Brian Morrison

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
184
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Redmond, WA

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AT CAROLINA
One of the best athletes on the team • Will challenge for playing time at both guard positions • Showed good range and defensive potential last year • Saw time as a freshman at both point and shooting guard • Needs to get stronger and improve his ball-handling to earn more playing time • Showed flashes of being an excellent defender.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2000-01)
Played in 32 of Carolina’s 33 games • Scored a freshman-high 97 points, had 35 rebounds and 38 assists • Shot 17 for 45 from three-point range, a percentage of .378 • Scored in double figures twice, including 14 points against Winthrop and 13 at Appalachian State • Made 3 of 4 from three-point range and had a season-high three steals in the season opener against Winthrop • Scored in 18 of 32 games • Did not play at Florida State due to a sprained right ankle • Suffered the injury in practice on Jan. 18 • Scored seven straight UNC points in the road win over UCLA • Scored nine points and played exceptional defense against Will Solomon in the second half in Carolina’s 92-65 win over Clemson in Chapel Hill • Hit a big three-pointer to put UNC up, 57-56, in the second half at Wake Forest • Scored eight points in nine minutes versus Duke on March 4 • Tied his season high with five assists and had two steals against Clemson in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals • Also had five assists against Kentucky • Made at least one three-pointer in 12 games and had four games in which he connected on at least two three-pointers • Had a season-high five rebounds at Michigan State and at Clemson.

PREP
Played prep basketball for head coach Corey Sheppard at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, Wash. • MVP of the Sonny Vaccaro Roundball Classic played in Raleigh, N.C., in the Spring of 2000 • Averaged 19.9 points as a junior and better than 18 points as a senior at Lake Washington • An all-state and all-conference selection • Enjoys wakeboarding • Is the son of Pat and Kathy Morrison • Born on July 25, 1982, in Seattle.