Darius Morris
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| Full name | Darius Aaron Morris | |
| birthday | January 3, 1991 | |
| place of birth | Los Angeles (CA), USA | |
| size | 193 cm | |
| Weight | 86 kg | |
| position | Point guard | |
| college | Michigan | |
| NBA draft | 2011 , 41st Pick , Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Clubs as active | ||
2012–2013 Los Angeles Lakers → 2012 Los Angeles D-Fenders 2013–2014 Philadelphia 76ers 2014 Los Angeles Clippers 2014 Memphis Grizzlies 2014 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 2014–2015 Brooklyn Nets
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Darius Aaron Morris (born January 3, 1991 in Los Angeles , California , United States ) is an American basketball player .
He last played with the Brooklyn Nets in the North American professional league NBA . Morris was selected 41st in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He plays in the position of point guard / small forward .
Career
High school
Darius Morris went to school at Windward High School in his hometown of Los Angeles. Morris has been invited to renowned all-star basketball training camps by NBA greats like LeBron James and Steve Nash, but also by the NBA itself and Nike. He was nominated twice for the first-team All-State first-team California. He has also been recognized as Most Valuable Player (MVP) in numerous prestigious tournaments. He was also invited to various All-Star Games, including the Academic All-American Classic. Morris led Windward High School to the California Division V State Championship, scoring 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the final game. Darius Morris was named the Olympic League MVP, the CIF Division 5A Southern Section Player of Year, and the CIF Division 5A State Player of Year. He received the John Wooden High School Player of the Year Award . In the ESPN National College Player Ranking, Morris was placed 11th.
college
As a freshman at Michigan College, Morris averaged 4.4 points and 2.6 assists per game in 24.3 minutes per game from 2009-2010. On December 23, 2010, Morris scored four threes in a game as just one of three Wolverines against Bryant University . On December 27, 2010 he was named Big Ten Conference player of the week. Michigan Wolverines Basketball Season Assist Highs:
| player | season | Games | Assists | Assists per game |
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| Darius Morris | 2010-2011 | 35 | 235 | 6.7 |
| Gary Grant | 1987-1988 | 34 | 234 | 6.9 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 1988-1889 | 37 | 233 | 6.3 |
Morris set a new Michigan College season record in the assists category by gaining 235 assists in 35 games (see table). He was also the best assistant in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In addition, Darius led his team in points, assists and steals per game. On May 4, 2011, Morris declared, despite some speculation, that he would not opt out of the 2011 NBA Draft by May 8, 2011.
NBA
2011/12 season (rookie)
In the run-up to the 2011 NBA draft , ESPN television expert Chad Ford described Morris (196 cm) as the tallest real point guard in the draft. Darius Morris was drafted on June 23, 2011 at the Prudential Center of Newark, New Jersey, 41st by the Los Angeles Lakers, his hometown. The Lakers decided against supposedly better available talents like Josh Selby or Isiah Thomas to draft a player from their city. On January 11, 2012, he played his first game for the Lakers, in the game against the Utah Jazz Morris was 13 minutes on the field. He was able to record his first four points, two assists and 1 rebound in this game. Due to an injury to Steve Blake, Morris was in the rotation of the Lakers for 7 games. After all players were healthy again, Morris was no longer needed and consequently assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders, playing in the NBA D-League, on March 7, 2012. He made his debut with 21 points for the D-Fenders on March 10, 2012. Due to consistently strong performances, Morris was called back on March 16, 2012 in the NBA squad of the Lakers.
Season 2012/13 (Sophomore)
Morris agreed on a new contract on July 2, 2012. Morris was part of the Lakers team, which played the Las Vegas NBA Summer League from July 13-22. He led the team on points and assists. Due to the injuries of Steve Nash and Steve Blake, Darius was on November 13, 2012 for the first time in the starting lineup of the Lakers, where he played until December 4, until Chris Duhon took over his starting position. When Steve Nash returned healthy to the starting line-up on December 22nd, Morris first started as a small forward instead of Metta World Peace, which was part of coach Mike D'Antonio's concept of allowing players to play in positions for which they are not predestined . On January 4th, Metta World Peace took over its starting position again, at the end of January Morris lost his rotation position to Jodie Meeks and the recovered Steve Blake.
Web links
- Darius Morris - player profile on NBA.com
- Darius Morris - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- statistics
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Morris, Darius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morris, Darius Aaron (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California, USA |