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44 - Corey Morris
Corey Morris
Born: 01/25/1989
Height: 6-10
Weight: 255
Year: Senior
Hometown: Elizabeth City, N.C.
High School: Northeastern H.S.
Position: Center
2008-09...Appeared in 26 of the Rams' 30 games where he started one contest...Recorded 185 minutes of playing time for an average of 7.1 minutes per contest...Scored 41 points on the year for a season scoring average of 1.6 points per game...Hit 19 of his 36 shots on the year for a field goal shooting percentage of .520...Converted only three of his 12 attempts from the free-throw line for a season shooting percentage of .250 from the charity stripe...Pulled down 39 rebounds on the year, 11 of which came on the offensive glass with the remaining 28 rebounds coming on the defensive end of the floor for an average of 1.5 rebounds per game...Committed 26 personal fouls but did not foul out of a contest during his sophomore season...Dished out a single assist, turned the ball over 22 times, blocked five shots and collected six steals in his second full season with the Rams.

2008-09 Season Breakdown...Played six minutes versus the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech on Nov. 14...Recorded a pair of personal fouls versus the Yellow Jackets but did not score...Recorded two minutes of playing time at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 where he recorded no stats...Came off the bench and recorded 11 minutes of playing time at Wake Forest on Nov. 24...Recorded two points, pulled down two rebounds and tallied three turnovers versus the Demon Deacons...Did not play versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 as he was held out of the game with an ankle injury...Did not play at Illinois State on Nov. 29 as he was held out of the game with an ankle injury...Came off the bench versus Nicholls State where he recorded two minutes of playing time and recorded a steal...Came off the bench at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he recorded four points as he hit half of his four field goal attempts...Recorded one steal and one block versus the Bulldogs...Came off the bench at North Carolina State where he recorded eight minutes of playing time...Scored two points and pulled down one rebound versus the Wolfpack as well as adding one assist...Came off of the bench at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 and recorded six minutes of playing time...Missed both of his free throw attempts against the Eagles and pulled down one rebound...Came off of the bench versus the Cougars of Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded 10 minutes of playing time...Recorded a season-high six points on three-of-four shooting from the field...Tallied five rebounds and one block versus the Cougars...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded seven minutes of playing time...Recorded one steal and one rebound versus the Monarchs as well as committing one personal foul and a pair of turnovers...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded six points, pulled down four rebounds and turned the ball over twice...Came off of the bench versus MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded three minutes of playing time en route to recording only one personal foul versus the Hawks...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he recorded five minutes of playing time...Scored two points versus the Hornets as he hit his lone field goal attempt...Came off of the bench at Howard on Jan. 17 where he recorded one minute of playing time and pulled down one rebound...Came off of the bench for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond, Va. where he played four minutes of playing time...Committed one personal foul and turned the ball over once versus the Pirates...Did not play versus the Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 (coaches' decision)...Came off of the bench versus the Spartans of Norfolk State where he played one minute but did not record any statistics...Came off of the bench 3 at Florida A&M (01-31-09) where he recorded a career-high 20 minutes of playing time...Scored a career-high-tying eight points and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he recorded nine minutes of playing time...Scored only one point, pulled down two rebounds, collected one block and one steal versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played five minutes...Pulled down two rebounds, collected one steal and turned the ball over twice versus the Bears...Came off of the bench versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where his only stat was a missed field goal...Came off of he bench vs. Howard (02-14-09) where he played nine minutes of playing time...Pulled down three rebounds versus the Bison...Came off of the bench versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he played three minutes versus the Pirates and recorded no statistics...Came off of the bench at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded eight minutes of playing time...Scored two points and pulled down two rebounds versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded nine minutes of playing time en route to scoring four points and three rebounds versus the Spartans...Came off of the bench versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he tallied six minutes of playing time...Scored two points, pulled down one rebound and turned the ball over twice versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he played three minutes...Recorded one personal foul and one turnover versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he recorded 19 minutes of playing time...Scored six points, pulled down three rebounds and committed three personal fouls...Came off of the bench versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded six minutes of playing time...Failed to record and statistics versus the Eagles.

2007-08...Appeared in 19 games for the Rams while making a pair of starts...Played a total of 92 minutes in 2007-08 for an average of 4.8 minutes per contest...Turned in an impressive .611 shooting percentage from the field as he connected on 11 of his 18 field goal attempts...Converted only three of his 14 free throws on the season for a FT shooting percentage of .214...Pulled down 16 rebounds, 10 of which came on the defensive glass for an average of 0.8 rebounds per game...Tallied one assist and a pair of steals in 19 games.

2007-08 Season Breakdown...Did not play versus Iowa State on Nov. 9...Did not play versus Lipscomb on Nov. 10...Head Coach Bobby Collins announced on Nov. 12, 2007 that Morris will sit out the 2007-08 season using a redshirt year...When Morris checked into the game versus Wake Forest it was announced that Morris would not be sitting out the 2007-08 season as a redshirt...Played six minutes versus the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest where he recorded three fouls, three turnovers and one rebound...Did not play versus the Bulldogs of Fresno State on Nov. 27...Recorded five minutes of playing time versus South Carolina State where he missed the front end of a one-and-one...Played three minutes versus Georgia State where he recorded the first points of his career (two)...Recorded one minute of playing time versus Alabama A&M on Dec. 17 where he recorded no statistics...Did not see action against Ferrum on Dec. 19...Saw seven minutes of action at Kansas State on Dec. 22 where he pulled down one rebound and committed a pair of personal fouls...Made the first start of his WSSU career at USF on Dec. 22 where he played four minutes...Missed his lone field goal attempt versus the Bulls while recording three rebounds and committing two turnovers...In only four minutes of play against Columbia Union, went 3-of-3 shooting from the field for a career high six points...Also had two boards...Missed free throw and did not record any stats in five minutes of play...Did not play against Delaware State on Jan. 14...Did not play vs. Howard on Jan. 19...Did not play vs. Hampton on Jan. 21...Recorded two minutes of playing time at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26...Did not record any stats against the Aggies...Did not play at Norfolk State on Jan. 28...Did not play on Feb. 2 vs. Florida A&M... Did not play vs. Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 4..Played six minutes at Morgan State on Feb. 9 where he recorded two points and pulled down two rebounds...Recorded three minutes of playing time at Coppin State on Nov. 11 where he scored three points, all from the free throw line, and tallied one rebound...Played career high nine minutes at Howard scoring four points and grabbing one rebound...Came off the bench and had career day at Hampton on Feb. 18...Played career high 13 minutes and scored career high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field (also a career high)...Recorded career high two steals...Played seven minutes and did not record any stats...Played seven minutes versus North Carolina A&T on Feb. 23 where he record one personal foul...Played four minutes in win vs. Norfolk State and had one rebound...Played four minutes at Florida A&M, missed both field goal attempts...Had one rebound...Played two minutes at Bethune-Cookman...Made the second start of his WSSU career at South Carolina State on March 6...Scored two points in his six minutes versus the Bulldogs...Played one minute versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15 where he picked up a personal foul.

Personal...At 6'10" and 255 pounds, he is one of the most highly anticipated big men to join the Rams since the transition to Division I...A native of Elizabeth City, N.C. and a graduate of Northeastern High School...A highly decorated prep player who led the Eagles to a 25-3 record during his senior season...Played for head coach Patrick Paye...Earned All-Conference honors as well as All-State Honorable Mention honors...A Justice Studies/Criminal Justice major...The son of William and Shirley Morris...Born in Elizabeth City, N.C. on January 25, 1989.

Morris' Statistics:

YearGP/GSMin-AvgFG-FGAPct.3FG-3FGAPct.FT-FTAPct.Reb.ATOBlk.Stl.Pts.Avg.
2008-0926-1185-7.119-36.5200-0.0003-12.2503912256411.6
2007-0819-292-4.811-18.6110-0.0003-14.2141611202251.3
Totals45-3277-6.230-54.5550-0.0006-26.2305523458661.5