![]() Morris in 2023 | |
Harlem Globetrotters | |
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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | June 8, 1999
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Legacy Christian Academy (Beaumont, Texas) |
College | |
WNBA draft | 2023: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick |
Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Alexis Morris is an American professional basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters. She played college basketball at Baylor, Rutgers, Texas A&M and LSU. She was drafted in the second round, 22nd overall, by the Sun in the 2023 WNBA draft.[1]
Morris's first college team was Baylor, which she joined in 2017, then coached by Kim Mulkey.[2][3] Morris didn't play for the team due to personal circumstances.[2] She then transferred three times: to Rutgers, to Texas A&M, and then to LSU, where she again played for Mulkey.[3]
At LSU, Morris was the team's second leading scorer.[2] In the 2022–23 season, Morris averaged 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 42.9% from the floor.[4] She earned awards including second-team all SEC in her junior year, and first-team all SEC in her senior year.[5] She won the 2023 NCAA national title at LSU.[3][6][7]
Morris was selected in the Second Round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. Morris was waived during training camp by the Sun on May 10, 2023.[8]
Morris grew up in Beaumont, Texas.[9] Morris's grandmother coached basketball, and her father was known for his play as point guard in high school.[10] She has known Kim Mulkey for many years, since she attended Mulkey's camps as a child.[11]