Tonya Morris
Tonya Morris

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
High School:
Plano West HS
Last College:
Eastern Oklahoma JC
Height:
6-0
Position:
Forward
Experience:
TR




Morris Highlights

  • Two-time Texas District 9-5A First Team honoree
  • Led high school to regional semifinals
  • Dean's List member


    • Outlook: Has great court sense and the ability to create scoring opportunities for herself and others ... also a strong defender ... brings an experience factor that will be needed with such a young team returning.

    Sophomore Season (2003-04 at Eastern Oklahoma State College): Averaged 11.2 points and 3.4 rebounds a game under Coach Drew Sanders ... also shot 48 percent from the field for the Mountaineers.

    Freshman Season (2002-03 at EOSC) Averaged 12.9 points and 6.1 rebounds, and shot 56 percent from the field ... also shot 34 percent from behind the 3-point line, and averaged two steals per game ... made the Dean's List in 2003.

    High School: Averaged 12.1 points and 5.5 rebounds for her career under Coach Don Patterson at Plano West HS ... her senior year, led the Wolves to a 28-4 record and a berth in the regional semifinals ... averaged 14.7 points and 6.2 rebounds for the district and area champions that season ... was named to the District 9-5A First Team her junior and senior seasons ... as a junior, helped Plano West to a third-place district finish before winning the bi-district title ... participated in the AAU Junior Olympics.

    Personal: Daughter of Beatrice and Chester Morris, Jr. ... born Sept. 8, 1983 in Dallas, Texas ... is a interdisciplinary studies major ... played soccer for many years and earned numerous awards on the pitch ... has two older brothers: Chester III, and Marlon.

    Mizzou Wins "Pack the House" Challenge

    05/07/2009 - W. Basketball

    The University of Missouri was one of 32 winners in the NCAA Division I "Pack the House" Challenge, a second-year national effort in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance. Missouri was rewarded for its effort in drawing 3,546 fans to the Feb. 7 contest against Kansas, which the Tigers won 74-60.

    Tigers Help Clean Up Sports Park

    05/01/2009 - W. Basketball

    In an effort to keep the Mizzou Sports Park clean and beautiful, the Missouri women's basketball team took part in the third annual Mizzou Sports Park Staff and Student-Athlete Clean Up Day on May 1. All administrative offices and sports programs spent a part of their Friday picking up trash around the entire Mizzou Sports Park.

    Women's Basketball Earns APR Award

    04/23/2009 - W. Basketball

    Two University of Missouri athletic programs have been recognized by the NCAA with a public recognition award for their respective multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, announced on Wednesday. The women's basketball and women's golf teams both received the honor for the second consecutive year as the programs posted an APR in the top 10 percent in their sports.

    Mizzou Signs Crafton to NLI

    04/17/2009 - W. Basketball

    Jefferson City's Sydney Crafton has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Missouri women's basketball team this fall, Head Coach Cindy Stein announced on Friday. Crafton joins Trenee Thornton of Kansas City as a member of this year's signing class.

    Mizzou Basketball Awards Banquet

    04/16/2009 - W. Basketball

    The Mizzou Women's Basketball team hosted their annual banquet Tuesday night at the Holiday Inn Select in Columbia. The evening entailed memories of the season filled with laughs, hugs, and tears of joy. The ball room at the Holiday Inn was filled to capacity with fans that wanted to get a final peak of the 2008-2009 women's basketball team.