Red Morrison

Dwight W. "Red" Morrison (born April 26, 1932) is a former American professional basketball player.

Red Morrison
Morrison as a senior at Idaho
Personal information
Born (1932-04-26) April 26, 1932
Fresno, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWalla Walla
(Walla Walla, Washington)
CollegeIdaho (1951–1954)
NBA draft1954: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1954–1959
PositionCenter
Number15, 12
Career history
19541956Boston Celtics
1957St. Louis Hawks
1958–1959Baltimore Bullets
Career NBA statistics
Points555 (3.6 ppg)
Rebounds822 (5.3 rpg)
Assists135 (0.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'8" center from the University of Idaho, Morrison played in the National Basketball Association from 1954 to 1958 as a member of the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks. He averaged 3.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 155 career games.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1954–55 Boston 7117.3.423.6266.41.24.4
1955–56 Boston 7112.8.371.4944.9.73.1
1957–58 St. Louis 136.1.346.7502.0.01.6
Career 15514.3.396.5725.3.93.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955 Boston 76.0.375.3332.0.11.0
1956 Boston 37.7.286.0003.7.01.3
Career 106.5.333.1432.5.11.1

References

  1. "Red Morrison Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.


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