Jordan Morgan (basketball)

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Jordan Morgan
Konyaspor
2023Lokomotiv Kuban
2023–2024AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Daniel Morgan (born September 15, 1991) is an American-born naturalized Slovenian professional

Slovenia basketball team
internationally.

Early life and high school career

Morgan was born Jordan Daniel Konkoly in Scott Air Force Base in Illinois to Meredith Morgan née Konkoly and Bobby Deloach on September 15, 1991. His biological father was largely absent in his life from birth. His mother raised him as a single mother until she married his adoptive father, Jim Morgan in 2001. He was adopted by his stepfather when he was 12 years old and he took his last name. Morgan graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. At Detroit Jesuit, Morgan played on the varsity basketball team all four years and was a starter for three. Over his high school career, he averaged 14.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game. During his senior year Morgan averaged 20 points per game.[1]

Morgan verbally committed to Michigan on December 18, 2007; his other scholarship offers were from Central Michigan, Oakland, and Xavier.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Morgan
C 		Detroit, MI University of Detroit Jesuit HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Dec 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
247Sports
: 9 (MI)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 Michigan Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  • "2009 Michigan College Basketball Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  • "Michigan Wolverines 2009 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  • "Michigan 2009 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

College career

Morgan for the 2012–13 Wolverines

At the

2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game, Morgan earned Big Ten All-Defensive honors.[1] During his senior season, Michigan clinched its first outright (unshared) Big Ten Conference championship since 1985–86.[8]

Morgan completed his B.S.E. in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering in April 2012, after his third year at Michigan.[1] He was also selected to the Michigan honor society Order of Angell. In 2014, Morgan earned his M.S. in manufacturing engineering, also from Michigan.[9] When President Barack Obama spoke at the University of Michigan in April 2014 to advocate raising the federal minimum wage, Obama praised Morgan for undertaking graduate studies in engineering and being a student-athlete at Michigan. The White House also sent Morgan a letter signed by Obama congratulating Morgan for his academic achievements and describing him as "part of an elite community of scholars and leaders."[9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[10] In 34 games, he averaged 8.1 points and 6.5 rebounds.[11]

On July 23, 2015, Morgan signed with

Erie BayHawks, recording one point, six rebounds, two assists and one steal in 11 minutes off the bench.[16]

On August 23, 2016, Morgan signed with Kymis of the Greek Basket League.[17]

On July 4, 2017, he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian club Olimpija.[18]

On July 26, 2019, he has signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[19]

Morgan signed with Russian club UNICS Kazan on June 15, 2020.[20]

On January 16, 2022, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A.[21]

On June 27, 2022, he signed with

Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[22]

On July 19, 2023, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[23]

On December 27, 2023, he signed with Greek club AEK Athens, replacing Mfiondu Kabengele.[24] On March 22, 2024, he parted ways with the club.

Charitable endeavors

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Morgan registered a charitable organization under the name Jordan Morgan Foundation, whose stated mission is "To inform, empower, and inspire academically disadvantaged and socially underserved youth."

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jordan Morgan bio". MGoBlue.com. Michigan Wolverines. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Jordan Morgan profile". Scout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original
    on June 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  4. CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jordan Morgan stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "Trey Burke, Michigan top Penn State, earn share of Big Ten title". ESPN. Associated Press. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Mercer, David (March 4, 2014). "No. 12 Michigan wins outright Big Ten title with rout of Illinois". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Eisenberg, Jeff (May 27, 2014). "Michigan's Jordan Morgan receives letter from President Obama". Yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  10. ^ Quinn, Brendan F. (July 28, 2014). "Jordan Morgan signs with Italian League team Virtus Roma". MLive.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Jordan Morgan: Season 2014/2015". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  12. ^ Quinn, Brendan F. (July 23, 2015). "Jordan Morgan signs with French professional team". MLive.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  13. ^ "Paris-Levallois lands Jordan Morgan". Sportando.com. January 26, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  14. ^ "Paris-Levallois, Jordan Morgan part ways". Sportando.com. March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  15. ^ "Charge Make Roster Moves". OurSportsCentral.com. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  16. ^ "Cook Leads Charge Past BayHawks". NBA.com. March 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "Jordan Morgan joins Kimi". Sportando.com. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Jordan Morgan inks with Union Olimpija Ljubljana.
  19. ^ "Pınar Karşıyaka Jordan Morgan'la anlaştı" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  20. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 15, 2020). "Unics Kazan officially signs Jordan Morgan". Sportando. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  21. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (January 16, 2022). "Reyer Venezia announces Jordan Morgan". Sportando. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  22. ^ "Konyaspor'a tanıdık uzun" (in Turkish). basketfaul. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "Добро пожаловать, Джордан!". lokobasket.com (in Russian). July 19, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  24. ^ "AEK adds experience with Jordan Morgan". Eurohoops. December 27, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

External links

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