Raymar Morgan (born August 8, 1988) is an American professional former basketball player. He played college basketball at the Michigan State University.
Basketball information edit
High school edit
- 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 edit
2006–07 season edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2010–2011) edit
On July 31, 2010, Morgan signed with Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion[8]
Pınar Karşıyaka (2011) edit
In July 2011 he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.[9]
BG Göttingen (2014–2015) edit
In August 2014, he signed with BG Göttingen of Germany.[10]
Panathinaikos (2015) edit
On May 12, 2015, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos.[11]
ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017) edit
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) edit
On June 29, 2017, Morgan signed with Turkish club Tofaş.[14]
UNICS Kazan (2018–2020) edit
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) edit
On July 20, 2020, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[17]
ASVEL Villeurbanne (2021–2022) edit
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) edit
On June 28, 2022, Morgan signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[19]
Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2022) edit
On November 16, 2022, he signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[20]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Raymar Morgan Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". Msuspartans.cstv.com. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2006 Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.scout.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "2006 Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.scout.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Rivals.com". Rivals100.rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Rivals.com". Rivals100.rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ Gerry Hamilton. "ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports - ESPN". Risemag.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Israeli Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket News". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka, firmato Raymar Morgan". Sportando.net. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Raymar Morgan signs with BG Goettingen". Sportando.com. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Συμφωνία με Μόργκαν και Κούπερ". Paobc.gr. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "ratiopharm Ulm adds big man Morgan". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Nächste Auszeichnung: Raymar Morgan ist "Bester Offensivspieler" / Daniel Theis zum "Besten Verteidiger" gekürt". easycredit-bbl.de. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Tofas signed Morgan". Eurohoops.net. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Unics Kazan officially signed Raymar Morgan". Eurohoops. June 25, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "Unics keeps McCollum, Smith, Morgan and Kaimakoglou". Sportando. July 4, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka welcomes back Morgan". Eurobasket. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "ASVEL announces 1-year deal with Raymar Morgan". Sportando. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Galatasaray Nef'e hoş geldin Raymar Morgan!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Galatasaray'dan Manisa'ya". basketfaul.com (in Turkish). November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.