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Fans were floored at how different Adam Morrison looks now compared to his Gonzaga days

You won’t believe how different Adam Morrison looks!

Hey, remember Adam Morrison?

You should if you’re a college hoops fan. He was the star at the center of those early Mark Few Gonzaga teams that played Cinderella — the 2005-06 team, specifically — in the men’s NCAA tournament. His long hair and mustache also caught quite a few eyes. Although he didn’t make it in the NBA, he’s beloved by fans everywhere.

Now? He’s a radio broadcaster for the team, and when cameras caught him on Thursday, people were floored at how he looks YOUNGER than he did a couple of decades ago.

Seriously. There are photos of the before and after everywhere:

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Who are the top former Gonzaga players in NBA history?

The men’s basketball program at Gonzaga is on the rise. Who are the top former Gonzaga players in NBA history? We look at the most prod

Out in Spokane, Washington, a new NCAA men’s basketball powerhouse has slowly taken over the sport. Though it’s not as storied as a school like UNC or Duke, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are quickly becoming the model for elite collegiate hoops in the 21st century. As such, many of the top former Gonzaga players in the NBA are still writing their story.

Gonzaga’s men’s basketball program actually dates back to 1907, where the team saw early success. For most of the next hundred years or so, though, the Bulldogs were a cut below the best of the best in the NCAA. In fact, Gonzaga’s first trip to the Big Dance wasn’t until 1995.

Even though the Bulldogs are really only beginning their climb to the basketball mountaintop, there have been plenty of notable alums to lace up for action in the Association. Let’s look at the all-time best Gonzaga players to play in the NBA.

Adam Morrison unleashed the most glorious shouts when Gonzaga clinched a spot in the NCAA final

Just pure glee.

Jalen Suggs banking an overtime game winner to send Gonzaga to the men’s NCAA Championship game will be an indelible memory for many fans.

A generation ago, Gonzaga and UCLA gave us a different lasting image during the men’s NCAA Tournament: A gangly, long-haired, mustachioed kid who’d played his heart out breaking down in tears, right there on the court.

In the 2006 Sweet 16, the Bulldogs had built a 17-point lead but saw it wilt away in the second half, and Adam Morrison’s brilliant college career came to a sudden end. He wept.

Morrison is a radio broadcaster for Gonzaga now, and his reaction to Sugg’s shot dropping is an instant classic:

There’s a little bit of redemption in those shouts.

In case you’d forgotten about that other UCLA-Gonzaga classic — or were too young to watch it at the time — here’s the closing sequence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt0VUSyVIr4

Morrison breaking down on the court happens around the 4:25 mark. UCLA star Aaron Afflalo eventually came over to hoist Morrison off the court, captured in the photo at the top of this story.

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Can Zags go undefeated? Bulldogs legend Adam Morrison weighs in

SportsPulse: Mackenzie Salmon sat down with Gonzaga basketball legend Adam Morrison to preview the upcoming NCAA tournament and whether or not the bulldogs can do something that hasn’t been done since 1976.

SportsPulse: Mackenzie Salmon sat down with Gonzaga basketball legend Adam Morrison to preview the upcoming NCAA tournament and whether or not the bulldogs can do something that hasn’t been done since 1976.