Army West Point Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Luke Morrison
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 218
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Northside Christian Academy (USMAPS)
- Named to the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award Second team
- 2017-18 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2015-16 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2017-18: Team Captain … One of four players to have started in all 30 games this season … Averaged 8.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game … Compiled 258 points, 112 rebounds, 29 assists, and nine steals … Shot .416 (91-of-219) from the floor and .414 (65-of-157) from long range … Finished second in 3-point field goals made on the year and fourth in total rebounds with 112 … Converted on 11-of-15 attempts at the charity stripe … Played 588 minutes on the year … Posted 10 double-digit scoring nights, including a career-best 21-point performance against Lehigh on Jan. 20 … Went 7-of-9 from the floor, 5-of-7 from behind-the-arc and 2-of-2 at the free throw line during that game … Tallied 15 points in Army’s next outing against Colgate on Jan. 24 where he finished 5-of-7 from long range for the second-straight outing … Converted on at least one 3-pointer in all but three games this season … Pulled down five-or-more rebounds on eight different occasions, including a season-high 10 in Army’s season finale at Loyola … Dished out a season-best three assists on three different occasions against John Jay, Marist and Loyola … Compiled a season-high two steals in a victory over Lafayette on Jan. 11 … Played a season-best 29 minutes in his collegiate finale at Loyola on Feb. 27 … Finished eighth in the Patriot League averaging 2.2 treys per game … Closed out his tenue eighth all-time in career 3-point field goals with 172 … Also finished tied for ninth in program history with a 3-point field goal average of .380 … Earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll praise … Named to the Senior CLASS Award second team.
2016-17: Saw action in 30 of Army’s 32 games, missing two due to injury … Earned 20 starts … Averaged 8.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game … Compiled 267 points, 139 rebounds, 19 assists, 14 steals and eight blocks … Finished with 597 minutes on the year … Went 96-for-240 (.400) from the floor and 70-for-193 (team-high) (.363) from long range … Missed just two free throws on the season (5-for-7) … Was second on the team in defensive rebounds with 114 … Finished third in overall rebounds and blocks … Closed out the year third in the Patriot League with 2.3 3-point field goals made per game … Posted 14 double-digit scoring nights on the year, with a career-best 19 points coming against Central Arkansas and Boston University … Finished 7-for-11 from the floor and 5-for-8 from behind-the-arc against the Bears and 7-for-8 and 5-for-5, respectively, opposite the Terriers … Those seven makes from the floor and five shots from long range were both career-highs … Pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds (all on defensive glass) to earn his first career double-double (12 points) in Army’s Patriot League opener vs. Lehigh on Dec. 30 … Went a perfect 5-for-5 from downtown against Boston U. on Feb. 22 … Posted a six-game double-figure scoring streak from Jan. 8-25 … Recorded a season-best two steals on two different occasions … Handed out three assists against Central Arkansas and Boston U. … Played a season-high 32 minutes against Colgate on Jan. 11.
2015-16: Saw action in 21 games ... Compiled 105 points, 43 rebounds (21 on the offensive glass), five assists, and 12 steals ... Finished with 21 3-pointers in 218 minutes played ... Went 8-for-9 (.889) from the charity stripe on the year ... Averaged 5.0 points, and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Notched four double-digit scoring nights against Bucknell, Navy, Boston U., and NJIT ... Posted a season-high 13 points at Bucknell on Jan. 30, where he went 5-for-11 from the floor and 3-for-6 from long range ... Also recorded five rebounds and four steals during that contest ... Posted another season-high five boards in a game with Holy Cross ... In a contest with NJIT on March 16 at the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, he went 4-for-5 from the floor, 3-for-4 from downtown and 1-for-2 from the free throw line for 12 points ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15: Played in 19 games off the bench before an injury prematurely ended his freshman season ... Averaged 4.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game ... Shot 40.8 percent from the field (31-of-76), and was 32.7 percent from beyond the arc (16-of-49) ... Was 5-for-12 at the free throw line ... Contributed six steals and five blocked shots ... Scored in double figures on two occasions ... Made his collegiate debut against Air Force and scored five points with three rebounds in seven minutes ... Scored four points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out two assists in the All-Military Classic presented by USAA championship victory against VMI ... Put in nine points on 4-for-6 shooting in the win at Marist ... Hit two threes en route to seven points in the win over Binghamton ... Contributed five points and two rebounds at No. 4 Duke ... Posted 11 points and a season-best seven rebounds in Army's overtime victory at USC ... Netted a season-high 15 points in the non-conference finale against Coast Guard to improve Army to 9-2 ... Scored six points and secured two rebounds in the Patriot League opener against Lafayette ... Put in eight points in the home matchup with Lehigh ... Netted eight points in 12 minutes at Bucknell.
Background: Graduated from Northside Christian Academy in 2013 where he helped his team to a 32-2 record as a senior ... Led his team to the state championship during his junior and senior seasons ... All-conference selection ... Averaged 14.8 points per game at the U.S. Military Academy Prep School in 2013-14 ... Made 78 three-pointers at USMAPS and helped squad to a 27-5 record, setting a new school record for wins ... Played under former Army assistant coach Justin Jennings while at prep school... Played AAU basketball for Charlotte Reign ... Also attended Davidson Day School prior to Northside Christian.
