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Raymar Morgan

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Raymar Morgan
No. 1 – Science City Jena
LeagueProA
Personal information
Born (1988-08-08) August 8, 1988 (age 36)
Canton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcKinley (Canton, Ohio)
CollegeMichigan State (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
2010–2011Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2011Pınar Karşıyaka
2011–2012Ironi Ashkelon
2012–2013Barak Netanya
2014–2015BG Göttingen
2015Panathinaikos
2015–2017ratiopharm Ulm
2017–2018Tofaş
2018–2020UNICS Kazan
2020–2021Pınar Karşıyaka
2021–2022ASVEL Villeurbanne
2022Galatasaray Nef
2022Manisa BB
2024-presentScience City Jena
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Serbia National team

Raymar Morgan (born August 8, 1988) is an American professional former basketball player. He played college basketball at the Michigan State University.

Basketball information

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High school

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  • Averaged 24.4 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior at Canton McKinley High School, playing for coach Dave Hoover[1]
  • Led McKinley to 2006 Division I state title, being named Most Outstanding Player of the all-tournament team for the second straight season[1]
  • Named 2006 Ohio Division I Player of the Year, 2005 Ohio Division I second team, 2004 Ohio Division I honorable mention[2]
  • Finished his career as McKinley's all-time leading scorer with 1,553 points
  • The Bulldogs were 73–7 with Morgan in the starting lineup during his three years and never lost a home game
  • In 2005, Led McKinley to a 26–1 record and a Division 1 state championship, recording 18 points and six rebounds in a 51–42 victory over St. Xavier in the state finals
  • Won the 2005 AND1 High School Basketball Championship in late June, earning MVP honors
  • Rated the No. 11 small forward[3] and No. 34 player overall[4] in the 2006 class by Scout.com
  • Rated the No. 11 small forward[5] and No. 33 player overall[6] in the 2006 class by rivals.com
  • Rated the No. 69 small forward and No. 22 overall player[7] in the 2006 class by risemag.com
  • Attended Canton McKinley High School, the same one as fellow Spartan alumnus Eric Snow[1]

College career

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2006–07 season

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Selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team as voted on by the league's coaches • Appeared in 28 games, starting 25 • MSU's second-leading scorer (11.7 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (5.2 rpg) • Ranked fourth among Big Ten freshmen in scoring and third in rebounding • Ranked 19th in the Big Ten in scoring, 17th in rebounding and 11th in field-goal percentage (.486) • Averaged 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games, including scoring a season-high 19 points against North Carolina (3/17) in the second round.

2007–08 season

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Second-team All-Big Ten as selected by the league's media and coaches • Started all 36 games. Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in scoring (14.0 ppg), fourth in field-goal percentage (.558) and ninth in rebounding (6.1 rpg). Scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Minnesota (1/5), marking the first 30-point, 10-rebound game by a Spartan against a Big Ten opponent since Morris Peterson did it against Michigan in 2000.

2008–09 season

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Appeared in 35 games, starting 26 • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection despite playing 20-plus minutes in just nine of 18 league contests due to illness • Averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds for the season, ranking third on the team in scoring average and second in rebounding • Averaged 15.2 points and 6.9 rebounds in the first 16 games of the season, prior to suffering from walking pneumonia/mononucleosis • Michigan State was 21-2 when Morgan played 20 minutes or more.

2009–10 season

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Third-team All-Big Ten by coaches and honorable mention by the media • Second on the team in scoring, rebounding, and minutes • Averaged 11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game • Averaged 10.4 points in trip to Final Four.

Professional career

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Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2010–2011)

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On July 31, 2010, Morgan signed with Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion[8]

Pınar Karşıyaka (2011)

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In July 2011 he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.[9]

BG Göttingen (2014–2015)

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In August 2014, he signed with BG Göttingen of Germany.[10]

Panathinaikos (2015)

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On May 12, 2015, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos.[11]

ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017)

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On July 15, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the German club ratiopharm Ulm.[12] On May 4, 2017, Morgan won the BBL Best Offensive Player award after he ended the season as the BBL scoring champion.[13] Morgan averaged 18.1 points per game over the 32 games he played in the regular season.

Tofaş (2017–2018)

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On June 29, 2017, Morgan signed with Turkish club Tofaş.[14]

UNICS Kazan (2018–2020)

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On June 25, 2018, he has signed 1+1 year contract with UNICS of the VTB United League.[15] Before the beginning of 2019–20 season, UNICS decided to use their option and extended his contract for one more year.[16] Morgan averaged 12.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the 2019–20 season.

Pınar Karşıyaka (2020–2021)

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On July 20, 2020, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[17]

ASVEL Villeurbanne (2021–2022)

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On July 2, 2021, Morgan signed with ASVEL of the LNB Pro A.[18] Because of his injury he made just one Euroleague appearance.

Galatasaray Nef (2022)

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On June 28, 2022, Morgan signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[19]

Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2022)

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On November 16, 2022, he signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[20]

Science City Jena (2024-present)

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On August 30, 2024, he signed with Science City Jena of the German second tier ProA.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Raymar Morgan Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". Msuspartans.cstv.com. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "2006 Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.scout.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  4. ^ "2006 Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.scout.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  5. ^ "Rivals.com". Rivals100.rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  6. ^ "Rivals.com". Rivals100.rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  7. ^ Gerry Hamilton. "ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports - ESPN". Risemag.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  8. ^ "Israeli Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket News". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  9. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka, firmato Raymar Morgan". Sportando.net. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  10. ^ "Raymar Morgan signs with BG Goettingen". Sportando.com. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  11. ^ "Συμφωνία με Μόργκαν και Κούπερ". Paobc.gr. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  12. ^ "ratiopharm Ulm adds big man Morgan". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "Nächste Auszeichnung: Raymar Morgan ist "Bester Offensivspieler" / Daniel Theis zum "Besten Verteidiger" gekürt". easycredit-bbl.de. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Tofas signed Morgan". Eurohoops.net. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  15. ^ "Unics Kazan officially signed Raymar Morgan". Eurohoops. June 25, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  16. ^ "Unics keeps McCollum, Smith, Morgan and Kaimakoglou". Sportando. July 4, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka welcomes back Morgan". Eurobasket. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 2, 2021). "ASVEL announces 1-year deal with Raymar Morgan". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Galatasaray Nef'e hoş geldin Raymar Morgan!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  20. ^ "Galatasaray'dan Manisa'ya". basketfaul.com (in Turkish). November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  21. ^ "Science City Jena verpflichtet mit Raymar Morgan ehemaligen BBL-MVP". www.thueringer-allgemeine.de (in German). Thüringer Allgemeine. August 30, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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