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Brady Morningstar 08/09 bio in PDF Format Overview: Played a reserve role his freshman season in 2006-07 and was a redshirt on KU's 2008 national championship team... A standout local product that went to prep school following his high school senior season... Has great range from inside and outside the three-point arc... Known as a contributor in all facets who steps up everyone's game when he is on the floor... A proven winner who is the son of a former KU player. Redshirt (2007-08): Practiced and traveled during KU's 2007-08 national championship season. Freshman Season (2006-07): Appeared in 16 games and averaged 2.1 points... Had four games of 10 minutes or more, including a season-high 14 minutes against Northern Arizona in the season opener... Scored a season-high five points on three outings - vs. Dartmouth (Nov. 28), vs. Colorado (Jan. 27) and in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Niagara (March 16)... Appeared in seven conference games... Saw action in three postseason contests versus Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship and against Niagara and Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament... Recorded a season-high three assists in two games - vs. Dartmouth and Winston-Salem State (Dec. 19)... Had a season-high three rebounds against Northern Arizona and Dartmouth. At New Hampton Prep (2005-06): Team captain at New Hampton (N.H.) Prep who averaged a team-high 22 points per game... Also averaged five assists and four rebounds... His team finished 25-10... Earned the team's Hugh Richardson Award as the most valuable player... Guided his team to three in-season tournament titles. High School: Free State High School (2005)... Coached by Jack Schreiner... Led the Firebirds in scoring with 18 points per game... Team won the Sunflower League title in 2005, finished 19-4 - the best record in school history - and entered the state tournament the No. 1 seed... An all-state selection in 6A and all classes his senior season... Was named the Sunflower League Player of the Year in 2005... Named to the all-metro team as well his senior campaign... Earned All-Sunflower League honors as a junior... Rivaled current KU teammate Brennan Bechard throughout his high school career, as Bechard played at Lawrence High School. Off the Court: Full name is Brady Craig Morningstar... Born in Hinsdale, Ill.... Major is communication studies... Parents are Roger and Linda Morningstar... Father, Roger, was a KU basketball standout on the 1974 and 1975 Big Eight Conference championship teams under head coach Ted Owens... Roger started 48 of 55 games played and averaged 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in his two-year career at Kansas... The 1974 Jayhawks advanced to the NCAA Final Four and ended the year ranked seventh nationally... Sister, Linsey, was a senior setter/defensive specialist on the Kansas volleyball team in 2006... Sister, Jamie, was a letterwinner at KU in volleyball from 1999-2002. Career Honors: 2007-08: Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls (fall 2007). 2006-07: Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's honor rolls (spring 2007). |
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