Shaquille Morris (born February 23, 1994) is an American college basketball player for the Wichita State Shockers.
| No. 24 – Wichita State Shockers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 23, 1994 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 279 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Edmond Memorial (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| College | Wichita State (2014–2018) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Morris dominated over high school competition due to his large build but had a reputation for being lazy and immature. He was recruited to Wichita State by assistant coach Chris Jans. Morris redshirted his freshman season but missed many practices for minor ailments. Coach Gregg Marshall said to him in December 2013 that he needed to get a medical thesaurus for all the made-up conditions he had. When he did start logging minutes for the Shockers, he was frequently in trouble with Marshall and nearly got kicked off the team. As his college career went on, the two developed a more productive relationship.[1]
Morris was named to the Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior.[2] He averaged 9.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game that season. Morris declared for the 2016 NBA draft but eventually returned to school.[3] On February 1 in an overtime loss to Temple, Morris broke the 1,000 points barrier and posted 24 points and nine rebounds.[4] He scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 93-86 win over Temple on February 14 in what Marshall considered to be his best game.[5] The following game, he had 13 points in a win against top-five Cincinnati and was named AAC player of the week.[6] As a senior, Morris averaged 14.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game. He posted 15.7 points per game in conference play. He was named to the First Team All-American Athletic Conference.[7]
References
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor (March 15, 2018). "Shaq Morris was nearly kicked off Wichita State. Now he leads it into the tournament". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Blair, Cole (February 28, 2017). "2017 MVC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams". KXEL. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Suellentrop, Paul (May 22, 2017). "Report: Shaq Morris will return to Wichita State for senior season". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor (February 2, 2018). "This is why Shaq Morris is scoring more than ever at Wichita State". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Marshall on Shaq: "Maybe his best game as a Shocker"". KWCH. February 15, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Polakoff, Elliott (February 19, 2018). "Shaq Morris named AAC Player of the Week". KSN. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor (March 5, 2018). "Wichita State's Shaquille Morris, Landry Shamet named first team all-AAC". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 11, 2018.