Marcus "Mook" Morris is an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player for the Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...

 of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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. He played college basketball

College basketball

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 at Kansas.

Early years

Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 to Thomasine "Angel" Morris. He has four brothers, Donte, Blake, David and twin Markieff

Markieff Morris

Markieff Morris is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Kansas.-Early years:...

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College career

He enrolled at the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

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 where he majored in American studies

American studies

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. He was named the 2010–11 Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference

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 Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was also named a second team All-American for his play in the 2010–11 basketball season by both the Associated Press and by the National Association of Basketball Coaches

National Association of Basketball Coaches

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, and a third team All-America by Fox Sports

Fox College Sports

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. On March 30, 2011, Morris was named to the ten member John R. Wooden Award Men’s All American team

John R. Wooden Award

The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...

. Morris and his brother signed with a sports agent from Los Angeles and announced that they would enter the 2011 NBA Draft.

Professional career

Morris was selected by the Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...

 with the 14th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft

2011 NBA Draft

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, directly after his brother Markieff Morris

Markieff Morris

Markieff Morris is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Kansas.-Early years:...

 was taken with the 13th pick by the Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

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Personal

Morris' twin

Twin

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 brother Markieff Morris

Markieff Morris

Markieff Morris is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Kansas.-Early years:...

 was selected 13th overall by the Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

 in the 2011 NBA Draft

2011 NBA Draft

The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...

. Marcus is seven minutes younger than Markieff. He is a fan of his hometown Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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 while his twin bother is a fan of the rival Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

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External links

• Kansas Jayhawks bio
• ESPN College Basketball stats
• Marcus Morris at NBA.com
• Marcus Morris deserves place in pantheon KU Sports, March 20, 2011