Liam Paul McMorrow (born July 22, 1987) is a Canadian professional basketball player.

Player profile

McMorrow is a former ice hockey player in his native Canada who only took up basketball seriously in 2008. He went undrafted in the

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but has since shown a lot of improvement in stints in leagues around the world. His most recent stint was with the

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, where his team lost Game Seven of their championship game against

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by forfeiture. The Rainmen refused to play the deciding Game Seven at the Windsor Express’ home floor in Windsor, Ontario for "fear of their safety", following the 2015 NBL Canada Finals brawl. In June 2015, McMorrow joined the

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summer league team which participated in the 2015 NBA Summer League Orlando League. In October 2019, McMorrow joined the Formosa Dreamers of the

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. He was born in

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, McMorrow played college basketball at

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and Tennessee Tech.

The Basketball Tournament

Liam McMorrow played for Team Eberlein Drive in the

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edition of

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. Eberlein Drive made it to the championship game before falling to Overseas Elite.

Personal life

McMorrow is the youngest of four children. He is the son of Sheila McMorrow. His brother,

Sean Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan ( Ulster variant; a ...

, was a professional hockey player.

References

1987 births Living people Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players from Vancouver Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian expatriate basketball people in Taiwan Canadian expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Canadian men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Halifax Rainmen players Iowa Energy players Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings players Marquette University alumni Oklahoma City Blue players Philippine Basketball Association imports Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball players Formosa Dreamers players Fubon Braves players Taiwan Beer basketball players Bank of Taiwan basketball players Yulon Luxgen Dinos players Super Basketball League imports {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub