Florida State University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
RJ Morris
- Year:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Jupiter, Fla.
- Weight:
- 185
- High School:
- Jupiter Christian
RJ MORRIS' CAREER HIGHS
REBS: 1 at Clemson (2-15-23), at Virginia Tech (3-4-23)
HONORS
2021 FSU Academic Dean’s List Honors (Fall)
2022 FSU Academic President’s List Honors (Spring)
2022 FSU Academic President’s List Honors (Fall)
2023 FSU Academic President’s List Honors (Spring)
2023 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023 NABC Academic Honors Court
WHY I WEAR MY NUMBER
I wear No. 41 because I think 41 is an uncommon, but cool number worn by some NBA greats, such as Dirk Nowitzki.
R.J. Morris is the eighth player in school history to earn uniform No. 41. He is the second Seminole under Head Coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff, to wear the number since Uche Echefu (2006-09). Echefu played on Florida State’s 2009 NCAA Tournament team, which was also the first Seminole team to play in the championship game of the ACC Tournament.
MY HOMETOWN
I grew up in Palm City, Florida. It is a small town in South Florida and is known for its close proximity to the beach.
WHATS IN A NAME
My full name is Robert Russell Morris Jr. I was named after my father who is Robert Russell Morris. Since I was born, my nickname has always been RJ since I was born, which stands for “Robert Junior”.
ON MORRIS
A valued player and person who is a member of the Florida State program for the third year…added to the Seminoles’ roster for the 2021-22 season but did not play in any games…played in four games (all ACC games) during the 2022-23 season…presented with one award at the 2022 Florida State Honors Banquet – the J.U.I.C.E (Just Us In Combat Everyday) Award – as a member of the Seminoles’ famed Green (Practice) Team…named to the Florida State Academic President’s List with a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average in the spring of 2022, the fall of 2022 and the spring of 2023…named to the Florida State Academic Dean’s List during the fall of 2021...named to the 2023 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2023)
Averaged 0.0 points and 0.5 rebounds in six games played during his first season as a playing member of the Seminoles…made his Florida State debut with 2 minutes of playing time in the Seminoles’ 75-53 win over Louisville at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Dec. 10)…earned 1 rebound in Florida State’s game at Clemson in Littlejohn Coliseum (Feb. 15)…earned playing time in four games – all ACC games… Earned playing time in four ACC games – a Seminole victory over Louisville (Dec. 10), and games at NC State (Feb. 1), at Clemson (Feb. 15) and at Virginia Tech in the regular season finale (March 4)…totaled a career-high 2 minutes played against Louisville, Clemson and Virginia Tech…totaled 1 rebound each in games against the Tigers and Hokies…first career shot attempt came against Clemson.
SUMMER 2022 -- CANADIAN TOUR
Averaged 0.7 points (2 total points) and 0.7 rebounds (2 total points) in three games during three games in the Seminoles’ Summer tour of Canada in August of 2022…scored 2 points on 1 made field goal in 2 minutes of playing time in the Seminoles’ 86-66 win over Ottawa in their first of three exhibition games during the summer of 2022 in Canada…totaled 1 rebound three minutes of playing time in Florida State’s 98-64 win over Carleton in game two of their exhibition tour…earned 1 minute of playing time in Florida State’s 90-74 win over McGill University in the final game of Florida State’s three-game tour of Canada…earned 1 minute of playing time in Florida State’s 90-74 win over McGill University in the final game of Florida State’s three-game tour of Canada…attempted one shot and pulled down one rebound in the win…the Seminoles finished 3-0 on the 10-day trip north of the border.
AT JUPITER CHRISTIAN
Graduated from Jupiter Christian in 2021…a member of the Jupiter Christian varsity team for three seasons…averaged 11.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game during his 70-game career…earned Palm Beach 5A-1A First-Team honors as named by the South Florida Sun Sentinel as a senior…named to the 2020-21 Palm Beach County All-County Second-Team by PBC Hoops…averaged a career-high 16.7 points, a career-high 8.6 rebounds and a career-high tying 1.5 assists in 18 games as a senior…shot .430 from the field and .450 from the 3-point line as he made 47 3-point shots in his final season…averaged 15.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and a career-high tying 1.5 assists per game in 25 games as a junior…averaged 5.3 points and 1.0 rebound in 27 games as a sophomore on a team that made the State Final Four in Lakeland, Fla.
PERSONAL
Born October 24, 2002…RJ is the son of Robert and Jennifer Morris…both of his parents graduated from Florida State…RJ is named after his dad and is Robert, Jr…has two younger sisters, Megan and Allie…was born in Marietta, Ga., but grew up in Jupiter, Fla…named to the Academic Honor Roll in each of his semesters in high school…graduated with a 4.33 cumulative GPA from Jupiter Christian…was a finalist for the Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia…one of three recipients of Palm Beach Post’s Pathfinders Scholarship for Sports…is a Florida Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholar, and graduate of Palm Beach County’s Leadership Grow Program…majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
