John Blanchette: Just like his No. 3 jersey, Adam Morrison plans to hang around Gonzaga
(www.spokesman.com)Surely you know the vitals: college hoops’ leading scorer in 2006, when he was also a consensus All-American and co-Player of the Year by the measure of coaches and writers with Duke’s JJ Redick. Their long-distance rivalry for the scoring title gave the season its buzz, but it was Morrison’s style that provided the bite.
And nowadays, no one remembers how improbable it all was.
He was a local kid out of Mead High School – an ex-GU ballboy – with no other Division I offers, despite outsized scoring numbers.
Truly a deserved honor, but I kind of wish they'd recognized Courtney Vandersloot first because of her huge impact on the women's program.1 Her WNBA career is still going strong though2 and she did come along a year after Morrison left Gonzaga so chronologically I guess it makes sense.
First person to score 2000 points and handout 1000 assists during their college career, as well as leading her team to the Elite 8 her senior year.
Just signed a new 3 year deal with the Chicago Sky I believe.