He then followed up with 7 points and 8 assists against the Seattle Supersonics. Then in the 134–124 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Conley scored a season-high 20 points with 7 assists. Conley also had 7 assists in the 101–94 victory over the Miami Heat. Conley's first five games of January featured him scoring 5, 10, 11, 11 and 15 points, respectively.
Only Horford, a junior, was an upperclassman.Ĭonley made his first major appearances in January, 2008. He was the third player out of the top four draft picks that year who were freshmen in college prior to entering the draft. Mike Conley joined fellow Buckeye teammates Greg Oden and Daequan Cook in leaving early for the NBA Draft, and Oden and Conley were represented by Conley's father, who had become certified as an agent by the NBA.Ĭonley was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies as the fourth pick in the 2007 NBA Draft after Greg Oden, Kevin Durant, and Al Horford. Conley initially did not sign with an agent in order to preserve his eligibility should he decide to withdraw from the process and return to Ohio State, but signed with his father several weeks before the draft. Ĭonley ended his season with 441 points and 238 assists.įollowing his freshman season, Conley announced his intention to enter the 2007 NBA Draft along with Oden. He led the team with four assists, two steals, and three blocks.
He also scored the first seven points for Ohio State in overtime, then four free throws in the last 1:03. Conley scored 11 points in the extra period to add on to his 21-point total for the game. In the overtime period, Mike Conley dominated the game while teammate Greg Oden was on the bench after fouling out. Conley's best performance came against Xavier, when the Buckeyes were being threatened with an early exit out of the tourney. On the road to the championship game, the Buckeyes defeated Central Connecticut State, Xavier, Tennessee, Memphis and Georgetown, only to lose in the championship game to the repeat national champions Florida. He and fellow freshman star Greg Oden then led Ohio State to the 2007 NCAA national championship game. Conley led the Buckeyes to the Big Ten championship game, where they defeated Wisconsin to receive a number one seed into the NCAA tournament. He went to Ohio State in the number two recruiting class in the country that year with fellow AAU teammates Daequan Cook and Greg Oden.Ĭonley averaged 11.7 points and was the leader in the Big Ten Conference in assists with 6.1 per game. He was later named a PARADE All-American in his senior year. In that game, Conley led his team with a game-high 10 rebounds.
He was selected to the McDonald's All American team, which is the highest individual honor in high school basketball today. Basketball award to his teammate Greg Oden, who was the national player of the year.
Conley finished second in the voting of the Indiana Mr. His senior year, he dished out a total of 123 assists. and the nephew of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Steve Conley.Ĭonley attended Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he played with friend and future Ohio State teammate Greg Oden.Ĭonley led Lawrence North to three straight state championships in high school and a record of 103 wins and 7 losses in his four years as the starting point guard.
(born October 11, 1987, in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.Ĭonley is the son of Olympic gold and silver medalist triple jumper Mike Conley, Sr. Conley during a Grizzlies game in March 2014.