Ziomara Morrison

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Ziomara Morrison
Escuela Alemana Paillaco
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1989-02-15) February 15, 1989 (age 36)
Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Santiago, Chile
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
College Basket UC
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 Banco di Sicilia Ribera  [ it ]
2008–2009 Sedis Bàsquet
2009–2010 CB Aros  [ es ]
2010–2012 CB Ciudad de Burgos
2012 San Antonio Silver Stars
2012–2013 Rivas Ecópolis
2013–2014 Ceyhan Belediyespor
2014 Indiana Fever
2014 Básquetbol UACh
2014 Los Leones de Quilpué
2014–2015 Beşiktaş JK
2015 Los Leones de Quilpué
2015–2016 Osmaniye GSK  [ tr ]
2016–2017 TS Wisła
2017–2018 Osmaniye GSK  [ tr ]
2018 Skallagrímur
2018 Sampaio Basquete
2018 Los Leones de Quilpué
2018–2019 Artego Bydgoszcz
2019 Los Leones de Quilpué
2019–2020 Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc
2020–2021 Nantes-Rezé  [ fr ]
2021 Roche Vendée
2021–2023 Kangoeroes Mechelen
2023Gimnástico Viña del Mar
2023 Olympiacos
2024 Flammes Carolo
2025–Escuela Alemana Paillaco
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Women's basketball
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Santiago 2023 Women's 3x3
South American Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Mendoza 2013 Team Competition

Ziomara Esket Morrison Jara (born February 15, 1989) is a Chilean professional basketball player. In 2012, she became the first Chilean to play in the WNBA when she was a member of the San Antonio Stars. [1]

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Career

Born in Pedro Aguirre Cerda commune, Santiago, Chile, Morrison joined Basket UC at the age of 11. At the age of 15, she moved to Italy and joined Banco di Sicilia Ribera  [ it ]. [2] [3] [4]

In February 2012, Morrison signed with the San Antonio Stars. [2] [5] She was released by the team in May 2013, after an injury to Becky Hammon forced the club to sign another player. [6] She returned to the WNBA with Indiana Fever in 2014. [3]

In January 2018, Morrison signed with Skallagrímur of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna ahead of its game in the semi-finals of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup. [7] In the semi-finals, Skallagrímur lost to Njarðvík despite Morrison's 25 points and 15 rebounds. [8]

In 2023, Morrison played for Greek team Olympiacos and switched to French team Flammes Carolo the next year. [9] [10]

In 2025, Morrison joined Escuela Alemana from Paillaco in her homeland. [11]

Personal life

Her father, Rodolfo, is a Panamanian former basketball player at the DIMAYOR in the 1980's. [3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

WNBA regular season statistics [12]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2012 San Antonio 3005.5.423.600.8181.20.10.10.10.42.0
Career1 year, 1 team3005.5.423.600.8181.20.10.10.10.42.0

References

  1. ↑ José Miguel González (26 August 2019). "Ziomara Morrison: "La jugadora chilena no se preocupa de ir al gimnasio, de estar bien físicamente"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Ziomara Morrison jugará en el básquetbol de Estados Unidos". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ziomara Morrison, la única chilena en llegar a la WNBA: Cómo fue su paso por la mejor liga del mundo y su momento más duro en el extranjero". CODIGO ROJO CHILE (in Spanish). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Lara, Nicolás (6 July 2025). ""Estoy orgullosa de haber soportado el proceso de dejar Chile; me siento una afortunada de encontrar buena gente"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Rodrigo Yáñez (28 February 2012). "Ziomara Morrison, la primera chilena en llegar a la WNBA". Guioteca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ziomara Morrison queda fuera de la WNBA y regresa a Chile". El Deporte (in Spanish). 25 May 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kemst Skallagrímur í úrslit annað árið í röð: "Viljum fá sömu stemmningu og í fyrra."". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Böðvar Sigurbjörnsson (11 January 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Skallagrímur - Njarðvík 75-78 - Njarðvík hefur ekki unnið deildarleik en verður í bikarúrslitunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Neut, Martín (26 December 2023). "Basquetbolista Ziomara Morrison ficha por equipo francés". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Basquetbolista Ziomara Morrison dictará clínica deportiva en el Coliseo Municipal". RioenLinea (in Spanish). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025. Ziomara Morrison, quien actualmente juega en Francia
  11. ↑ Urrutia, Joaquín (3 April 2025). "Entrada gratuita: básquetbol femenino UdeC tendrá complejo desafío en la Casa del Deporte". Radio UdeC (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2025. las rivales también andan muy bien en materia de fichajes, ya que hace poco anunciaron la incorporación de Ziomara Morrison,
  12. ↑ "Ziomara Morrison WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.


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