Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33.The news is Reported by Shyam 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 drafted by the Lakers in the second round (41st overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft out of Michigan State.
Morris, a 6-foot-4 point guard, averaged 3.3 points and 1.1 assists per game. His best season was 2013-14, when he averaged 6.9 points and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 42 percent from 3-point range.
Morris also played in the NBA G League for the Los Angeles D-Fenders (now South Bay Lakers), Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and Santa Cruz Warriors. He also played professionally in China, Russia and France.
Morris had a stellar career at the University of Michigan from 2009 to 2011. In his second season under coach John Beilein, he dished out 235 assists, the fourth-most in school history. This made Morris the fifth player in school history to hit 200 or more in a season.
The performance earned Morris All-Big Ten third-team honors. In 2010-11, the Wolverines advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but lost to Duke.
Morris' cause of death was not reported.
