Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. reported by Sham Charania of The Athletic.
During his four-year NBA career, Morris played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets. He was selected by the Lakers in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft (No. 41 overall) out of Michigan.
A 6-foot-4 point guard, Morris averaged 3.3 points and 1.1 assists per game. His best season was the 2013-14 campaign in which he scored 6.9 points per game with 2.6 assists, shooting 42 percent from 3-point range.
Additionally, Morris played for the Los Angeles D-Fenders (now the South Bay Lakers), the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He has also played professionally in China, Russia and France.
Morris had an outstanding career at Michigan from 2009 to 2011. In his second season under coach John Beilein, he had 235 assists, the fourth highest total in school history . With this, Morris became only the fifth player in school history with 200 or more in a season.
This performance earned Morris All-Big Ten third-team honors. The 2010-11 Wolverines advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Duke.
Morris’ cause of death has not been reported.
