Markieff Morris to work out for Sixers Wednesday

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Posted: 2:46 p.m.

CSNPhilly.com

The 76ers will hold another pre-draft workout on Wednesday, with touted big man Markieff Morris scheduled to participate.

Joining Morris will be Tyler Honeycutt (UCLA), Antonio Pena (Villanova), Eniel Polynice (Seton Hall) and Xavier Silas (Northern Illinois).
Markieff Morris (6-10, 245, Kansas)
The Philadelphia native nearly doubled his production from the previous year, averaging 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds with the Jayhawks last season. He was behind only his brother Marcus in points in 2010-11 with Kansas.

Tyler Honeycutt (6-8, 188, UCLA)
Honeycutt averaged 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds with the Bruins last season as a sophomore. Playing in 33 games, he was second on the team in points and assists (2.8).
Antonio Pena (6-8, 235, Villanova)
This is Pena's second workout with the Sixers; he also worked out on June 6. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native averaged 9.8 points and 7.1 rebounds in 33 games with the Wildcats last season.
Eniel Polynice (6-5, 220, Seton Hall)
After playing three years with Ole Miss, Polynice transferred to Seton Hall where he averaged 17.6 minutes scoring 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. The guard's most productive season came in his freshman year at Ole Miss where he registered 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per.
Xavier Silas (6-5, 198, Northern Illinios)
As a guard, Silas averaged 22.3 points and 4.6 rebounds with the Huskies last season. Silas did not play in in 2008-09 after transferring from Colorado following his freshman year.

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