Sunday, March 22, 2009

Stew Morrill past and present

A friend of a friend recently filled us in on Stew Morrill as a basketball player but more so about his 'persona' while attending Gonzaga. Stew was twice named to the All Big Sky squad, apparently 'beloved' by his teammates and seen as sort of a wild and crazy guy type. We came across the following today which seemed to fit right in:

Utah State's Stew Morrill may get another chuckle
Chris Foster
Los Angeles Times
March 20, 2009


Stew Utah State Coach Stew Morrill might not have the best team in the NCAA tournament, though the 30-4 Aggies are the upset pick of some "experts" today against Marquette.

But Morrill might have the best sense of humor...

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By the way, Morrill is no longer a member of the LDS faith. This snippet comes from John Henderson's March 19 Denver Post article on Morrill:

Oddly, Morrill is not really one of them. He was raised Mormon but no longer practices. He went to a Catholic school, Gonzaga, and married a Catholic girl. However, his brother is a bishop and his sister is a devout Mormon. Seven Aggies have gone on LDS Church missions. None ever questioned his off-court commitment to them during recruiting.

"Occasionally, a rival school might point that out," Morrill said. "I'm pretty blunt. My comeback is that, 'I'm your basketball coach. I'm not your bishop.'"
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