Randolph Morris arrived at Kentucky in 2004 as one of the top rated players in the nation. A Parade and McDonald’s All-American out of Landmark Christian School just outside of Atlanta, Morris had great size at 6-foot-11, 260 pounds, soft hands and a nice around-the-basket game. While at UK, Morris showed great promise as a freshman as he averaged 8.8 points and 4.2 rebounds on the year, and he culminated his season with a team-leading 20 points in the Wildcats’ double-overtime Elite Eight loss to Michigan State. After his freshman year, Morris declared for the NBA Draft, but wasn’t selected. The big man returned to UK, and after missing the first 14 games of his sophomore season due to his early entry efforts, he led the Cats in scoring at 13.3 points per game and field-goal percentage (60.8).
