Raymar Morgan (born August 8, 1988) is an American professional former

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player. He played college basketball at the

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Basketball information

High school

* Averaged 24.4 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior at

Canton McKinley High School McKinley Senior High School is a public high school in Canton, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Canton City School District and has two campuses: Downtown Campus (mostly known as Early College High School or Timken High ...

, playing for coach Dave Hoover * Led McKinley to 2006 Division I state title, being named Most Outstanding Player of the all-tournament team for the second straight season * Named 2006 Ohio Division I Player of the Year, 2005 Ohio Division I second team, 2004 Ohio Division I honorable mention * Finished his career as McKinley's all-time leading scorer with 1,553 points * The Bulldogs were 73-7 with Morgan in the starting lineup during his three years and never lost a home game * In 2005, Led McKinley to a 26-1 record and a Division 1 state championship, recording 18 points and six rebounds in a 51-42 victory over St. Xavier in the state finals * Won the 2005 AND1 High School Basketball Championship in late June, earning

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honors * Rated the No. 11 small forward and No. 34 player overall in the 2006 class by Scout.com * Rated the No. 11 small forward and No. 33 player overall in the 2006 class by rivals.com * Rated the No. 69 small forward and No. 22 overall player in the 2006 class by risemag.com * Attended Canton McKinley High School, the same one as fellow Spartan alumnus

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College career

2006–07 season

Selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team as voted on by the league's coaches • Appeared in 28 games, starting 25 • MSU's second-leading scorer (11.7 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (5.2 rpg) • Ranked fourth among Big Ten freshmen in scoring and third in rebounding • Ranked 19th in the Big Ten in scoring, 17th in rebounding and 11th in field-goal percentage (.486) • Averaged 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games, including scoring a season-high 19 points against North Carolina (3/17) in the second round.

2007–08 season

Second-team All-Big Ten as selected by the league's media and coaches • Started all 36 games. Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in scoring (14.0 ppg), fourth in field-goal percentage (.558) and ninth in rebounding (6.1 rpg). Scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Minnesota (1/5), marking the first 30-point, 10-rebound game by a Spartan against a Big Ten opponent since Morris Peterson did it against Michigan in 2000.

2008–09 season

Appeared in 35 games, starting 26 • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection despite playing 20-plus minutes in just nine of 18 league contests due to illness • Averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds for the season, ranking third on the team in scoring average and second in rebounding • Averaged 15.2 points and 6.9 rebounds in the first 16 games of the season, prior to suffering from walking pneumonia/mononucleosis • Michigan State was 21-2 when Morgan played 20 minutes or more.

2009–10 season

Third-team All-Big Ten by coaches and honorable mention by the media • Second on the team in scoring, rebounding, and minutes • Averaged 11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game • Averaged 10.4 points in trip to Final Four.

Professional career

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2010–2011)

On July 31, 2010, Morgan signed with Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Pınar Karşıyaka (2011)

In July 2011 he signed with

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BG Göttingen (2014–2015)

In August 2014, he signed with

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of Germany.

Panathinaikos (2015)

On May 12, 2015, he signed with Greek club

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ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017)

On July 15, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the German club

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. On May 4, 2017, Morgan won the BBL Best Offensive Player award after he ended the season as the BBL scoring champion. Morgan averaged 18.1 points per game over the 32 games he played in the regular season.

Tofaş (2017–2018)

On June 29, 2017, Morgan signed with Turkish club

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UNICS Kazan (2018–2020)

On June 25, 2018, he has signed 1+1 year contract with UNICS of the

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. Before the beginning of 2019-20 season, UNICS decided to use their option and extended his contract for one more year. Morgan averaged 12.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the 2019-20 season.

Pınar Karşıyaka (2020–2021)

On July 20, 2020, he has signed with

of the Turkish

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ASVEL Villeurbanne (2021–2022)

On July 2, 2021, Morgan signed with

ASVEL ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, ...

of the

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. Because of his injury he made just one Euroleague appearance.

Galatasaray Nef (2022)

On June 28, 2022, Morgan signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish

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Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2022)

On November 16, 2022, he signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish

References

External links

Michigan State BioEurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Raymar 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players ASVEL Basket players Basketball players from Canton, Ohio BC UNICS players BG Göttingen players Centers (basketball) Elitzur Maccabi Netanya B.C. players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Ironi Ashkelon players Karşıyaka basketball players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players Panathinaikos B.C. players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Power forwards (basketball) Ratiopharm Ulm players Tofaş S.K. players