John Morrison (basketball)

John Morrison

Personal information
Born	(1945-05-02) May 2, 1945 (age 79)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, New Jersey)
College	Canisius (1963–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 6th round, 61st overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Position	Guard
Number	14
Coaching career	1971–1976
Career history
As player:
1967	Denver Rockets
As coach:
1971–1972	Canisius (assistant)
1972–1974	Canisius
1974–1976	Spirits of St. Louis (assistant)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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]

Raised in Roselle Park, New Jersey, Morrison decided to attend Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, rather than the newly opened Roselle Catholic High School.^[2]

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).^[3][4]

References

1. "John Morrison ABA & NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
2. Glicken, Lloyde S. "Morrison, Key, Morton, Brotman, Dock named to All-Essex", The Star-Ledger, March 24, 1963. Accessed December 16, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "John Morrison of Roselle Park was all set to enter Roselle Catholic four years ago. But his father had second thoughts about the new school just opening its doors in Union County four days before the registration deadline, decided to send and, son to Seton Hall instead."
3. "Morrison named coach at Canisius". Times Record. June 17, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "John Morrison college coaching stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.