JaMicheal Morgan (born December 22, 1998) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He competed for

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and Link Year Prep. In 2018, he joined the Seattle Ballers of the

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High school career

Morgan attended

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, 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. He was also named to the All-810 Varsity Third Team after averaging 10 points per game. He teamed with

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commit Darien Jackson to lead Blue Valley Northwest to the state semifinals, where they lost to

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. As a senior, Morgan was named to the First Team All-Class 6A. He was a

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nominee. He represented Kansas in the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association Missouri vs. Kansas All-Star Game on April 7, 2017. A three-star recruit according to

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, Morgan signed with

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in November 2016. However, he decommitted from Oral Roberts after coach

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was fired. He did a

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at Link Year Prep.

Professional career

Instead of attending college, Morgan joined the Seattle Ballers of the

in 2018. “This is my dream, just to play basketball and not worry about nothing,” he said. He averaged 25.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 3.3 steals, and one block per game for Seattle. Morgan scored 13 points in the championship game loss to the

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. In September 2018, Morgan was named to the JBA's USA Select team as one of the top 13 players in the league. Morgan declared for the

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, but was undrafted. On September 12, 2019, Morgan signed with

KB Peja Klubi i Basketbollit Peja ( English: ''Basketball Club Peja'') is a Kosovan professional basketball club based in Pejë. The club competes in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Kosovo Cup and Liga Unike. The team's roster has included big names ...

of Kosovo's top division. On December 9, 2024, Morgan signed with

of the

Personal life

Morgan is the son of

Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan (born 19 November 1972) is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400-m hurdles. His personal best time is 48.13 seconds, achieved in Rome in 1998. Morgan met his wife, Jeanetta Lyle-Morgan, at Pittsburg State University. They ...

and Jeanetta Lyle-Morgan, who met at

Pittsburg State University Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regen ...

. His father was an Olympian in the 400-meter hurdles. Morgan has two siblings: Dinsdale and Jakaila. Dinsdale Jr. competes in track and field at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, JaMicheal 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Kansas Junior Basketball Association players KB Peja players Sportspeople from Overland Park, Kansas Shooting guards