1. Darius Aaron Morris was an American professional basketball player.
34 Facts About Darius Morris
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Darius Morris played for the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA as well as the Los Angeles D-Fenders and Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.
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Darius Morris spent two seasons playing college basketball with the Michigan Wolverines.
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Darius Morris earned third team All-Big Ten honors his sophomore season.
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Darius Morris was invited to numerous All-star basketball camps hosted by LeBron James, Steve Nash, the National Basketball Players Association and Nike.
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Darius Morris was twice selected as a first-team All-State player in California.
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Darius Morris was named the MVP of numerous tournaments and invited to participate in numerous all-star games, including the Academic All-American Classic.
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Darius Morris's father worked for the United States Postal Service office in Venice.
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Darius Morris was named the MVP of Olympic League, CIF Division 5A Southern Section Player of Year, and CIF Division 5A State Player of Year.
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Also Darius Morris was awarded a John Wooden High School Player of the Year Award, received by Jrue Holiday the year before.
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Darius Morris was ranked as the 11th, 15th and 20th best high school basketball point guard in the nation by ESPN, Rivals.
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Darius Morris had a season-high 7 assists against Northwestern on January 10,2010.
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On December 23,2010, Darius Morris was one of three Wolverines to make 4 three-point shots as the team set a school single-game record by making 16 against Bryant University.
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Darius Morris had 12 assists on his way to a double-double.
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Darius Morris repeated as player of the week on January 31,2011, sharing the award with Talor Battle, after becoming the third Michigan Wolverines men's basketball player to record a triple-double.
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Darius Morris established a new Michigan single-season assists record during the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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On May 4, Darius Morris announced his final decision not to withdraw his name prior to the May 8 deadline and to enter the June 23,2011, NBA draft.
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Darius Morris was selected by his hometown Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2011 NBA draft with the 41st overall selection.
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Darius Morris began seeing action as Blake endured a costrochaondral fracture of the cartilage that connects the rib to the sternum in subsequent games.
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Darius Morris stayed in the main rotation for seven games during Blake's rib injury before returning to a limited role.
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On March 7,2012, Darius Morris was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League.
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Darius Morris was recalled by the Lakers on March 16,2012.
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On March 7,2013, Darius Morris was reassigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
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On September 27,2013, Darius Morris signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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On January 6,2014, Darius Morris signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers after Chris Paul suffered a separated shoulder.
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On February 3,2014, Darius Morris signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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On March 17,2014, Darius Morris was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.
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In July 2014, Darius Morris joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2014 NBA Summer League.
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On March 29,2016, Darius Morris was reacquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
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Darius Morris led the team with 23.3 points and 7.9 assists per game during the playoffs.
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On January 5,2018, Darius Morris was conditionally signed by Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association to replace Edwin Jackson.
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On September 4,2018, Darius Morris was signed to join the New Orleans Pelicans for training camp.
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Darius Morris then joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the G League.
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Darius Morris died in Los Angeles on May 2,2024, at the age of 33.