Next up are Jeff Brown (1993-94) and Kyle Wiltjer (2015-16) at 14.7 attempts per game. The Bulldogs stayed in control for most of the second half. The next season, Morrison was an assistant video coordinator for the Bulldogs. [16] During his 8-game stay in Belgrade (he missed one away game due to a minor injury), Morrison averaged 15.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29 minutes a game, becoming his team's top scorer and the second overall top performer during the 201112 Adriatic League season. The thrill and the joy of advancing are absolutely real. Morrison, who was picked up off the court by UCLAs Ryan Hollins and Arron Afflalo, said all of the right words after the game: Thats just a sign of a great program and great people, Morrison said. He was just a sweetheart. Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 200506. The Bulldogs' ankle-biting days are a thing of the past. 2022 Proballers SARL | Version 3.4 | All rights reserved. UCLA had a 29-7 record coming into the Sweet 16, and the roster featured six future NBA . 2005-2006 Gonzaga Bulldogs Roster # Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date . Wings Kyle Wiltjer and Byron Wesley lit up the Bruins with 44 combined points on 16-for-21 shooting. Their close loss to Arizona in the Pac-12 tournament showed how far they'd come since their seven-point half against Kentucky. Feb 27, Gonzaga (25-3) Win vs. San Francisco, 75-72, 29. And the 17-year anniversary of that moment - March 23, 2006 - came on the same day Gonzaga and UCLA met in the Sweet 16 of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Best Value Players; . Hollins made both free throws, and then the Bruins forced a turnover off a trap. Soon after that came an on-court crisis for Adam Morrison that forever changed how people thought and talked about him. MORE:Where is Adam Morrison now? Dec 8, Gonzaga (5-2) Win vs. Washington State, 67-53, 8. Adam Morrison Talks Gonzaga, March Madness Emotions And More The game against UCLA turned out to be Morrison's final collegiate game, as he later decided to turn pro, foregoing his senior year of college. Off the court, Morrison regulates his blood sugar with an insulin pump attached to his abdomen.[2]. That's something we hadn't seen before and, needless to say, did not comport with dominant norms of sportsman behavior. In fact, with a shade under three minutes to go, Xavier led Gonzaga 71-67. But his short, disastrous NBA career ensured that he would be frozen, in fans' collective memory, in that moment of on-court agony. The next five seasons featured zero return trips to the Sweet 16, the departure of star players to the NBA or other college programs at the earliest possible moment, shrinking attendance at Pauley Pavilion and a Sports Illustrated expos reporting, among other charming details, how Reeves Nelson, once a prized recruit, intentionally injured his Bruin teammates and urinated on their clothes. Void in ONT. 2006-07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team Players Coaches Pos . Adam John Morrison (The Stache) Position: Small Forward and Power Forward Shoots: Right 6-8 , 205lb (203cm, 92kg) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 2x NBA Champ 2006-07 All-Rookie 35 35 6 SUMMARY Career G 161 PTS 7.5 TRB 2.1 AST 1.4 FG% 37.3 FG3% 33.1 FT% 71.0 eFG% 42.3 PER 7.4 WS -1.4 Adam Morrison Overview Game Logs