Christina Morra

Photo by: Jaylynn Nash LLC

Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
Kings Christian Collegiate
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario

Career Accolades
2022 Academic All-ACC Team
2021 Academic All-ACC Team
2020 Academic All-ACC Team

Career Summary
Has totaled 869 points in her career ... Career 51.7 percent shooter from the field.

2021-22 (Senior)
Played in 29 games, making 28 starts for the Demon Deacons as she finished third on the team in scoring with 9.4 points per game and finished second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game…Just the third player in program history to be named to the Academic All-ACC team three times, earning the honor as a senior…Totaled 13 double-figure scoring games including doing so in the last seven games of the season…Tied her previous career high of 19 points in the opening game of the season including going 7-of-8 from the free throw line…Notched her first double-double of the season with a career-best 21 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in a home conference win over Syracuse…Down the stretch of the season, she played her best basketball of the season. In the First Round against Virginia, she tallied her second double-double performance in the last three games. Morra posted 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds in the victory over the Cavaliers…Over the last five games of the season, she averaged 15.2 points and 9.2 rebounds.

2020-21 (Junior)
Started all 25 contests as a junior, averaging 10.4 points per game and 3.6 rebounds per game ... Grabbed nine rebounds and had three blocks in the season opener versus Arkansas ... Recorded a career-high tying 19 points against Miami ... Had 17 points and five rebounds at Syracuse ... Notched 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting at Clemson, helping Wake win their third game in a row ... Had 18 points in the NCAA tournament first round against Oklahoma State, one shy of her career high.

2019-20 (Sophomore)
Played in all 32 games, making 19 starts while averaging 8.7 points per game and 21.1 minutes per game…Recorded a pair of double-doubles, the first two of her career…Racked up 14 double-digit scoring performances and three double-digit rebounding games…Recorded her first career double-double in a win over College of Charleston (11/8) with 13 points and 10 rebounds…Notched a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with 13 points at No. 7 Louisville (1/12)…Dropped a career-high 19 points to go along with 10 rebounds and a season-high tying two assists in a first round win over North Carolina in the ACC Tournament (3/4).

2018-19 (Freshman)
Played in 21 games, averaging 3.5 points and 10.4 minutes per game… Made her Wake Forest debut against Towson (11/6), scoring three points and collecting four rebounds…Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line against Mercer (11/9)…Had two double-digit scoring performances vs. Notre Dame and Florida State.

High School
The top-ranked Canadian recruit in the class of 2018 ... Won the silver medal with the Canadian U18 National team at the FIBA Americas tournament while being named to the All-Star five group ... Was the tournament leader in efficicency, rebounds and double-doubles, averaging 14.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per game at the tournament ... Has been a member of Team Ontario at each of the last three Canadian Basketball Championships ... Helped her team win gold in 2015 and 2016 on the U15 and U17 teams, respectively, while helping her 2017 U17 team finish runner-up ... Also competed in the 2017 Across Boarders Global Games and finished with a game-high 23 points ... Led Kings Christian Collegiate to the 2016 Halton District Championship, the Class AA Championship and the All-Star Colts Classic Championship as a sophomore ... Team won back-to-back OSBA regular season championships ... Named a two-time OSBA All-Star honoree ... Been award the Principal’s Award every year for academic excellence

Personal
Born November 10, 2000 ... Daughter of Giovanni and Lisa Morra ... Has a younger brother, Adrian, who also plays basketball....Majoring in psychology and minoring in economics.

Why Wake Forest
I chose to attend Wake Forest because it is a top-ranked and prestigious academic school, while also being in one of the most competitive conferences in the NCAA. I appreciate the small class sizes and the genuine relationships I have developed with my professors and classmates. Wake Forest feels like a family.

Three Things Outside Basketball
Watch psychological thrillers, go thrift shopping and travel to foreign countries

Favorite Food
Mediterranean food

Sport Outside Basketball
Volleyball

Fun Fact
I know the alphabet in sign language

Athlete You Admire
Penny Oleksiak is a Canadian competitive swimmer who Canada's most decorated Olympian at the age of 21. She inspires me because she has accomplished so much at such a young age.

Plans After Graduation
I aspire to play professional basketball overseas

Dream Job
Once I have finished playing professional basketball, I would like to do research in the field of behavioral economics.