Recruiting - Anthony Morrow

If the sting of the loss to UConn has not worn off yet, then looking ahead to next year should make you feel better. Let's talk about Anythony Morrow. This guy is probably the most underrated guy in our class. A special young man, spiritual, respectful, incredibly coachable, a team player, athletic (can light it up from outside and also won a dunk contest recently). He was just named the Charlotte Observor Boys Player of the Year. He is 6'6", 180lb, a figures to be the hier apparent to Marvin Lewis, only more athletic.

For a GREAT article on this young man, click here (subscription required, but well worth it). Here are a couple of quotes from the article:

"I knew where my heart was telling me to go," said Morrow, a 6-foot-5 senior guard who repeats today as The All-Observer player of the year and is also Mr. Basketball in North Carolina. "And it's a blessing to come in and play for a team that just made the Final Four."

Morrow, who led Latin to consecutive N.C. 3A Independent School championships, said he couldn't remember being as excited about watching a game as he was for the Yellow Jackets' NCAA regional championship win against Kansas last month.

"I just couldn't believe it," he said. "I sat there and watched and everything (Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt) talked about, how they play and everything. I could see it in that game. Everything he promised was going to happen I could see. I really feel like everything's going to work out eventually now and I'm more excited than ever about going down there."


Picture from Charlotte Observer

MORROW YEAR BY YEAR

Freshman: 5.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 50 FG, 75 FT, team: 21-9
Sophomore: 21.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 52 FG; 85 FT; team 26-3
Junior: 23.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg; 51 FG; 85 FT; team 26-1
Senior: 22.4 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 56 FG; 84 FT; team 27-4

You just have to love what Coach Hewitt is doing at GT, bringing these type of young men. Outstanding. GO JACKETS!!!!