John Morrison (basketball)

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]

John Morrison
Personal information
Born (1945-05-02) May 2, 1945
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

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

  1. "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
  3. "John Morrison college coaching stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.


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