John Morrison (basketball)

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John Morrison
Personal information
Born (1945-05-02) May 2, 1945 (age 78)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolSeton Hall Prep
(West Orange, New Jersey)
CollegeCanisius (1963–1967)
NBA draft1967: 6th round, 61st overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
PositionGuard
Number14
Coaching career1971–1976
Career history
As player:
1967Denver Rockets
As coach:
1971–1972Canisius (assistant)
1972–1974Canisius
1974–1976Spirits of St. Louis (assistant)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Russell Morrison (born May 2, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] He played in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets at the beginning of the 1967–68 season.[1]

After the NBA, Morrison became a head coach for Canisius College (1972–74) and an assistant for the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis (1974–76). [2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "John Morrison ABA & NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Morrison named coach at Canisius". Times Record. June 17, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "John Morrison college coaching stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.