Fan-Favourite for NBL24|work=nzbreakers.basketball|date=13 July 2023|access-date=13 July 2023}}{{cite web|last=Uluc|first=Olgun|title=Finn Delany signs 2 year deal with NZ Breakers|url=https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/37996824/nbl-finn-delany-signs-two-year-deal-new-zealand-breakers|website=ESPN.com.au|access-date=13 July 2023|date=12 July 2023}} His court time was limited in the 2023–24 NBL season due to a calf injury.{{cite web|last=Reive|first=Christopher|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/nz-breakers-expect-finn-delany-to-miss-a-further-three-to-five-weeks-with-calf-injury/BHK6QZC3F5GN5I4UO35CTLTNRQ/|title=NZ Breakers expect Finn Delany to miss a further three to five weeks with calf injury|work=nzherald.co.nz|date=10 January 2024|access-date=11 January 2024}} He parted ways with the Breakers after one season.{{cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-delany-part-ways|title=Breakers, Delany part ways|work=NBL.com.au|date=8 June 2024|access-date=8 June 2024}}

On 7 March 2024, Delany signed with Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB for the rest of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.casademontzaragoza.es/noticias/poder%C3%ADo-energ%C3%ADa-y-polivalencia-llega-finn-delany|title=PODERÍO, ENERGÍA Y POLIVALENCIA: LLEGA FINN DELANY|work=casademontzaragoza.es|date=7 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024}}

= Veltex Shizuoka (2024–present) =

On June 17, 2024, Delany signed with Veltex Shizuoka of the B.League.{{cite web |title=2024ｰ25シーズン #70 フィン・ディレイニー選手契約合意（新規）のお知らせ |url=https://veltex.co.jp/news/detail/id=46915 |publisher=ベルテックス静岡 |access-date=1 October 2024 |date=17 June 2024}}

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.{{cite web |title=2017 – #3 Finn DELANY Forward |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2017/player/Finn-Delany |website=fiba.basketball |access-date=28 April 2019}} He was a Tall Blacks member who won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |title=Finn DELANY New Zealand BKB Basketball |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/basketball/athlete-profile-n6025969-finn-delany.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=28 April 2019}}

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.{{cite web |title=Finn DELANY 2019 FIBA WC asian qualifiers|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/asian-qualifiers/player/Finn-Delany |website=fiba.basketball |access-date=28 April 2019}}

Career statistics

= NBL =

class="wikitable sortable"

!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

|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

| —

|0.33

Personal life

Delany is a dual national of New Zealand and Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/216274/Finn-Delany|title=Finn Delany|work=fiba.basketball|access-date=13 July 2023}}