JaMichael Morgan

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JaMichael Morgan
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1998-12-28) December 28, 1998 (age 25)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018 Seattle Ballers
2019–2020 Peja

JaMichael Morgan (born December 22, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for KB Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He competed for Blue Valley Northwest High School and Link Year Prep. In 2018, he joined the Seattle Ballers of the Junior Basketball Association

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High school career

Morgan attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, where he competed on the football, basketball, and track and field teams. He finished 7th in Kansas in the triple jump. Morgan was named honorable mention All-6A as a junior on the basketball team. [1] He was also named to the All-810 Varsity Third Team after averaging 10 points per game. [2] He teamed with Tulsa commit Darien Jackson to lead Blue Valley Northwest to the state semifinals, where they lost to Shawnee Mission North High School. [3] As a senior, Morgan was named to the First Team All-Class 6A. [4] He was a McDonald's All American nominee. [5] He represented Kansas in the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association Missouri vs. Kansas All-Star Game on April 7, 2017. [6]

A three-star recruit according to Rivals.com, Morgan signed with Oral Roberts in November 2016. [1] However, he decommitted from Oral Roberts after coach Scott Sutton was fired. [7] He did a postgraduate year at Link Year Prep. [8]

Professional career

Instead of attending college, Morgan joined the Seattle Ballers of the Junior Basketball Association in 2018. “This is my dream, just to play basketball and not worry about nothing,” he said. [9] He averaged 25.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 3.3 steals, and one block per game for Seattle. [10] Morgan scored 13 points in the championship game loss to the Los Angeles Ballers. [11] In September 2018, Morgan was named to the JBA's USA Select team as one of the top 13 players in the league. [12]

Morgan declared for the 2019 NBA draft, [13] but was undrafted. On September 12, 2019, Morgan signed with KB Peja of Kosovo's top division. [14]

Personal life

Morgan is the son of Dinsdale Morgan and Jeanetta Lyle-Morgan, who met at Pittsburg State University. [15] His father was an Olympian in the 400-meter hurdles. [16] JaMichael has two siblings: Dinsdale and Jakaila. Dinsdale Jr. competes in track and field at the University of Kansas. [15]

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