Jeremy Morgan

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Jeremy Morgan
No. 20–Hapoel Jerusalem
Position Shooting guard/Small Forward
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1995-05-08) May 8, 1995 (age 29)
Coralville, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school Iowa City West
(Iowa City, Iowa)
College Northern Iowa (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Memphis Hustle
2018–2019 Kouvot
2019–2020 Crailsheim Merlins
2020–2021 Aquila Basket Trento
2021–2023 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2023–2024 JL Bourg-en-Bresse
2024–present Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Jeremy Morgan (born May 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup. [1] He played college basketball for the University of Northern Iowa.

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Early years

Morgan's hometown is Coralville, Iowa, in the United States. [1] His father, Michael Morgan, played for the University of Iowa in the 1980s; his mother Cris Morgan played for Drake University. [2] [3] [4]

His high school was Iowa City West High School, and he was an All Star for the basketball team. [1] [5] In 2013, he was named Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year. [6] He is 6-5 (196 cm) tall, and weighs 192 lb (87 kg). [1]

College

Morgan attended college at the University of Northern Iowa, and played basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers. [1] In 2013–14, playing for coach Ben Jacobson, Morgan averaged 6.0 points per game. [1] He was 2013–14 MVC All-Freshman. [1] [7] In 2014–15 he averaged 5.6 points and 1.1 steals (7th in the MVC) per game. [1]

In 2015–16, Morgan led the MVC with 1.9 steals per game, and averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds (10th in the MVC), and 0.9 blocks (6th) per game, with a free throw percentage of .805 (4th). [1] [8] He was 2015–16 MVC All-Defense, and 2016 All-MVC Tournament. [1]

In 2016–17, he was named the MVC preseason player of the year. [9] Morgan averaged 14.8 points (5th in the MVC), 5.8 rebounds (9th), 1.8 steals (2nd), and 1.1 blocks (6th) per game, with a free throw percentage of .784 (6th). [10] [1] [3] [11] In one game in December 2016, he scored 38 points in the second half, outscoring the opposing team by himself in that half. [12] He was 2016–17 All-MVC - 2nd Team, and 2016–17 MVC All-Defense. [1]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle

In July 2017, Morgan signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. [13] Playing 32 games for the Memphis Hustle in the 2017–18 season, he averaged 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game, with an .818 free throw percentage. In October 2017 he was placed on waivers and became a free agent. [6]

Kouvot

In 2018–19, Morgan played 55 games for Kouvot in the Korisliiga in Finland. He averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .829. [6]

HAKRO Merlins

In 2019–20, he played for Crailsheim Merlins in the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany. Morgan averaged 11.7 points per game. [6]

Dolomiti Energia

In 2020–21, after signing with the team in July 2020, Morgan played for Aquila Basket Trento in the Lega Basket Serie A in Italy. He averaged 10.4 points and 1.3 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .836. [6]

Telekom Baskets Bonn

In 2021–22, after signing with the team in July 2022, he played for Telekom Baskets in Bonn, Germany, in the Basketball Bundesliga. [14] Morgan averaged 13.1 points and 1.3 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .809. [15] He played for the team again in 2022–23. [16] He averaged 13.4 points and 1.0 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .844. [6]

JL Bourg-en-Bresse

In 2023–24, he played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse in the LNB Élite in France. [17] Morgan averaged 9.3 points and 1.7 steals per game. [6]

Hapoel Jerusalem

In July 2024, Morgan signed to play for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup. [6] Morgan said: "I’m extremely excited to join Hapoel.... I am 100% locked in to help bring Hapoel to the next level. I also remember the unbelievable atmosphere that the red fans brought back in Malaga, and I can't wait to feel that energy once again!! Yalla Hapoel!" [18]

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