Monte Morris

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Flint, Mich.
High School:
Beecher

Awards & Honors
NABC Good Works Team (17)
Basketball Times All-America Second Team (17)
CBSSports.com All-America Second Team (17)
USA Today All-America Third Team (17)
NBCSports.com All-America Third Team (17)
All-Big 12 First Team - Coaches (17)
All-Big 12 Second Team - Coaches (15, 16)
All-Big 12 First Team - AP (16, 17)
Bob Cousy Award Final 10 (17)
Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 (17)
Naismith Trophy Top 30 (17)
Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player (17)
Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year (17)
Big 12 Player of the Week (16)
Emerald Coast Classic Most Outstanding Player (16)
Big 12 All-Tournament Team (15, 17)
Bob Cousy Award Finalist (15, 16)
NABC All-District 8 First Team (16)
USBWA All-District (16, 17)
NABC All-District 8 First Team (17)
NABC All-District 8 Second Team (15)

2017 NBA Draft
Selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round with the 51st pick.

2016-17
Played and started all 35 games, running his consecutive starts streak to a school-record 121 games ... finished his stellar career by leading the Cyclones with 16.4 points per game, tallying a career-best 575 points ... was fifth in the Big 12 in points per game, second in assists per game (6.2), sixth in free throw percentage (80.2), 10th in steals (1.5) and 13th in 3-point field goal percentage (37.8) and 3-point field goals made per game (1.5) ... his 6.2 assists per game was 12th-best nationally ... only player in the nation to average 16.0 points, 6.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and less than 2.0 turnovers per game ... led the Big 12 and set the NCAA single-season record with a 5.17 assist-to-turnover ratio ... became just the eighth player in Division I history to lead the nation in a stat category three different seasons ... also broke the NCAA career record with a 4.65 assist-to-turnover ratio ... unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team ... became Iowa State's 20th All-American, earning second-team honors from Basketball Times and CBS Sports ... also earned third-team All-America honors from NBC Sports and USA Today ... was one of 10 players, in all divisions, named to the NABC's Good Works Team ... broke the Iowa State records for career assists (768) and steals (225) ... finished third in Big 12 history for career assists and sixth for career steals ... 11th in school history in points scored (1,708), eighth in 3-pointers made (152), first in games played (140) and fifth in games started (121) ... also had 516 career rebounds ... one of just seven players since 1992-93 to post 1,700 points, 700 assists, 500 rebounds and 200 steals ... of those seven, only Morris (165 turnovers) had fewer than 365 turnovers ... had just 42 turnovers, including 12 games without a miscue this season and 48 times in his career ... winningest player in school history playing in 100 wins in his career ... had 217 assists this season, the fourth-most in school history ... joined Gary Thompkins as the only players in school history to record four 100-assist seasons ... scored in double figures in 31 games this season and 96 games in his career ... tallied 20 or more points 10 times, including a career-high 30 points in a win at Oklahoma State ... recorded five double-doubles this season and 11 in his career ...posted Iowa State's fifth-ever triple-double against The Citadel, finishing with 17 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in just 22 minutes ... earned Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors after averaging 17.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.3 steals in leading the Cyclones to their third title in his four-year career ... had four games this season with double-digit assists ... had 25 points and seven assists as ISU snapped Kansas' 51-game win streak at Allen Fieldhouse ... broke the career assist record at Vanderbilt and the career steal record in his final home game against Oklahoma State ... scored 19 points to go along with eight rebounds and eight assists against Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... had 18 points and nine assists against Purdue in the last game of his career ... tied the school record playing in nine NCAA Tournament games and winning five games ... owns the school record with 51 career assists in the NCAA Tournament.

2015-16
Started all 35 games for the Cyclones, finishing second on the team with 13.8 points ... led the Cyclones and Big 12 in minutes played and ranked fourth nationally with 38.0 minutes per game ... played 39.9 minutes per game in Big 12 play, logging 718 of a possible 735 minutes ... played 10 complete games, which is tied for the fifth most in a single-season in school history ... finished third nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.23) and eighth in assists per game (6.9) ... his 6.9 assists per game were a school record ... became the 32nd Cyclone to score 1,000 career points, topping the mark at Texas Tech ... scored in double figures in 28 games, including eight games with 20 or more points ... led the Cyclones with 62 steals and his 241 assists were just three shy of the single-season school record ... had just 57 turnovers, finishing eight games without a miscue ... recorded five point-assist double-doubles ... earned Emerald Coast Classic Most Outstanding Player honors after averaging 17 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in wins against Virginia Tech and Illinois ... scored 20 points, dished out nine assists to just one turnover and hit a game-winning floater against Iowa ... scored 24 points against Texas ... tallied 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds as Iowa State beat Oklahoma for the school's second-ever win against a top-ranked team ... posted 20 points and dished out eight assists to help the Cyclones defeat Iona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2014-15
Played and started all 34 games ... second on team averaging 11.9 points ... also posted a Big 12-best 5.2 assists and 3.4 rebounds on his way to earning All-Big 12 Second-Team honors ... led the nation for the second consecutive season with a 4.63 assist-to-turnover ratio ... finished season with 176 assists and just 38 turnovers ... had nine games without a turnover ... had second-most assists of any sophomore and 11th-most by any player in school history ... was second in the Big 12 in field goal percentage shooting 50.7 percent from the field ... had 64 steals, the second-most by a sophomore and tied for the ninth-most by any player in a single season in school history ... his 110 steals in the last two seasons are the most by any Big 12 player ... scored in double figures 24 times ... tallied 24 points and hit buzzer-beating 17-foot fadeaway to beat Texas in Big 12 quarterfinals ... made 4-of-5 threes against the Longhorns ... first-career 20-point game came against Texas Tech ... recorded his first double-double and just missed a triple-double with 11 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds against Kansas ... dished out 12 assists with no turnovers against Alabama ... averaged 15.3 points to earn Big 12 All-Tournament team honors as the Cyclones won the Big 12 Championship for the second consecutive season ... did not commit a turnover in three games at the Big 12 Championship ... had 15 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals against UAB in the NCAA Tournament.

2013-14
Saw action in 36 games, starting the final 17 contests ... broke the NCAA record and led the nation with a 4.79 assist-to-turnover ratio, including a 6.9 assist-to-turnover ratio in Big 12 play ... averaged 6.8 points, 3.7 assists and 2.6 rebounds ... dished out 134 assists, the third most by any freshman in school history ... shot 84.7 percent (61-72) at the free-throw line, the second-best mark by an ISU freshman ... shot 40.6 percent from behind the arc ... was only Big 12 freshman to make at least 25 threes (28-69) and shoot over 40 percent ... scored in double figures in 13 games, including all three games in the NCAA Tournament ... tallied a season-high 15 points in the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament win against North Carolina Central and followed that with 13 against North Carolina ... dished out five or more assists in 12 games ... led all Big 12 freshmen with 46 steals, the fifth most by an ISU rookie ... his 1.3 steals per game ranked seventh in the Big 12 ... had an ISU freshman record 12 assists with no turnovers against West Virginia ... played 52 minutes of turnover free basketball in ISU's triple-OT win at Oklahoma State ... had 10 points and five assists, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 43 seconds left in the third overtime against the Cowboys ... had 10 assists in the Cyclones' Big 12 quarterfinal win against Kansas State.

High School
One of the nation’s best point guards, Morris won Michigan’s Mr. Basketball Award in 2013 ... a top-100 national recruit ... ranked No. 96 in the final Rivals.com national rankings and No. 89 in the Scout.com ratings ... 2013 Parade All-American ... a three-time winner of Michigan’s Associated Press’ Class C Player of the Year Award and a three-time first-team all-state selection ... named to the Detroit Free Press’ Dream Team in 2012 and 2013 ... a four-year starter, Morris led Beecher in scoring, assists and steals in each of the his four seasons ... as a senior in 2013, Morris averaged 23.8 points, 8.8 assists, 5.1 steals and 6.8 rebounds ... led his team to back-to-back Class C Michigan state titles in 2012 and 2013 ... scored 29 points in the state semifinal game and poured in 16 points in Beecher’s 40-39 win over Laingsburg in the 2013 Michigan state championship game ... team went 27-1 in 2013 ... averaged 19.5 points, 4.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds as a junior in 2012, leading his team to an undefeated (28-0) state championship season ... it was Beecher’s first state title in 25 years ... Beecher made the Class C state semifinals all four seasons Morris started ... averaged 18.1 points, 6.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds as a sophomore in 2011 to earn his first Class C state player of the year award ... ended his career with 2,006 points ... narrowed his choices to Iowa State, Butler and Illinois ... also considered Indiana, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech and USC ... nickname is “Man-Man.”

Personal
Born June 27, 1995 in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... son of Latonia Morris ... liberal studies major.