Scott Morrison (basketball player)

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]

Not to be confused with Scott Morrison (basketball coach).
Scott Morrison
Morrison with Akita Happinets
Personal information
Born (1986-01-03) January 3, 1986
North Vancouver, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High schoolArgyle Secondary School
(North Vancouver, British Columbia)
CollegePortland State (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–2019
PositionCenter
Career history
2008–2009Albacomp
2009Vancouver Titans
2009–2010Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2010–2011BC Politekhnika-Halychyna
2011KK Włocławek
2011–2012Czarni Słupsk
2012–2013Eisbären Bremerhaven
2013–2014Melbourne Tigers
2014–2015Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa
2015–2017Akita Northern Happinets
2017–2018San-en NeoPhoenix
2018Kumamoto Volters
2019Ryukyu Golden Kings
Career highlights and awards

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,[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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 Portland State 282619.1.588.000.5474.570.570.431.045.54
2005-06 Portland State 271722.0.455.000.6235.331.070.371.309.30
2006-07 Portland State 322824.7.569.000.5966.471.030.812.1911.19
2007-08 Portland State 323023.8.575.000.6335.841.060.691.6610.44
Career 11910122.5.543.000.6075.600.940.591.579.23

NCAA Awards & Honors
  • All-Big Sky Second Team - 2008
  • Big Sky Defensive POY - 2008

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
  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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 Tartu 2121.7.6071.000.6206.81.10.70.911.4
2010-11 Politekhnika 3227.4.558.000.6977.20.60.71.413.3
2010-11 Włocławek 68.3.591.000.5002.70.00.20.54.8
2011-12 Słupsk 383722.6.619.000.6345.710.530.471.2610.63
2012-13 Bremerhaven 343023.9.546.000.7434.680.470.441.1210.35
2013-14 Melbourne 312526.4.589.000.7176.810.550.521.2911.29
2014-15 Aisin 544922.060.5-53.16.31.10.70.88.7
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
2017-18 San-en 592921.958.00.054.55.90.90.40.39.6
2018-19 Kumamoto 7731.350.90.052.87.71.40.40.911.0
2018-19 Ryukyu 8731.350.00.038.28.21.80.10.16.6

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 Tartu 1124.9.590.000.7736.21.30.61.712.0
2010-11 Włocławek 412.5.600.000.4003.80.00.80.53.5
2011-12 Słupsk 522.2.742.000.6926.01.00.61.611.0
2013-14 Melbourne 322.7.800.000.5455.00.01.70.310.0
2014-15 Mikawa 816.6.630.000.5434.00.60.50.55.4
2016-17 Akita 3318.16.647.000.7784.70.00.60.69.7

Early cup games
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 San-en 2228.12.476.000.50010.02.50.50.512.5
Morrison in 2010

References
  1. "【契約継続】スコット・モリソン選手 契約基本合意のお知らせ" [[Contract Renewal] Notice of agreement with Scott Morrison] (in Japanese). Akita Northern Happinets. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. "Viking Basketball Record Book" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. peterszfvar (12 June 2009). "Scott Morrison (Vancouver Titans)". Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. Smart, Nick (1 March 2014). "Townsville Crocodiles down Melbourne Tigers in NBL". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. Nagy, Boti (19 March 2014). "Melbourne Tigers wait on 'Mu' to recover for NBL semi-final dress rehearsal with 36ers in Adelaide". AdelaideNow. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ [@AKITA_NH] (9 August 2016). "【契約継続】スコット・モリソン選手 契約基本合意のお知らせ 本人コメントはこちら！ #akitanh" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "アイシン シーホース三河" [Aisin Seahorses Mikawa] (in Japanese). Aisin Seahorses Mikawa. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
  8. "【新入団】スコット モリソン選手 契約基本合意のお知らせ" [[New Signing] Notice of contract with Scott Morrison] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. Morrison, Scott (7 October 2016). "A Broken Cheek Bone Last Game Means a New Mask". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  10. Shimane, Jun (7 October 2016). "秋田谷口がインフルから復帰「迷惑かけてしまった」". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  11. "Alba Fehérvár Kosárlabda Csapat hivatalos honlapja - Székesfehérvár".
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