2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

Darrius Morrow
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Columbia
Career Notes
Has played in 92 games during his career and started 70 ... Scoring average has improved each season culminating with 13.0 ppg as a junior last season ... Enters his senior campaign ranked 19th on ECU career scoring list (1,087) and 15th on the Pirates' career rebounding chart (594) ... Accumulated 12 double-doubles ... Has a career field goal percentage of .544 (354-651), fourth-highest all-time at ECU ... Holds the school record for most free throw attempts in a career (576) and ranks third in free throws made (379, 51 shy of the career re-cord) ... Led the Pirates in rebounding three consecutive seasons and field goal percentage each of the last two years.
As A Junior (2010-11)
2010-11 Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in all 34 games, making an ECU record 33 starts ... Ranked second on the team in scoring with 13.0 ppg and led the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg) ... Was No. 7 in Conference USA in field goal percentage (141-277, .409), while he ranked among the top 20 in scoring (17th) and rebounding (11th) ... Was the Pirates' leading shot blocker with 28 ... Recorded five double-doubles ... Posted a double-double in each of the final four games of the season ... One of two players on the team to average over 30 minutes per game (30.6 mpg) ... Set the ECU single-season record for free throws made (159) and attempted (239) ... Attempted an ECU record 21 free throws at Marshall ... Became one of nine players in school history to play more than 1,000 minutes during a season (1,038) ... Was the 21st player at ECU to grab 500 career rebounds and 26th to score 1,000 points ... Led the Pirates in scoring nine times and in rebounding 14 times ... Scored double figures in 22 games, topping the 20-point plateau four times ... Grabbed seven or rebounds in 13 games ... Played over 30 minutes in 22 games ... Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team after averaging 21.7 points and 13.3 rebounds in three games ... Made 27-of-33 free throws during the tournament, including 12-of-16 against UAB and 11-of-13 versus Memphis ... Poured in 33 points at Marshall, the most points scored by an ECU player in a C-USA game ... Made 11-of-17 field goals on the road against the Thundering Herd ... Dropped in 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the C-USA tournament semifinals against Memphis ... Scored 22 points and gathered 14 boards in 43 minutes during the C-USA quarterfinal overtime win versus UAB ... Had 21 points in the win over UNC Greensboro (7-8 FG, 7-10 FT) ... Netted 16 points and a career-best 15 rebounds in the season-ending overtime loss to Jacksonville, playing 42 minutes ... Matched his career-high with five blocks against UAB in the C-USA tournament ... Recorded a season-high three steals at Memphis.
CAREER HIGHS | |||
Points | 33 at Marshall (Jan. 22, 2011) | ||
Rebounds | 15 vs. Jacksonville (March 15, 2011) | ||
Assists | 3, several times | ||
Blocked Shots | 5 at Tulsa (Feb. 21, 2009) | ||
Steals | 4 vs. UCF (Feb. 2, 2010) | ||
Field Goals | 11 at Marshall (Jan. 22, 2011) | ||
Field Goal Attempts | 17 at Marshall (Jan. 22, 2011) | ||
Free Throws | 12 vs. UAB (March 10, 2011) | ||
Free Throw Attempts | 21 at Marshall (Jan. 22, 2011) | ||
Minutes Played | 43 vs. UAB (March 10, 2011) |
2009-10 Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in 28 games and made 26 starts ... Averaged 12.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 32.0 minutes per game ... Led Conference USA in field goal percentage, shooting 58.0 percent from the floor (119-205) ... Was the Pirates' leading rebounder and ranked 13th overall in Conference USA ... Ranked fourth in the league in offensive rebounds (2.8 orpg) ... Led the Pirates in scoring six times and rebounding in 14 games ... Scored double figures in 20 games ... Posted a double-double against Clemson (16 points and 12 rebounds) and Rice (20 points, 13 rebounds) ... Shot over 50 percent from the field in 15 games in which he had six or more attempts ... Poured in a career-high 22 points at UNC Greensboro on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor ... Tied his career-high with 22 points in the Conference USA Tournament against Houston, going 7-of-8 from the floor and 8-of-12 at the free throw line ... Was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor against Campbell ... Credited with a career-best four steals at home versus UCF ... Blocked three shots at home versus UVa.-Wise and Rice ... Played all 40 minutes in the C-USA home opener against Rice ... Saw over 35 minutes of action in 11 games.
As A Freshman (2008-09)
2008-09 Game-by-Game Statistics
Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Averaged 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game ... Played in all 30 games and made 11 starts ... Finished 11th in the league overall in rebounding ... Second-leading freshman rebounder in Conference USA ... Ranked second in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (3.07) ... Led the team in rebounding, free throws made (104) and free throw attempts (160) ... Fourth freshman in school history to lead the team in rebounding ... Scored double digits in 13 games ... Led the team in scoring with a season-high 21 points against SMU, going 7-of-10 from the field and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe ... Scored a team-high 15 points versus Wake Forest ... Tallied five double-doubles (St. Andrews, VCU, Limestone, Southern Miss, Tulane) ... Posted a double-double in the C-USA Tournament against Tulane with 13 points and 11 rebounds ... Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds versus VCU ... Blocked five shots at Tulsa ... Handed out three assists in a trio of games ... Played over 30 minutes in a game 11 times ... Was 13-of-15 at the free throw line at home versus Rice.
High School
Played for coach Phil McCrary at Columbia High School in Decatur, Ga. ... Led CHS three consecutive state championship games between 2006-08 and won titles in 2006 and `08 ... CHS Voted MVP of the 2008 state championship game ... Named 2008 All-Georgia Class AAAA second-team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Averaged 14.5 points and 11.2 rebounds as a senior ... Four-year letterman ... Served as team captain ... Led his team to a four-year record of 117-14 ... Ranked as the 30th-best forward prospect by ESPN.com ... McDonald's All-America nominee ... Honor Roll student.
Personal
Full name is Darrius Dalton Morrow ... Born March 2, 1990 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Parents are Felissa Morrow and Tarze Brandon ... AAU team was the Georgia Stars ... Singed his NLI with South Carolina before being given his release following a coaching change ... Academic major is recreation management.
CAREER STATISTICS |
Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg | |
2008-09 | 30-11 | 799 | 26.6 | 94 | 169 | .556 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 104 | 160 | .650 | 92 | 108 | 200 | 6.7 | 83 | 6 | 21 | 44 | 24 | 17 | 292 | 9.7 | |
2009-10 | 28-26 | 896 | 32.0 | 119 | 205 | .580 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 116 | 177 | .655 | 78 | 103 | 181 | 6.5 | 78 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 25 | 32 | 354 | 12.6 | |
2010-11 | 34-33 | 1038 | 30.5 | 141 | 277 | .509 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 159 | 239 | .665 | 87 | 126 | 213 | 6.3 | 95 | 3 | 26 | 80 | 28 | 25 | 441 | 13.0 | |
TOTAL | 92-70 | 2733 | 29.7 | 354 | 651 | .544 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 379 | 576 | .658 | 257 | 337 | 594 | 6.5 | 256 | 13 | 72 | 182 | 77 | 74 | 1087 | 11.8 |