Editing Sean Morris

{{Short description|American lacrosse player}}
{{for|the English cricketer|Sean Morris (cricketer)}}
{{Infobox lacrosse player
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| position = Attack
| shoots = 
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 190
| league = [[NCAA]]
| team = [[University of Massachusetts Amherst|University of Massachusetts]] 
| nll_team = [[Boston Blazers]]
| former_nll_teams = [[San Jose Stealth]]
| mll_team = [[Boston Cannons]] 
| former_mll_teams = [[Rochester Rattlers|Chicago Machine]]
| nationality = American
| nll_draft = 77th overall
| nll_draft_year = 2006
| nll_draft_team = [[Colorado Mammoth]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|10|mf=y}} 
| birth_place = [[Marshfield, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| career_start = [[2006 MLL season|2006]]
| nickname = 
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[[File:The Actual Sean Morris.jpg|thumb|Sean partaking in some of his favorite past times.]]
'''Sean Paul Morris''' (born September 10, 1983, in [[Marshfield, Massachusetts]]) is a professional [[lacrosse]] player with the [[Boston Cannons]] of the [[Major League Lacrosse]], and the [[Boston Blazers]] in the [[National Lacrosse League]].  He founded Laxachusetts, Legacy Lacrosse, BostonLax.net and has recently launched TheLocker.com.

== Amateur career ==
Morris played collegiate lacrosse at [[University of Massachusetts Amherst|University of Massachusetts]].  Morris initially enrolled at [[Rutgers University]], but transferred and played his four years of eligibility at UMass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/032706aad.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712121137/http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/032706aad.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-12|title=Sean Morris is on top of the world.|accessdate=2007-08-03|work=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref>  Morris lead the Minuteman to the [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship|NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game]] in 2006.  He was awarded with back to back [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]] 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]], 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]].  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  [[MLL Collegiate Draft#2006 MLL Collegiate Draft|2006 MLL Collegiate Draft]] by the [[Major League Lacrosse]]'s [[Rochester Rattlers|Chicago Machine]].  He played with the Machine during the [[2006 MLL season|2006]] and [[2007 MLL season|2007]] seasons.  He was selected to the MLL All Star Team in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomachine.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=5 |title=Sean Morris Chicago Machine Player Bio |work=ChicagoMachine.com |date= |accessdate=2007-08-03 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075502/http://www.chicagomachine.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=5 |archivedate=2007-09-28 |df= }}</ref> In [[2008 MLL season|2008]], Morris was traded to his hometown [[Boston Cannons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190559|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530141409/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190559|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2008|title=Morris, No. 1 pick in draft heading to Boston for three first-rounders|date=May 28, 2008|publisher=InsideLacrosse.com|accessdate=2008-05-30|df=}}</ref>

===National Lacrosse League===
Morris was selected by the [[Colorado Mammoth]] in the 2007 [[National Lacrosse League entry draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news060913a.htm|work=The Outsider's Guide to the NLL|author=Philly, R.A.|title=Stealth doubles up with Benesch, Sorensen atop draft|date=September 13, 2006|accessdate=2007-11-23|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121015951/http://lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news060913a.htm|archivedate=November 21, 2008|df=}}</ref> Following the 2008 [[National Lacrosse League expansion draft|NLL expansion draft]], Morris was traded with [[Casey Cittadino]] to the [[Boston Blazers]] for [[Brian Langtry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3030|title=Boston Deals Langtry Back To Colorado|work=NLL.com|date=July 31, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref> However, before the [[2008 NLL season]] began, the Blazers announced that they would not play in the 2008 season.<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3141|work=NLL.com|title=League Releases New 2008 Schedule|date=November 2, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref>  A [[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft|dispersal draft]] was held, and Morris was chosen in the second round by the [[San Jose Stealth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3142 |work=NLL.com |title=Dawson selected first overall by Portland |date=November 5, 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-23 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107010051/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3142 |archivedate=2007-11-07 |df= }}</ref> In his Stealth debut, Morris recorded four points (2 goals, 2 assists),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/stats.php?ps=http://nll.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=608821 |title=Calgary v. San Jose Boxscore |accessdate=2008-03-24 |last= |first= |date=March 22, 2008 |work=NLL.com |publisher= |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404094530/http://www.nll.com/stats.php?ps=http%3A%2F%2Fnll.stats.pointstreak.com%2Fboxscore.html%3Fgameid%3D608821 |archivedate=April 4, 2008 |df= }}</ref> and was awarded "Rookie of the Week" honors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3395|title=Watson named Player of the Week|work=NLL.com|date=March 26, 2008|accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref>

===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]] Player of the Year
* 2005 & 2006 New England Player of the Year
* 2005 & 2006 [[Tewaaraton Trophy]] Finalist

==Statistics==
===University of Massachusetts===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"	
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="1" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;	
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season !! GP !!G !! A !! Pts !! PPG !!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006 || 18 || 33 || 39 || 72 || -- || 
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005 || 16 || 44 || 25 || 69 || -- ||
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004 || 9 || 7 || 17 || 24 || -- || 
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003 || 10 || 14 || 8 || 22 || -- || 
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	
! colspan="1.5" |Totals				!!	53	!!	94	!!	89	!!	183  !!	--	!!
|}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070707091803/http://www.seanmorris25.com/ Sean Morris Lacrosse Academy]

== References ==
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[[Category:1982 births]]
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[[Category:American lacrosse players]]
[[Category:Boston Blazers players]]
[[Category:Major League Lacrosse players]]
[[Category:People from Marshfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Rutgers University alumni]]
[[Category:San Jose Stealth players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:UMass Minutemen lacrosse players]]
[[Category:Lacrosse players from Massachusetts]]