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Sean Paul Morris (born September 10, 1983, in
Marshfield, Massachusetts
Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,825 at the 2020 census.
It includes the census-designated places (CDPs) of Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Ocean Bluf ...
) is a professional
lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...
player with the
Boston Cannons of the
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff ...
, and the
Boston Blazers in the
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United States and five in Canada. The N ...
. He founded Laxachusetts, Legacy Lacrosse, BostonLax.net and has recently launched TheLocker.com.
Amateur career
Morris played collegiate lacrosse at
University of Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system and the only public research system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes five campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and a medical ...
. Morris initially enrolled at
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...
, but transferred and played his four years of eligibility at UMass. Morris lead the Minuteman to the
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game in 2006. He was awarded with back to back
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 15 sports (13 men's and 13 women's). It has 220 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location fr ...
Player of the Year, and named New England Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Morris was also named as one of the five finalist for the
Tewaaraton Trophy
The Tewaaraton Award is an annual award for the most outstanding American college lacrosse men's and women's players, since 2001. It is the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy. The award is presented by The Tewaaraton Foundation and th ...
, awarded to the awarded "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States, in 2005 & 2006. In his Senior year, Sean was chosen for Faces in the Crowd by Sports Illustrated for leading the country in points per game.
In high school, Morris was a star
running back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball,
and block. Ther ...
. Morris was also recognized with the "Al Bundy Award" in 1999 Scoring 5 Touchdowns in one High School Game.
Professional career
Major League Lacrosse
Morris was drafted in the First Round (3rd overall) in the
2006 MLL Collegiate Draft by the
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff ...
's
Chicago Machine
The Chicago Machine were a Major League Lacrosse franchise from 2006 until 2010. The Machine, a men's professional field lacrosse team, played in Toyota Park from 2007 until 2009. Chicago played all its "home" games at various stadiums across t ...
. He played with the Machine during the
2006 and
2007 seasons. He was selected to the MLL All Star Team in 2006. In
2008
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, Morris was traded to his hometown
Boston Cannons.
National Lacrosse League
Morris was selected by the
Colorado Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth are a box lacrosse team playing in the National Lacrosse League. The Mammoth have played at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, since the 2003 season. They are owned by Stan Kroenke, who is also the owner of the Colorado Avala ...
in the 2007
National Lacrosse League entry draft The National Lacrosse League entry draft is an annual event where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose eligible players for their rosters from US college programs and Canada's junior lacrosse system.
A player is deemed el ...
. Following the 2008
NLL expansion draft, Morris was traded with
Casey Cittadino to the
Boston Blazers for
Brian Langtry
Brian Langtry (born May 16, 1976) is a former lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League and the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse. Langtry was born in Massapequa, NY, and played NCAA lacrosse for Hofstra Uni ...
. However, before the
2008 NLL season began, the Blazers announced that they would not play in the 2008 season.
A
dispersal draft
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was held, and Morris was chosen in the second round by the
San Jose Stealth
The San Jose Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from 2004 until 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and t ...
. In his Stealth debut, Morris recorded four points (2 goals, 2 assists), and was awarded "Rookie of the Week" honors.
Team USA
Morris was selected by the
Team USA Indoor in the 2011 for World Games in Prague, Czech Republic. Finished 3rd on the Team in points while earning a bronze medal. Morris was selected by the
Team USA Outdoor in the 2007 to play reigning National Champion Duke Blue Devils at Disney Wild World of Sports.
Awards
* 2005 & 2006
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 15 sports (13 men's and 13 women's). It has 220 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location fr ...
Player of the Year
* 2005 & 2006 New England Player of the Year
* 2005 & 2006
Tewaaraton Trophy
The Tewaaraton Award is an annual award for the most outstanding American college lacrosse men's and women's players, since 2001. It is the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy. The award is presented by The Tewaaraton Foundation and th ...
Finalist
Statistics
University of Massachusetts
External links
Sean Morris Lacrosse Academy
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Sean
1982 births
Living people
American lacrosse players
Team USA players
Boston Blazers players
Major League Lacrosse players
People from Marshfield, Massachusetts
Rutgers University alumni
San Jose Stealth players
Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
UMass Minutemen lacrosse players