At A Glance
A natural shooting guard who could contribute as a freshman ... comes off a productive high school career during which he led State College to a state championship and earned first team All-State honors ... signed with the Bonnies in the spring of 2004.

High School
Earned first team All-State accolades for 2003-04 after he led State College to a 26-3 record and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class AAAA semifinals ... averaged 14.7 points per game as a senior ... scored 24 points in state playoff semifinal loss to eventual state champion Penn Hills ... was a McDonald's All-America nominee ... as a junior, led the Little Lions to the state championship, scoring 33 points in the title game win over Chester ... averaged 13 points per game and was a third team All-State choice as State College finished 25-6 ... his sophomore season, Morse averaged 15 points per game and State College went 22-6 ... over his career, Morse scored 1,497 points, the third-most in school history ... set the State College records for career three-pointers, assists and steals ... a three-year All-Mountain League and All-District performer ... was a four-year varsity starter... in the summer of 2003, he was named to the all-tournament team at the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas while playing for the Gym Rats (N.J.), an accolade given to just 60 players from better than 5,000 participants ... was an all-star three years at the prestigious Five Star camp ... was one of 80 players invited to attend the Pangos All-American camp in Los Angeles in the summer of 2003 ... played for Coach Drew Frank at State College.

Personal
Born May 24, 1985 in Fairfax, Va. ... son of Karen and Mike Morse ... has a younger sister, Hallie ... his father is a professor at Penn State University who played basketball at Shippensburg (Pa.) University ... has lived in State College, Pa., the past 10 years ... received "Power of the Paw" citizenship award in 2003 at State College High School ... has volunteered with the Pennsylvania state Fish and Game Commission on habitat improvement projects ... journalism/mass communication major.

"Willie Morse is a quality, mature young man who can help our program," Bonnies coach Anthony Solomon said. "He gave us a verbal commitment in the fall, and we chose to award him a scholarship because of the quality of his character and his continued growth as a player. Willie had an outstanding high school career and we are excited he has chosen to join us."