Former UK basketball player Randolph Morris indicted for wire fraud, tax violations
The indictment says from 2010 to 2017 Morris did not report more than $13 million made while playing in the Chinese Basketball Association. Author: WHAS11 Staff Updated: 11:09 PM EST February 25, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. Former UK basketball player Randolph Morris, who played in Lexington from 2004 to 2007, has been indicted on charges of wire fraud and making false statements on his federal tax returns.
The indictment says from 2010 to 2017 Morris did not report more than $13 million he made while playing in the Chinese Basketball Association.
The indictment, which came out of Kentucky, says Morris owes the state more than $400,000 in tax revenue. It claims he turned in false income reports while playing for the Beijing Ducks.
Randolph Morris indicted for wire fraud and tax violations
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Randolph Morris came to Kentucky in 2004 as part of one of Tubby Smith’s highest ranking classes in Lexington. He was the No. 10 player in the 2004 class and had high hopes of leaving for the NBA after one season. He declared for the NBA Draft, but quickly got himself in a bit of trouble as he kept changing his mind.
Due to a phantom fax that Tubby Smith “found” on his desk, Morris was able to return for the 2nd half of the 2005-2006 season. While the Wildcats struggled that year, Morris looked good and got enough positive feedback from the NBA to make the leap.
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A promise by Kentucky Wildcats starting forward Randolph Morris to play more aggressively in today’s rematch with No. 21 Vanderbilt sounds almost too good to be true for the team s backers. Morris, whose team is a 2 1/2-point road dog has been criticized for his soft play in the post this year. He admits he wasn’t aggressive enough in Kentucky last meeting with the Commodores. Morris scored just 11 points, but was consistently harassed by Vanderbilt smaller lineup. The Commodores swarmed the 6-foot-11, 259-pound Wildcat almost every time he got the ball, forcing Kentucky to shoot from the perimeter. UK hit only 6-of-22 shots from the 3-point line in the 72-67 upset as 11 ½-point home favorites. Morris didn’t score until 15 minutes into the game when he hit a free throw. I m personally going to try to be very aggressive from the tip, Morris told the