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Personal information | |
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Born | North Vancouver, British Columbia | January 3, 1986
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Argyle Secondary School (North Vancouver, British Columbia) |
College | Portland State (2004–2008) |
NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–2019 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Albacomp |
2009 | Vancouver Titans |
2009–2010 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
2010–2011 | BC Politekhnika-Halychyna |
2011 | KK Włocławek |
2011–2012 | Czarni Słupsk |
2012–2013 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
2013–2014 | Melbourne Tigers |
2014–2015 | Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa |
2015–2017 | Akita Northern Happinets |
2017–2018 | San-en NeoPhoenix |
2018 | Kumamoto Volters |
2019 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Scott Morrison (born January 3, 1986), nicknamed "Scomo", is a Canadian former professional basketball player who last played for Ryukyu Golden Kings of the B.League. Morrison played the center position. [1]
At the age of 18, he moved to America and began his college career in Portland State University. He averaged 9.2 points and 5.6 rebounds for Vikings and still holds the school records for blocked shots and dunks, and top 5 all time in PSU rebound history. [2] He was also a part of two Big Sky Conference champions team and was the conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2007-08.
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2004-05 | Portland State | 28 | 26 | 19.1 | .588 | .000 | .547 | 4.57 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 1.04 | 5.54 |
2005-06 | Portland State | 27 | 17 | 22.0 | .455 | .000 | .623 | 5.33 | 1.07 | 0.37 | 1.30 | 9.30 |
2006-07 | Portland State | 32 | 28 | 24.7 | .569 | .000 | .596 | 6.47 | 1.03 | 0.81 | 2.19 | 11.19 |
2007-08 | Portland State | 32 | 30 | 23.8 | .575 | .000 | .633 | 5.84 | 1.06 | 0.69 | 1.66 | 10.44 |
Career | 119 | 101 | 22.5 | .543 | .000 | .607 | 5.60 | 0.94 | 0.59 | 1.57 | 9.23 |
In 2008 Morrison signed with the Albacomp of Hungary, then subsequently spent seasons playing for teams in Canada, Estonia, Ukraine, Poland and Germany. [3] In July 2013 he signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the 2013-14 season of the Australian NBL. He has often worn a black mask to protect his nose since having it broken twice in February 2014, in separate matches against the Perth Wildcats and Adelaide 36ers. [4] [5] [6] In September 2014 he signed with the Aisin Seahorses Mikawa of the Japanese NBL. [7] After spending one season with the Seahorses, Morrison was signed by the Akita Northern Happinets of the bj league, a rival league to the NBL, in August 2015. [8] He signed for a second season with the Happinets in August 2016, who had joined the first division of the new B.League that was formed from the off-season merger of the NBL and bj league. [1] Morrison suffered a broken cheek bone in October 2016 and subsequently started using a new mask. [9] [10]
Morrison was a Health Sciences major in Portland State. [11] His father Alex and brother Steve also play basketball.
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009-10 | Tartu | 21 | 21.7 | .607 | 1.000 | .620 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 11.4 | |
2010-11 | Politekhnika | 32 | 27.4 | .558 | .000 | .697 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 13.3 | |
2010-11 | Włocławek | 6 | 8.3 | .591 | .000 | .500 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.8 | |
2011-12 | Słupsk | 38 | 37 | 22.6 | .619 | .000 | .634 | 5.71 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 1.26 | 10.63 |
2012-13 | Bremerhaven | 34 | 30 | 23.9 | .546 | .000 | .743 | 4.68 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 1.12 | 10.35 |
2013-14 | Melbourne | 31 | 25 | 26.4 | .589 | .000 | .717 | 6.81 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 1.29 | 11.29 |
2014-15 | Aisin | 54 | 49 | 22.0 | 60.5 | - | 53.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
2015-16 | Akita | 50 | 50 | 26.4 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 69.7 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 11.1 |
2016-17 | Akita | 58 | 53 | 21.7 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 65.5 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.7 |
2017-18 | San-en | 59 | 29 | 21.9 | 58.0 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
2018-19 | Kumamoto | 7 | 7 | 31.3 | 50.9 | 0.0 | 52.8 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 11.0 |
2018-19 | Ryukyu | 8 | 7 | 31.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 38.2 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009-10 | Tartu | 11 | 24.9 | .590 | .000 | .773 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 12.0 | |
2010-11 | Włocławek | 4 | 12.5 | .600 | .000 | .400 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
2011-12 | Słupsk | 5 | 22.2 | .742 | .000 | .692 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 11.0 | |
2013-14 | Melbourne | 3 | 22.7 | .800 | .000 | .545 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 10.0 | |
2014-15 | Mikawa | 8 | 16.6 | .630 | .000 | .543 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 | |
2016-17 | Akita | 3 | 3 | 18.16 | .647 | .000 | .778 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017 | San-en | 2 | 2 | 28.12 | .476 | .000 | .500 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
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