Juwan Morgan

Juwan Morgan (born April 17, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Juwan Morgan
Morgan playing for Indiana
No. 16 – Utah Jazz
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-04-17) April 17, 1997
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolWaynesville
(Waynesville, Missouri)
CollegeIndiana (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Salt Lake City Stars
2019–presentUtah Jazz
2019–2020→Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-Big Ten (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2018)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and high school career

Morgan is the son of Darren and Lynn Morgan, both who had served in the United States Army. He grew up playing football as a wide receiver and quarterback. By the time he was 13, Morgan was 6'3 and began to focus more on basketball. He joined AAU squad MOKAN Basketball, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Morgan became a star player at Waynesville High School.[1] As a junior, Morgan earned Springfield News-Leader's postseason team and the American Family All-USA Ozarks honors. He was a Rivals.com four-star recruit and was the 16th ranked power forward in his class. On September 10, 2014, Morgan verbally committed to play college basketball Indiana University,[2] choosing the Hoosiers over the likes of Vanderbilt University and Creighton University, among others.[3]

College career

Morgan averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a freshman. He improved his averages to 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Morgan was forced to play many minutes at the center position as a junior due to a season-ending injury to De’Ron Davis.[4] Morgan scored a then career-high 28 points on November 22, 2017, in an 87-70 win over Arkansas State.[5] On December 16, Morgan recorded 34 points and 11 rebounds in an 80-77 overtime win over Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic. He was named NBCSports.com National Player of the Week as well as Big Ten Conference Player of the Week.[6] Morgan was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.[7] He averaged 16.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a junior. After the season Morgan declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent and ultimately opted to return to school.[8]

In the offseason before his senior season, Morgan received the “Off-season Champions” Award for his work in the conditioning program.[4] He was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team.[9]

In Morgan's senior year he has gotten the USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the week (12/17), the Big Ten Player of the Week (12/17), Preseason All Big Ten, and is Ranked 7th best senior by ESPN.com.[10]

Professional career

Salt Lake City Stars (2019)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Morgan was named in the Utah Jazz mini-camp roster for 2019 NBA Summer League.[11] On August 21, 2019, Morgan signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Jazz.[12] He was waived in the preseason, on October 17, 2019,[13] then added to the roster of their NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars[14] and opening night roster[15]

Utah Jazz (2019–present)

On November 21, 2019, the Utah Jazz announced that they had re-signed Morgan.[16]

References
  1. Osterman, Zach (December 15, 2017). "Juwan Morgan becoming the player IU basketball needs for its present and its future". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. "Waynesville's Juwan Morgan: Indiana-bound". Springfield News-Leader. September 10, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. https://www.indystar.com/story/hoosier-insider/2014/09/10/juwan-morgan-commits-to-indiana/15415829/
  4. Davis, Tom (July 31, 2018). "Indiana Hoosiers' best player is also demonstrating that he is their hardest worker". The News-Sentinel. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  5. Hutchens, Terry (November 22, 2017). "Morgan's hustle play and career-high 28 points lead IU over Arkansas State". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. "Juwan Morgan Named National and Big Ten Player of the Week". Indiana Hoosiers. December 18, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. "View the 2017-18 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team". Big Ten Network. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. Osterman, Zach (May 29, 2018). "Insider: Juwan Morgan's return means raised expectations for IU basketball". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  9. "Big Ten Men's Basketball Basketball Preseason Honors Announced". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  10. "Juwan Morgan - Men's Basketball". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  11. "Jazz Announce Mini-Camp Roster for 2019 Summer League". NBA.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  12. "We have signed Trevon Bluiett and Juwan Morgan". Utah Jazz on Twitter. August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  13. "Jazz waive Kyle Collinsworth and Juwan Morgan". NBA.com. October 17, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  14. "Stars Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  15. "Stars Finalize Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  16. "Utah Jazz sign Juwan Morgan". NBA.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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