Randolph Morris

Randolph Albert Morris (born January 2, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. As a senior for Atlanta, Georgia's Landmark Christian High School, Morris averaged almost a triple-double at 23.0 ppg, 16.0 rpg and 8.0 bpg, earning him McDonald's All-American Team status. Randolph Morris was the #2 rated center and #10 overall prospect by Rivals.com in a year when a record eight h... more

Randolph Albert Morris (born January 2, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. As a senior for Atlanta, Georgia's Landmark Christian High School, Morris averaged almost a triple-double at 23.0 ppg, 16.0 rpg and 8.0 bpg, earning him McDonald's All-American Team status. Randolph Morris was the #2 rated center and #10 overall prospect by Rivals.com in a year when a record eight high schoolers went directly to the NBA draft. Morris strongly considered a jump straight to the NBA as well, but decided to spend at least a year in school. Kentucky won a late recruiting battle, after drawing Morris away from early favorite Georgia Tech. Morris, along with All-Americans Joe Crawford and Rajon Rondo, gave Kentucky the top-rated recruiting class in the nation. Also, in that same recruiting class was Kentucky teammate Ramel Bradley. After a solid debut in his first year at Kentucky, Morris decided to declare for the 2005 NBA... less