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
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Jeremy Morgan (born May 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. 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. [4] 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; he was also named to the 2013–14 Missouri Valley All-Freshman team. [1] [6] In 2014–15, he averaged 5.6 points and 1.1 steals per game. [1]

In 2015–16, Morgan led the MVC with 1.9 steals per game, and averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game, with a free throw percentage of 80.5%. [1] He was named to the 2015–16 MVC All-Defense team and was an honorable mention for the All-MVC team. [7] He also helped Northern Iowa win the 2016 MVC tournament, being named to the All-Tournament team. [8] In the 2016 NCAA Tournament, he would have 16 points in an upset win over 6-seed Texas, [9] before scoring a career-high 36 points in a double overtime loss to 3-seed Texas A&M. [10]

In 2016–17, Morgan was named the MVC preseason player of the year. [11] He averaged 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, with a free throw percentage of 78.4%. [1] [12] [13] In a game against North Dakota in December 2016, he scored 38 points in the second half, setting a new career-high for points in a game and outscoring the opposing team by himself in that half. [3] [14] After the season, he was named to the 2016–17 All-MVC 2nd team and 2016–17 MVC All-Defense team. [1] [15]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle

In July 2017, Morgan signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. [16] 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. [17]

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. [17]

HAKRO Merlins

In 2019–20, he played for Crailsheim Merlins in the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany. Morgan averaged 11.7 points per game. [17]

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. [17]

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. [18] Morgan averaged 13.1 points and 1.3 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .809. [19] He played for the team again in 2022–23. [20] He averaged 13.4 points and 1.0 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .844. [17]

JL Bourg-en-Bresse

In 2023–24, he played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse in the LNB Élite in France. [21] Morgan averaged 9.3 points and 1.7 steals per game. [17]

Hapoel Jerusalem

In July 2024, Morgan signed to play for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup. [17] 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!" [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Jeremy Morgan". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ Logue, Andrew (December 22, 2015). "Morgan family celebrates the next generation". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Hlas, Mike. "Hlas: UNI's Jeremy Morgan had fullest half you'll ever see". The Gazette . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Southard, Dargan (March 2, 2017). "Whether scorer or leader, Jeremy Morgan is UNI's 'total package'". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ Logue, Andrew (October 4, 2016). "UNI's Jeremy Morgan settling into newer, bigger role". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "MVC Announces 2014 All-Conference Teams". Missouri Valley Conference. March 4, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2016 MVC Men's Basketball All-Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2016 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship". mvc-sports.com. March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ Brunt, Cliff (March 19, 2016). "Jesperson's halfcourt shot puts Northern Iowa past Texas". AP News . Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ Voigt, Kurt (March 21, 2016). "Texas A&M downs N Iowa with historic last-minute comeback". AP News. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Morgan does a bit of everything in helping lead UNI past ASU". ESPN Events. November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ Newhoff, Doug (October 4, 2016). "UNI basketball: Panthers are Morgan's team now" . The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jeremy Morgan embracing leadership role as UNI's lone senior". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ Cooper, Ryan. "UNI's Jeremy Morgan outscores opponent with 38-point half". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "2017 MVC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". Missouri Valley Conference. February 28, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Jeremy Morgan headed to Memphis for better deal," The Gazette.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jeremy Morgan Player Profile, Memphis Hustle - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Jeremy Morgan(Telekom Baskets Bonn) Tries To Make As Many Winning Plays Throughout A Game To Help His Team Succeed," German Hoops.
  19. ↑ "Morgan re-signs with Bundesliga’s Baskets Bonn," 1650thefan.com.
  20. ↑ "BONN TO BE Wild Jeremy Morgan: Der lange Weg zurück," General-Anzeiger Bonn.
  21. ↑ "Mark Hughes goes to Hamburg, Bourg gets Jeremy Morgan ," Eurohoops.
  22. ↑ Halickman, Joshua (July 22, 2024). "Jeremy Morgan joins Hapoel Jerusalem". Sports Rabbi. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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