Shaquille Morris (born February 23, 1994) is an American professional

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and

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player who is a free agent. and played

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for the

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. He played basketball professionally for the

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, and Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains.

College career

Morris dominated over high school competition due to his large build. He was recruited to Wichita State by assistant coach

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. Morris redshirted his freshman season but missed many practices for minor ailments. Coach

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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. Morris was named to the Third Team All-

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as a junior. He averaged 9.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game that season. Morris declared for the

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but eventually returned to school. On February 1 in an overtime loss to

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, Morris broke the 1,000 points barrier and posted 24 points and nine rebounds. 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. The following game, he had 13 points in a win against top-five

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and was named AAC player of the week. 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-

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. In October 2020, Morris claimed that coach Marshall shoved and punched him in the head during a practice in 2015, sparking an investigation against his former coach.

Professional basketball career

After going undrafted in the

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, on July 29, 2018, Morris joined the Israeli team

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, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one. However, on August 16, 2018, he parted ways with Herzliya before appearing in any games for them. His contract was bought out by the

of the top-tier Japanese

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. On December 15, 2019, Morris signed with the Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains.

Professional football career

Morris was assigned to the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL on January 6, 2023. He was released on June 21, 2023.

References

External links

Wichita State Shockers bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Shaquille 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Japan American football offensive tackles American men's basketball players Basketball players from Houston Centers (basketball) Edmond Memorial High School alumni Houston Roughnecks players Kyoto Hannaryz players Players of American football from Houston Power forwards San-en NeoPhoenix players Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains players Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen