In Gonzaga's first two games at the Maui Invitational, one of the most prestigious early-season tournaments in the sport, Morrison had huge scoring nights against two of the sport's top programs. Morrison began the 2005-06 season with a bang. In his sophomore year he averaged 19.0 ppg and made the All-WCC first team, as well as being named an honorable mention All-American. He arrived at Gonzaga University in 2003, averaging 11.4 points per game in the 2003-04 season and being named to the West Coast Conference's All-Freshman first team. It was Mead's only loss that season.ĭespite his accomplishments, Morrison was not heavily recruited out of high school, with Gonzaga the only Division I school to strongly pursue him. Despite playing in the final game with hypoglycemia so severe that he nearly suffered seizures, he scored 37 points in a losing effort. In his senior year he broke single-season and career scoring records in his high school conference, and led Mead to the finals of the state tournament. However, his illness did not keep him from becoming a star at Mead High School in Spokane. During his eighth-grade year he lost 30 pounds (14 kg) and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
He was first exposed to Gonzaga basketball in elementary school when he served as the team's ball boy. When Adam was in the fourth grade, the family moved to Spokane. The family moved with John's coaching career, first to Mitchell, South Dakota (Dakota Wesleyan University, a small four-year school) and then to Casper, Wyoming (Casper College, a junior college). Morrison's father, John, is a basketball coach and was the head coach at Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana, when Adam was born. He was named Co-Player of the Year with Redick by the United States Basketball Writers Association and won the 2006 Chevrolet Player of the Year award.
Morrison was a favorite to win the Naismith and Wooden "Player of the Year" awards. Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 2005–06, alongside Duke University's J.J.
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Adam Morrison (born Jin Glendive, Montana) is an professional basketball player with the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA, who drafted him third overall in the 2006 NBA Draft.