| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1979-01-11)January 11, 1979 (age 46) Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Governor Thomas Johnson (Frederick, Maryland) |
| College | Maryland (1997–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
| Selected by theAtlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 2001–2011 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 44, 40, 23 |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2003 | Houston Rockets |
| 2003–2004 | Columbus Riverdragons |
| 2004–2005 | Apollon Patras |
| 2005–2006 | Orlando Magic |
| 2006–2007 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2008–2009 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2009–2011 | FC Barcelona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Terence Darea Morris (born January 11, 1979) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He was twice theIsraeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year, in 2007 and 2008. He was anAll-EuroLeague First Team selection in2008.
Terence Morris played his high school basketball forGovernor Thomas Johnson High School inFrederick, Maryland, leading the TJ Patriots to the Maryland Class 3A state title as a senior in 1997. He played under former TJ Patriots coach Tom Dickman, who until recently was the record holder for wins by a public school coach in Maryland with 592 wins in 29 seasons.
A 6 ft9+1⁄2 in (2.07 m)[1]forward from theUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Morris was hailed as one of the best prospects in all of college basketball after his sophomore season in 1998–99. But while the consensus was that he would have been a Top-5 pick in the1999 NBA draft had he left school after that year along with teammateSteve Francis, Morris instead opted to return to Maryland for his junior and senior seasons, and his draft stock dropped after two less individually successful campaigns. Morris helped play Maryland to the first Final Four in school history during the2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to cap his senior season.
Morris was eventually selected by theAtlanta Hawks with the 33rd pick of the2001 NBA draft,[2] and his draft rights were immediately traded to theHouston Rockets, with whom he played two seasons (2001–2003). He then spent the 2003–04 season in theNBDL with theColumbus Riverdragons (now known as theAustin Spurs), and signed with theLos Angeles Clippers in September, 2004, but was waived before the season started. He signed with theOrlando Magic in September 2005. He earned a roster spot for the remainder of the season, but was again waived in February 2006.
Morris' final NBA game was played on February 14, 2006, in a 93 - 107 loss to the Miami Heat where Morris only played for 37 seconds and recorded no stats.
After being waived by theLos Angeles Clippers in 2004, he decided to move to Europe and signed withApollon Patras of theGreek League.
Morris began the 2006–07 season unaffiliated to a team, but in December 2006, he signed with theIsraeli League clubHapoel Jerusalem until the end of the season. With Hapoel he won anIsraeli State Cup.
On June 13, 2007, he signed with theEuroLeague clubMaccabi Tel Aviv.[3] He was twice theIsraeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year, in 2007 and 2008. On May 3, 2008, Morris won a place in the2007–08 All-EuroLeague First team as a result of his play and the fact that his team reached theEuroLeague Final.
He then transferred to theRussian Super League clubCSKA Moscow[4] and he reached another EuroLeague competition final in the2008–09 season. In 2009, he joined theSpanish ACB League clubFC Barcelona,[5] with whom he won his first EuroLeague competition in 2010.[6] He left Barcelona after two seasons, and announced his retirement.
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Houston | 68 | 12 | 16.3 | .384 | .192 | .643 | 3.1 | .9 | .3 | .4 | 3.8 |
| 2002–03 | 49 | 0 | 12.9 | .466 | .219 | .786 | 2.6 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 3.7 | |
| 2005–06 | Orlando | 22 | 0 | 8.7 | .327 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Career | 139 | 12 | 13.9 | .407 | .196 | .711 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | .4 | 3.4 | |
| † | Denotes season in which Morris won theEuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Maccabi | 25* | 19 | 30.2 | .575 | .492 | .730 | 8.3 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.8 | 12.4 | 17.8 |
| 2008–09 | CSKA Moscow | 21 | 9 | 20.7 | .524 | .500 | .529 | 4.9 | 1.1 | .5 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 |
| 2009–10† | Barcelona | 21 | 11 | 19.8 | .591 | .415 | .810 | 3.8 | .6 | .8 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 10.2 |
| 2010–11 | 20 | 4 | 19.5 | .442 | .344 | .692 | 4.1 | .7 | .7 | .6 | 6.6 | 7.5 | |
| Career | 87 | 43 | 22.9 | .540 | .432 | .705 | 5.4 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 11.6 | |