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Markieff "Keef" Morris (born September 2, 1989) is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Kansas.
Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Thomasine "Angel" Morris. He has four brothers, Donte, Blake, David and twin Marcus.
He enrolled at the University of Kansas where he majored in American studies. Morris and his twin brother signed with a sports agent from Los Angeles and announced that they would enter the 2011 NBA Draft. He was picked to the Fifth Team All-America by Fox Sports after his junior season.
Morris was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 13th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. His twin brother, Marcus Morris was drafted by the Houston Rockets five minutes later. On January 8, 2012, Markieff gained his first professional double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a blowout 109-93 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 18, Markieff had his first professional start in the NBA against the New York Knicks. However, due to a stomach virus, Markieff only played for 5 minutes, scoring 3 points and grabbing 2 steals before Channing Frye took over the power forward position in a 91-88 Phoenix win. On February 8, 2012, Markieff was named to the 2012 Rising Stars challenge. This would be the first time since Amar'e Stoudemire that a Suns player would be represented in a Rookie Challenge. Despite hoping that he would play for Team Chuck, Morris ended up being selected for Team Shaq, recording 12 points and six rebounds in the game during the 2012 All-Star weekend. On March 25, 2012, Morris recorded a career-high 22 points to tie Marcin Gortat as the game's leading scorer in a 108-83 blowout victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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