Army West Point Athletics
Morrison Selected Finalist for Senior CLASS Award
February 09, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Official Release
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Army West Point men's basketball senior captain Luke Morrison was selected as one of 10 finalists for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award®.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their athletic platforms to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The finalists, who excel both on and off the court, were chosen by national media from the list of 30 candidates. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through March 19. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award recipient will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four®.
Morrison has started every game this season for the Black Knights and is chipping 8.0 points per game. He sits second on the team in made 3-pointers with 49, and is averaging 3.3 rebounds per outing.
Academically, Morrison excels across all pillars at the United States Military Academy and is recognized by not only his teammates, but the academy's leadership, for his accomplishments. He is very involved in his political science major and meets with others in his degree to mentor them throughout the semester. He dons a German Proficiency Badge (GPB), which signifies a person is qualified in several different physical challenges to include swimming, running, handling an M9 handgun and long distance rucking.
Militarily, he has had experience in many leadership development courses including "Officership" through which he learned what it means to be an officer and the work ethic and moral ethics it takes to succeed in leading a platoon on the battlefield. This past summer Morrison served as a platoon leader, where he was directly in charge of the training for 43 sophomores and five juniors for a six-week period. This included military training, physical training and disciplining his subordinates properly.
Morrison also spent three weeks in Barcelona studying at an international business school.
The Charlotte, N.C., native, will branch Air Defense Artillery and be stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas following his graduation as a Political Science major in May.
For more information on each of the finalists, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Army West Point men's basketball senior captain Luke Morrison was selected as one of 10 finalists for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award®.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their athletic platforms to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The finalists, who excel both on and off the court, were chosen by national media from the list of 30 candidates. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through March 19. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award recipient will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four®.
Morrison has started every game this season for the Black Knights and is chipping 8.0 points per game. He sits second on the team in made 3-pointers with 49, and is averaging 3.3 rebounds per outing.
Academically, Morrison excels across all pillars at the United States Military Academy and is recognized by not only his teammates, but the academy's leadership, for his accomplishments. He is very involved in his political science major and meets with others in his degree to mentor them throughout the semester. He dons a German Proficiency Badge (GPB), which signifies a person is qualified in several different physical challenges to include swimming, running, handling an M9 handgun and long distance rucking.
Militarily, he has had experience in many leadership development courses including "Officership" through which he learned what it means to be an officer and the work ethic and moral ethics it takes to succeed in leading a platoon on the battlefield. This past summer Morrison served as a platoon leader, where he was directly in charge of the training for 43 sophomores and five juniors for a six-week period. This included military training, physical training and disciplining his subordinates properly.
Morrison also spent three weeks in Barcelona studying at an international business school.
The Charlotte, N.C., native, will branch Air Defense Artillery and be stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas following his graduation as a Political Science major in May.
For more information on each of the finalists, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Men's Basketball Finalists
Shawn Anderson, NavyVladimir Brodziansky, TCU
Jevon Carter, West Virginia
Angel Delgado, Seton Hall
Rob Gray, Houston
A.J. Jacobson, North Dakota State
Justin Johnson, W estern Kentucky
Yante Maten, Georgia
Luke Morrison, Army West Point
Johnathan Williams, Gonzaga
ABOUT THE AWARD
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition. The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards a senior season can bring. Kansas City-based Premier Sports Management manages the award.
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