John Russell Morrison (born May 2, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets at the beginning of the 1967–68 season.
Raised in Roselle Park, New Jersey, Morrison decided to attend Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, rather than the newly opened Roselle Catholic High School.Glicken, Lloyde S. "Morrison, Key, Morton, Brotman, Dock named to All-Essex", The Star-Ledger, March 24, 1963. Accessed December 16, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "John Morrison of Roselle Park was all set to enter Roselle Catholic four years ago. But his father had second thoughts about the new school just opening its doors in Union County four days before the registration deadline, decided to send and, son to Seton Hall instead."
After the NBA, Morrison became a head coach for Canisius College (1972–74) and an assistant for the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis (1974–76).
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