Demetris Morant

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Demetris Morant
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Morant with the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in 2016
No. 21–Cockburn Cougars
Position Power forward / center
League NBL1 West
Personal information
Born (1992-08-20) August 20, 1992 (age 31)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017 Aris Thessaloniki
2018–2019 Artland Dragons
2019 Szolnoki Olajbányász
2020Adroit
2020–2021 KB Ylli
2021–2022 CSM Focșani
2022SoCal Moguls
2022–2023KB Ylli
2024–present Cockburn Cougars
Career highlights and awards

Demetris A. Morant (born August 20, 1992) is an American professional basketball player the Cockburn Cougars of the NBL1 West. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and Florida Gulf Coast Eagles before playing professionally in Greece, Germany, Hungary, Thailand, Kosovo and Romania.

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Early life

Morant was born in Miami, Florida. [1] He started high school at Mountain View High School in Tucson, Arizona. [1]

Morant moved to Las Vegas, where he attended Bishop Gorman High School. He averaged 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a junior in 2010–11, and 10.6 points and 8.0 rebounds as a senior in 2011–12, helping the Gaels to two straight Nevada State Championships. [1] He also won state championships in two track events as a senior, the high jump and triple jump. [1]

College career

Morant began his college basketball career with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, but redshirted the 2012–13 season. [2] He played 13 games in the 2013–14 season, averaging 3.8 minutes per game with eight total points scored. [3]

In May 2014, Morant transferred to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. [4] He decided to transfer to a school closer to his father, who suffered a stroke in Florida. [5]

In 90 games over three seasons for Florida Gulf Coast, Morant made 69 starts and averaged 7.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 21.3 minutes per game. [3] He helped the Eagles win the ASUN tournament in 2016 and 2017, earning A-Sun All-Tournament Team honors in 2017. He also earned Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year honors for the 2016–17 season. [2]

Professional career

In August 2017, Morant signed with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. [6] [7] He played in six league games and three BCL games before leaving the team in December 2017. [8]

For the 2018–19 season, Morant joined Artland Dragons of the German ProA. [9] In 29 games, he averaged 13.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. [8]

For the 2019–20 season, Morant joined Szolnoki Olajbányász of the Hungarian League. He averaged 6.9 points and 6.3 rebounds in 10 games between September 28 and December 6. [8] In February 2020, he joined Adroit of the Thailand Basketball League. He averaged 11.0 points, 18.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.0 steals in three games. [8]

For the 2020–21 season, Morant joined KB Ylli of the Kosovo League. He helped the team win the championship and averaged 8.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 steals in 32 games. [8]

For the 2021–22 season, Morant joined CSM Focșani of the Romanian Liga Națională. [10] In 19 games, he averaged 5.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game. [8]

In May 2022, Morant joined the SoCal Moguls of The Basketball League (TBL). He averaged 6.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in five games. [8]

Morant returned to KB Ylli for the 2022–23 Kosovo League season. In 20 games, he averaged 4.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. [8]

In February 2024, Morant signed with the Cockburn Cougars of the NBL1 West in Australia for the 2024 season. [11]

Personal life

Morant is the son of Linda Bruce and Leroy Morant. He has seven siblings: Nicole, Nakia, Leroy, Naquanda, Nicholas, Levar and Sadie. [1]

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  5. ↑ "UNLV power forward Demetris Morant to transfer". fgcuathletics.com. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Aris Thessaloniki signs rookie Demetris Morant". sportando.com. August 17, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017.
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  10. ↑ "Demetris Morant (ex Ylli) joins Focsani". Eurobasket. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Cougars sign experienced big man Morant for 2024 season". cougarfamily.com. February 4, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024.
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