adam morrison

Glendive, Montana Nationality American High school Mead,

Spokane, Washington College Gonzaga Draft 3rd overall, 2006

Charlotte Bobcats Pro career 2006–present Former teams Charlotte Bobcats (2006–2009) Awards 2006 Oscar Robertson Trophy College Player of the Year 2006 NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Adam John Morrison (born July 19, 1984, in Glendive, Montana) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.

Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 2005–06. He was a finalist for the Naismith and the Wooden Award. He was named Co-Player of the Year with Duke University's J. J. Redick by the United States Basketball Writers Association[1] and won the 2006 Chevrolet Player of the Year award. Contents [hide] 1 Early career 2 Gonzaga University 3 Professional career 4 International 5 Diabetes 6 NBA career statistics 6.1 Regular season 7 References 8 External links //

Early career

Morrison's father John was a basketball coach, and the family moved with his coaching career: Casper College in Northwest Casper, Wyoming, Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota, and Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana. When Morrison was in the fourth grade, his father left coaching[2] and the family moved to Spokane, Washington. Adam became the Gonzaga men's team's ball boy.[2]

When he was in the eighth grade, he lost 30 pounds (14 kg),[3] and while attending a basketball camp at Gonzaga during this time, he felt sick, later saying about his experience at the camp, "I think I made one shot the whole three days. I was sicker than a dog. I didn't want to play. I couldn't do anything."[2] Shortly after this, Morrison was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He took his diagnosis surprisingly well; the second time a nurse came to administer insulin, he stopped her, telling her, "Since I'm going to be doing this the rest of my life, you might as well show me how to do it."[2] However, his illness did not keep him from becoming a star at Mead High School in Spokane. In his senior year he broke single-season and career scoring records in his high school conference, and led Mead to the finals of the state tournament. Despite playing in the final game with hypoglycemia so severe that he nearly suffered seizures, he scored 37 points in a losing effort. It was Mead's only loss that season. Morrison was not heavily recruited out of high school.

Gonzaga University

He arrived at Gonzaga University to play for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in 2003. In his freshman year he averaged 11.4 points per game (ppg), with a season-high 22 points against St. Mary's. Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference (WCC) regular-season title. Morrison was named to the WCC