Scott Morrison (basketball player)

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Scott Morrison
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Personal information
Born (1986-01-03) January 3, 1986 (age 37)
North Vancouver, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Argyle Secondary School
(North Vancouver, British Columbia)
College Portland State (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2019
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

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]

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College career

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.

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004-05Portland State282619.1.588.000.5474.570.570.431.045.54
2005-06Portland State271722.0.455.000.6235.331.070.371.309.30
2006-07Portland State322824.7.569.000.5966.471.030.812.1911.19
2007-08Portland State323023.8.575.000.6335.841.060.691.6610.44
Career11910122.5.543.000.6075.600.940.591.579.23

NCAA Awards & Honors

Professional career

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]

Personal

Morrison was a Health Sciences major in Portland State. [11] His father Alex and brother Steve also play basketball.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009-10Tartu2121.7.6071.000.6206.81.10.70.911.4
2010-11Politekhnika3227.4.558.000.6977.20.60.71.413.3
2010-11Włocławek68.3.591.000.5002.70.00.20.54.8
2011-12Słupsk383722.6.619.000.6345.710.530.471.2610.63
2012-13Bremerhaven343023.9.546.000.7434.680.470.441.1210.35
2013-14Melbourne312526.4.589.000.7176.810.550.521.2911.29
2014-15Aisin544922.060.5-53.16.31.10.70.88.7
2015-16 Akita 505026.457.10.069.78.32.00.80.711.1
2016-17 Akita 585321.752.90.065.55.70.90.60.59.7
2017-18San-en592921.958.00.054.55.90.90.40.39.6
2018-19Kumamoto7731.350.90.052.87.71.40.40.911.0
2018-19Ryukyu8731.350.00.038.28.21.80.10.16.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009-10Tartu1124.9.590.000.7736.21.30.61.712.0
2010-11Włocławek412.5.600.000.4003.80.00.80.53.5
2011-12Słupsk522.2.742.000.6926.01.00.61.611.0
2013-14Melbourne322.7.800.000.5455.00.01.70.310.0
2014-15Mikawa816.6.630.000.5434.00.60.50.55.4
2016-17 Akita 3318.16.647.000.7784.70.00.60.69.7

Early cup games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017San-en2228.12.476.000.50010.02.50.50.512.5


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