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Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> in 2021</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #5D76A9 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #12173F !important;">No. 12 – Memphis Grizzlies</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">Point guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #5D76A9 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #12173F !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"> (1999-08-10) August 10, 1999 (age 25) <a href="/wiki/Dalzell,_South_Carolina" title="Dalzell, South Carolina">Dalzell, South Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">174 lb (79 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #5D76A9 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #12173F !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Crestwood (<a href="/wiki/Sumter,_South_Carolina" title="Sumter, South Carolina">Sumter, South Carolina</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball" title="Murray State Racers men's basketball">Murray State</a> (2017–2019)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a>: 1st round, 2nd overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2019–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #5D76A9 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #12173F !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019</a>–present</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #5D76A9 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #12173F !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">NBA Most Improved Player</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a>)</li> <li>Consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="2019 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lute_Olson_Award" title="Lute Olson Award">Lute Olson Award</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy_Award" title="Bob Cousy Award">Bob Cousy Award</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season_assists_leaders" title="List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders">NCAA assists leader</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year">OVC Player of the Year</a> (2019)</li> <li>2× First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">OVC</a> (2018, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">OVC tournament</a> MVP (<a href="/wiki/2019_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">OVC</a> All-Newcomer Team (2018)</li> <li>No. 12 <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball#Retired_numbers" title="Murray State Racers men's basketball">retired by Murray State Racers</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/1629630">Stats</a> at NBA.com <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59656031#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/moranja01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a> (<a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/ˈdʒɑː məˈrænt/</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">JAH mə-RANT</a>;<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> born August 10, 1999) is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). He played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball" title="Murray State Racers men's basketball">Murray State Racers</a>, where he was a consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> as a sophomore in 2019. Morant was only lightly recruited by <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> programs and unranked by <a href="/wiki/College_recruiting" title="College recruiting">recruiting</a> services, despite having been named All-Region Most Valuable Player three times and earning All-State honors at Crestwood High School in <a href="/wiki/Sumter,_South_Carolina" title="Sumter, South Carolina">Sumter, South Carolina</a>. Nevertheless, he made an immediate impact at <a href="/wiki/Murray_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Murray State">Murray State University</a>, earning first-team all-conference honors in the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> (OVC) as a freshman. He had a breakout sophomore season; it saw him win <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year">OVC Player of the Year</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season_assists_leaders" title="List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders">lead the NCAA in assists</a>. As a sophomore, Morant became the first player in NCAA history to average 20-plus points and 10-plus assists per game for a single season. Morant was selected by the Grizzlies with the second overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019 NBA draft</a>, and was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">NBA Rookie of the Year</a> in 2020. In 2022, he was named to his first <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a> as a starter. At the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season">season</a>, Morant won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">NBA Most Improved Player Award</a> and was selected to his first <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> Temetrius Jamel Morant was born in <a href="/wiki/Dalzell,_South_Carolina" title="Dalzell, South Carolina">Dalzell, South Carolina</a>,<a href="#cite_note-wallace_05172019-3">[3]</a> on August 10, 1999, to Tee and Jamie Morant.<a href="#cite_note-bio-4">[4]</a> His mother, Jamie, was a <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a> in high school and a <a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">softball</a> player in college,<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> while his father was a high school teammate of <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> and played basketball for <a href="/wiki/Claflin_University" title="Claflin University">Claflin University</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a> After playing <a href="/wiki/Semi-professional_sports" title="Semi-professional sports">semi-professionally</a>,<a href="#cite_note-greer-6">[6]</a> Tee considered playing professional basketball overseas,<a href="#cite_note-greer-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-reynolds_05172019-7">[7]</a> but when Jamie became pregnant with Ja, he abandoned his basketball career and stayed at home,<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-wallace_05172019-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-reynolds_05172019-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> becoming a barber instead.<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a> Morant trained in his backyard with his father, Tee Morant, who taught him step-back <a href="/wiki/Jump_shot_(basketball)" title="Jump shot (basketball)">jump shots</a> and bought tractor tires for him to practice jumping with a soft landing.<a href="#cite_note-sayers-9">[9]</a> In his childhood, he often faced older opponents, telling his mother, "I'm not worried about the big kids."<a href="#cite_note-greer-6">[6]</a> Morant played in the <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union" title="Amateur Athletic Union">Amateur Athletic Union</a> (AAU) circuit with the South Carolina Hornets, a small grassroots team based in <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a>. For one season, he was teammates with <a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Zion Williamson</a>, who became one of the top players in the 2018 class.<a href="#cite_note-norlander-10">[10]</a> Morant attended Crestwood High School in <a href="/wiki/Sumter,_South_Carolina" title="Sumter, South Carolina">Sumter, South Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-bio-4">[4]</a> He grew from 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) to 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) in his first three years with the team.<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a> Morant left as its all-time leading scorer, with 1,679 points, and scored a career-high 47 points against <a href="/wiki/Sumter_High_School" title="Sumter High School">Sumter High School</a>.<a href="#cite_note-bio-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-aubrey-11">[11]</a> In his last two seasons at Crestwood, he averaged 27 points, 8 <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">rebounds</a>, and 8 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">assists</a> per game, earning South Carolina Class 3A All-State honors both years. Morant also left high school as a three-time All-Region <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP).<a href="#cite_note-bio-4">[4]</a> He could not dunk until he was a senior.<a href="#cite_note-sayers-9">[9]</a> Morant was not ranked in the class of 2017 by recruiting services <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-rivals-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-247sports-14">[14]</a> His only high major <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> offer came from <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men%27s_basketball" title="South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball">South Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-hoy-15">[15]</a> He was accidentally discovered by <a href="/wiki/Mid-major" title="Mid-major">mid-major</a> program <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball" title="Murray State Racers men's basketball">Murray State</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">OVC</a> in July 2016, when assistant coach James Kane attended a camp hoping to see a player who was joining his team. While looking for a snack, Kane noticed Morant playing a <a href="/wiki/3x3_basketball" title="3x3 basketball">three-on-three game</a> in an auxiliary gym; impressed, he contacted head coach <a href="/wiki/Matt_McMahon_(basketball)" title="Matt McMahon (basketball)">Matt McMahon</a>, who soon offered Morant a <a href="/wiki/Athletic_scholarship" title="Athletic scholarship">scholarship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-dortch-16">[16]</a> On September 3, 2016, Morant committed to playing for Murray State during dinner at McMahon's house.<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-byerly-18">[18]</a> His father said, "Every parent wants their child to play at a big-time program, but what I realized is, don't go where you want to be, go to where they want you."<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a> His other Division I offers included <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_men%27s_basketball" title="Duquesne Dukes men's basketball">Duquesne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Eastern_Shore_Hawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball">Maryland Eastern Shore</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_State_Bulldogs_basketball" title="South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball">South Carolina State</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wofford_Terriers_men%27s_basketball" title="Wofford Terriers men's basketball">Wofford</a>.<a href="#cite_note-byerly-18">[18]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Freshman_year">Freshman year</h3></div> On November 10, 2017, Morant debuted for Murray State with 7 points and a team-high 11 assists in a 118–61 victory over <a href="/wiki/Brescia_University#Athletics" title="Brescia University">Brescia University</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA).<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> He recorded his first career <a href="/wiki/Double-double" title="Double-double">double-double</a> on December 12, 2017, with 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists in a 69–55 loss to <a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_Billikens_men%27s_basketball" title="Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball">Saint Louis</a>.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> He posted his first <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a> on December 28, recording 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists in an 80–52 win over <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_men%27s_basketball" title="Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball">Eastern Illinois</a>. It was the second triple-double in school history, the first coming from Isacc Miles in 1984, and was also the record for most assists at a <a href="/wiki/CFSB_Center" title="CFSB Center">CFSB Center</a> game, surpassing the old mark of 12 established by <a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Reese" title="Aubrey Reese">Aubrey Reese</a> against <a href="/wiki/Alabama_State_Hornets_basketball" title="Alabama State Hornets basketball">Alabama State</a> in 1999.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Morant also had the third-most assists in a single game by a Murray State player.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> On February 1, 2018, he scored a season-high 23 points against <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball">Southeast Missouri State</a>.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> After averaging 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game, Morant earned first-team All-OVC with his teammates <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Stark_(basketball)" title="Jonathan Stark (basketball)">Jonathan Stark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Miller_(basketball)" title="Terrell Miller (basketball)">Terrell Miller</a>, and OVC All-Newcomer Team accolades.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> His 6.3 assists per game ranked 14th in the nation his freshman season.<a href="#cite_note-Morant_Invited_To_Chris_Paul_Camp-25">[25]</a> He became the seventh freshman in 25 years to accumulate 150 assists, 150 rebounds, and 10 blocks while shooting at least 42 percent from the field.<a href="#cite_note-hoy-15">[15]</a> Morant and Murray State advanced to the NCAA Tournament his freshman season after capturing an OVC championship in a 68–51 win over Belmont. Morant had 15 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds in that game. Murray State would lose in its opening round game to West Virginia, however, falling 85–68 despite Morant's 14 points.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sophomore_year">Sophomore year</h3></div> Morant began to register on the radar of some scouts the summer of his sophomore season in 2018. He was one of 20 players invited to Chris Paul's Elite Guard Camp, which Morant called, "an honor".<a href="#cite_note-Morant_Invited_To_Chris_Paul_Camp-25">[25]</a> When his sophomore season began, Morant assumed a leading role for Murray State with the departures of key players <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Stark_(basketball)" title="Jonathan Stark (basketball)">Jonathan Stark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Miller_(basketball)" title="Terrell Miller (basketball)">Terrell Miller</a>.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> In his season debut, he recorded 26 points and 11 assists in a 74–53 win against <a href="/wiki/Wright_State_Raiders_men%27s_basketball" title="Wright State Raiders men's basketball">Wright State</a>.<a href="#cite_note-item-28">[28]</a> On November 24, 2018, Morant posted 29 points, a season-high 13 rebounds, and 12 assists in a 77–66 win over <a href="/wiki/Missouri_State_Bears_basketball" title="Missouri State Bears basketball">Missouri State</a>, becoming the first Murray State player to ever record multiple triple-doubles.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> In his next game, he scored a season-high 38 points in a 78–72 loss to <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_men%27s_basketball" title="Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball">Alabama</a>, the 12th-most single-game points by a player in school history.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> By around December 2018, Morant was almost unanimously projected as a top-five selection in the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019 NBA draft</a>, and in late January 2019, at least one outlet forecasted him as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall</a> selection.<a href="#cite_note-Forde-31">[31]</a> At that time, then-<a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Sports">Yahoo! Sports</a> journalist <a href="/wiki/Pat_Forde" title="Pat Forde">Pat Forde</a> wrote, "He seems almost certain to be the first top-ten pick from a mid-major school in five years (<a href="/wiki/Elfrid_Payton_(basketball)" title="Elfrid Payton (basketball)">Elfrid Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball">Louisiana–Lafayette</a>), and could be the first true mid-major pick in the top five since <a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Michael Olowokandi</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Pacific Tigers men's basketball">Pacific</a> went No. 1 in <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a>."<a href="#cite_note-Forde-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[a]</a> On January 10, 2019, Morant was named to the midseason top 25 watch list for the <a href="/wiki/John_R._Wooden_Award" title="John R. Wooden Award">John R. Wooden Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-wooden-33">[32]</a> On the same day, he broke the school record for most assists in a single game, with 18, while scoring 26 points against <a href="/wiki/UT_Martin_Skyhawks_men%27s_basketball" title="UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball">UT Martin</a>.<a href="#cite_note-34">[33]</a> He established a new scoring career high nine days later on January 19, when he recorded 40 points, 11 assists, and 5 <a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">steals</a>, shooting 21-of-21 from the <a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">free throw</a> line, in a victory over <a href="/wiki/SIU_Edwardsville_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball">SIU Edwardsville</a>.<a href="#cite_note-siue-35">[34]</a> He broke the OVC record for most consecutive free throws made in a game, and he became the tenth player in Murray State history to record a 40-point game.<a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a> Morant also became the first <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> men's player in 20 years to tally at least 40 points, 10 assists, and 5 steals in a single game.<a href="#cite_note-siue-35">[34]</a> On February 2, Morant collected 28 points and 7 assists in a 67–63 win over <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball">Tennessee Tech</a>. He broke the school single-season assist record of 212 set by Chad Townsend in the 1996–97 season.<a href="#cite_note-assistrecord-37">[36]</a> After posting 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 14 assists in a 102–70 victory over <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_men%27s_basketball" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball">Eastern Kentucky</a>, Morant became the 46th Murray State player with 1,000 career points and eclipsed the OVC record for single-season assists previously held for 32 years by <a href="/wiki/Duane_Washington" title="Duane Washington">Duane Washington</a> of <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_men%27s_basketball" title="Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball">Middle Tennessee</a>.<a href="#cite_note-century-38">[37]</a> At the end of the regular season, he was named <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year">OVC Player of the Year</a> and first-team All-OVC, while <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season_assists_leaders" title="List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders">leading the NCAA Division I in assists</a>.<a href="#cite_note-39">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[39]</a> He later earned first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> honors from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Basketball_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Basketball Writers Association">United States Basketball Writers Association</a> and second-team All-American honors from <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a>.<a href="#cite_note-usbwa-41">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[41]</a> On March 8, in the semifinals of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament">OVC tournament</a> versus <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_men%27s_basketball" title="Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball">Jacksonville State</a>, Morant scored 29 points, including a game-winning <a href="/wiki/Three-point_play" title="Three-point play">three-point play</a>.<a href="#cite_note-43">[42]</a> One day later, he recorded 36 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 77–65 upset victory over the <a href="/wiki/Belmont_Bruins_men%27s_basketball" title="Belmont Bruins men's basketball">Belmont Bruins</a>, who were playing without injured first team All-OVC center <a href="/wiki/Nick_Muszynski" title="Nick Muszynski">Nick Muszynski</a>, for the OVC Tournament title.<a href="#cite_note-he-44">[43]</a> Morant was subsequently named the tournament's MVP.<a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a> On March 21, in an 83–64 win over fifth-seeded <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2019 NCAA tournament</a>, Morant posted 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 16 assists. He became the eighth player to officially record a triple-double in the history of the tournament, and the first player since Draymond Green in 2012.<a href="#cite_note-marquette-46">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[b]</a> In the second round, he chipped in 28 points in a season-ending 90–62 loss to fourth-seeded <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_men%27s_basketball" title="Florida State Seminoles men's basketball">Florida State</a>. During the game, Morant set school records for career assists and single-season points.<a href="#cite_note-fsu-49">[47]</a> He closed his sophomore campaign averaging 24.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.<a href="#cite_note-50">[48]</a> Morant became the first NCAA player to ever average at least 20 points and 10 assists per game in a single season.<a href="#cite_note-51">[49]</a> Following Murray State's loss in the 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament, Morant announced his intention to forgo his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility and declare for the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019 NBA draft</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memphis_Grizzlies_(2019–present)">Memphis Grizzlies (2019–present)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019–20_season:_Rookie_of_the_Year">2019–20 season: Rookie of the Year</h4></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ja_Morant_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Ja_Morant_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Ja_Morant_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Ja_Morant_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Ja_Morant_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Ja_Morant_%28cropped%29.jpg/400px-Ja_Morant_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1855" data-file-height="2480" /></a><figcaption>Morant in 2019</figcaption></figure> Morant was drafted second overall during the 2019 NBA draft by the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>.<a href="#cite_note-52">[50]</a> On July 2, 2019, he signed a four-year contract worth $39.6 million with the Grizzlies.<a href="#cite_note-53">[51]</a> On October 23, 2019, Morant made his NBA debut, starting in a 101–120 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and a block. On November 13, he recorded his first career double-double with 23 points and 11 assists, and hit a game winning layup in a 117–115 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-54">[52]</a> On February 9, 2020, he recorded his first career <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a> in a 106–99 win over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-55">[53]</a> Morant was selected to the Rising Stars Game for the 2019–20 season.<a href="#cite_note-56">[54]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20 season</a>, Morant led all rookies in assists with an average of 7.1 assists per game, as well as total points scored, with 1,138 (17.8 points per game).<a href="#cite_note-57">[55]</a> At the end of the season, he was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">NBA Rookie of the Year</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[56]</a> and earned the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_Team" title="NBA All-Rookie Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a> honor.<a href="#cite_note-59">[57]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2020–21_season:_First_playoff_appearance">2020–21 season: First playoff appearance</h4></div> On December 23, 2020, Morant recorded a then career-high 44 points, alongside nine assists, two rebounds, and two steals in a 131–119 loss to the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[58]</a> On May 21, 2021, in the newly implemented <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Play-in_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 NBA Play-in Tournament">play-in tournament</a>, with the eighth and final playoff spot on the line, Morant recorded 35 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead Memphis to a 117–112 overtime win over the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>, securing the Grizzlies' first postseason berth in <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season">four seasons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-61">[59]</a> Two days later, he made his NBA playoff debut, scoring 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists to help lead the Grizzlies to a 112–109 upset victory in Game 1 over the top-seeded <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[60]</a> Morant followed that up with 47 points and 7 assists in Game 2, but Memphis fell short, 141–129.<a href="#cite_note-63">[61]</a> The Grizzlies were eliminated, losing the series in five games.<a href="#cite_note-64">[62]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021–22_season:_First_All-Star_and_All-NBA_selections">2021–22 season: First All-Star and All-NBA selections</h4></div> On October 20, 2021, in the Grizzlies' season opener, Morant recorded 37 points and six assists in a 132–121 win over the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-65">[63]</a> On October 24, he scored 40 points while dishing out 10 assists in a 121–118 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-66">[64]</a> On December 29, Morant put up a season-high 41 points, behind a career-high six made three-pointers, to lead Memphis to a 104–99 victory over the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-67">[65]</a> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ja_Morant_(51812767732).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ja_Morant_%2851812767732%29.jpg/290px-Ja_Morant_%2851812767732%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ja_Morant_%2851812767732%29.jpg/435px-Ja_Morant_%2851812767732%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ja_Morant_%2851812767732%29.jpg/580px-Ja_Morant_%2851812767732%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8256" data-file-height="5503" /></a><figcaption>Morant against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> in 2022</figcaption></figure> On January 26, Morant tied his season-high 41 points, alongside 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in a 118–110 win against the San Antonio Spurs.<a href="#cite_note-68">[66]</a> On January 27, Morant was selected to his first All-Star Game as a West Starter.<a href="#cite_note-69">[67]</a> The next day, Morant logged his fourth career triple-double with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 119–109 win over the Utah Jazz.<a href="#cite_note-70">[68]</a> On February 16, Morant tied his then-career high with 44 points, including a career-high 20 points in the first quarter, grabbed 5 rebounds and delivered 11 assists in a 123–119 loss against the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-71">[69]</a> On February 26, Morant scored a then-career-high 46 points in a 116–110 win over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>. The total was the record for most points in a game by a Grizzlies player, breaking <a href="/wiki/Mike_Miller_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)">Mike Miller</a>'s record set in February 2007.<a href="#cite_note-72">[70]</a><a href="#cite_note-73">[71]</a> On February 28, Morant bested this total, scoring a career-high 52 points, on an efficient 22-of-30 shooting, including 4-4 from beyond the arc, in a 118–105 win over the San Antonio Spurs.<a href="#cite_note-74">[72]</a> On March 18, he tweaked his right knee against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> and missed nine games.<a href="#cite_note-75">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-bailey_04102022-76">[74]</a> Morant led the Grizzlies to their first Southwest Division title in franchise history. Memphis also tied their franchise record with 56 wins.<a href="#cite_note-bailey_04102022-76">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-77">[75]</a> Despite missing 25 games during the regular season, he was named the winner of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">NBA Most Improved Player Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-78">[76]</a> On April 21, 2022, during Game 3 of the first round of the playoffs, Morant posted 16 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in a 104–95 Game 3 win over the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>. It was the first postseason triple-double in Grizzlies franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-79">[77]</a> In Game 5, Morant scored the game-winning layup with one second left, finishing with 30 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in a 111–109 win. He scored 18 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter.<a href="#cite_note-80">[78]</a> On May 3, during Game 2 of the second round of the playoffs Morant put up a playoff career-high 47 points along with 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals in a 106–101 win over the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>. He scored the last 15 points for Memphis and also became just the third player in <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">NBA playoffs</a> history to have multiple 45-point games before turning 23 years old, joining <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> and <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>.<a href="#cite_note-81">[79]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[80]</a> On May 7, Morant injured his right knee in game 3 of the series and Memphis would go on to lose in 6 games. In the three games he played, he averaged 38.3 points per game on 50.6%/43.3%/85.7% shooting splits.<a href="#cite_note-83">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[82]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022–23_season:_Contract_extension_and_controversy">2022–23 season: Contract extension and controversy</h4></div> On July 6, 2022, Morant signed a five-year extension with the Grizzlies.<a href="#cite_note-85">[83]</a> The deal includes $193 million of guaranteed money, increasing to $231 million contingent upon his selection to an All-NBA team.<a href="#cite_note-86">[84]</a> On October 21, in the second game of the season, Morant recorded 49 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks on 17-of-26 shooting from the field in a 129–122 win over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>. He set the Grizzlies franchise mark for most points scored through the first two games of a season (83).<a href="#cite_note-87">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[86]</a> On November 27, Morant put up his fifth career triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists in a 127–123 win over the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>. He also tied <a href="/wiki/Marc_Gasol" title="Marc Gasol">Marc Gasol</a> for the most triple-doubles in Grizzlies history.<a href="#cite_note-89">[87]</a> On December 7, Morant put up his sixth career triple-double with 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists In a 123–102 win over the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>. He also surpassed Marc Gasol for the most triple-doubles in Grizzlies history.<a href="#cite_note-90">[88]</a> On January 29, 2023, Morant put up his seventh career triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists in a 112–100 win over the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>. He also became the first player in Grizzlies history to put up at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists in a game.<a href="#cite_note-91">[89]</a> On February 2, Morant was named to his second <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a> as a reserve guard for the Western Conference.<a href="#cite_note-92">[90]</a> On February 28, Morant scored 28 of his 39 points in the third quarter and added 10 assists and 10 rebounds to achieve his 10th career triple-double in a 121–109 win over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. He made 10 of 12 shots in the highest-scoring quarter ever by a Grizzlies player.<a href="#cite_note-93">[91]</a> In Game 3 of the Grizzlies' first round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Morant put up 45 points, with 22 of those coming from the fourth quarter, alongside 13 assists and nine rebounds in a 111–101 loss. His 22 points scored in the fourth quarter are the most points scored in a quarter in a playoff game in Grizzlies history.<a href="#cite_note-94">[92]</a> Memphis would go on to lose the series in 6 games.<a href="#cite_note-95">[93]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Indiana_Pacers_incident">Indiana Pacers incident</h5></div> On February 5, 2023, <a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a> released a report describing an altercation between associates of Morant and members of the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>, whom the team played on January 29.<a href="#cite_note-96">[94]</a> During the game, Pacers guard <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Nembhard" title="Andrew Nembhard">Andrew Nembhard</a> got into a verbal altercation with Morant's father. Morant then came over and exchanged words with Nembhard, and Pacers guard <a href="/wiki/Chris_Duarte_(basketball)" title="Chris Duarte (basketball)">Chris Duarte</a> also tried to engage in a physical altercation with Morant. Pacers forward <a href="/wiki/James_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1987)" title="James Johnson (basketball, born 1987)">James Johnson</a> exchanged words with Davonte Pack, an associate of Morant, and Pack was subsequently removed from the game.<a href="#cite_note-97">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-98">[96]</a> According to the website, acquaintances of Morant "aggressively confronted" members of the Pacers' party near their team bus. Later on, a person in a <a href="/wiki/SUV" title="SUV">SUV</a>, which Morant was riding in, supposedly pointed a red laser at the bus. Two members of the Pacers' party that spoke to The Athletic believed that the laser was attached to a gun. A Pacers security guard near the bus loading area remarked, "That's one hundred percent a gun" and another person present stated that they "felt we were in grave danger." The NBA later investigated the incident, where they interviewed multiple people and reviewed surveillance footage. Spokesman Mike Bass stated to The Athletic that while the league "substantiated that a postgame situation arose that was confrontational", they could not "corroborate that any individual threatened others with a weapon." Bass also said that "certain individuals involved" in the incidents were banned from attending games at <a href="/wiki/FedEx_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="FedEx Forum">FedEx Forum</a>, the Grizzlies' arena. Morant later posted a tweet on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, where he denied all allegations and clarified that Pack was banned from the Forum for a year.<a href="#cite_note-:0-98">[96]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Gun_incidents">Gun incidents</h5></div> On March 4, 2023, it was revealed that the NBA had launched an investigation into an <a href="/wiki/Instagram_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Instagram Live">Instagram Live</a> video of Morant displaying a gun at a Colorado nightclub earlier that morning, just hours after a loss to the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">eventual</a> NBA champion <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-99">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-100">[98]</a> Later that day, the Grizzlies announced that Morant would be away from the team for at least two games.<a href="#cite_note-101">[99]</a> Morant also released an official statement on that day, stating that he would be leaving the team for an "indefinite amount of time" to find better resources to handle his stress, anxiety, and overall well-being.<a href="#cite_note-102">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-103">[101]</a> He also deactivated his <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> accounts. Shoe company <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a>, which Morant has a partnership with, released a statement on the incident. In their statement, they said, "We appreciate Ja's accountability and that he is taking the time to get the help he needs. We support his prioritization of his well-being."<a href="#cite_note-104">[102]</a> Morant also reportedly entered a counseling program in Florida.<a href="#cite_note-:1-105">[103]</a> On March 5, Grizzlies head coach <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Jenkins" title="Taylor Jenkins">Taylor Jenkins</a> stated that there was no timetable for Morant's return to the team.<a href="#cite_note-106">[104]</a> On March 8, the Grizzlies announced that Morant would be away from the team for at least the next four games.<a href="#cite_note-NYT-107">[105]</a> On March 15, Morant met with NBA commissioner <a href="/wiki/Adam_Silver" title="Adam Silver">Adam Silver</a> in New York after exiting from his counseling program. Multiple other top NBA executives also attended the meeting.<a href="#cite_note-:1-105">[103]</a> The same day, the NBA announced that they had suspended Morant for eight games without pay for the nightclub incident. The suspension covered the six games that Morant had already missed as a result of his leave of absence from the Grizzlies, meaning he would be eligible to return to playing as soon as March 20.<a href="#cite_note-108">[106]</a> On May 14, two months after the first suspension, he was suspended from all team activities by the Grizzlies for flashing a gun during another Instagram Live session, in this instance on his friend Davonte Pack's account.<a href="#cite_note-NYTimes-109">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-110">[108]</a> Following the incident, Silver said he was "shocked" and that the league and the team would assess the extent of further disciplinary actions.<a href="#cite_note-NYTimes-109">[107]</a> On June 16, he was suspended for 25 games provided that he fulfilled a league-sponsored program that addressed his wrongdoings.<a href="#cite_note-111">[109]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023–24_season:_Return_from_suspension_and_injury">2023–24 season: Return from suspension and injury</h4></div> On December 19, 2023, Morant returned from suspension, he scored 27 of his 34 points in the second half along with a game-winning shot in a 115–113 win against the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a>.<a href="#cite_note-112">[110]</a> On January 8, 2024, it was reported that Morant would undergo a season-ending right shoulder surgery after sustaining a <a href="/wiki/Subluxation" title="Subluxation">subluxation</a> during team practice.<a href="#cite_note-113">[111]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024-25_season:_Return_from_injury">2024-25 season: Return from injury</h4></div> Morant played in the Grizzlies' opening game, scoring 22 points and earning 10 assists. On November 6, he got injured attempting a dunk against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and missed 10 games. He said in early December that he would not attempt dunks anymore because of the risk of injury.<a href="#cite_note-114">[112]</a> Up to that point of the season, he had dunked only 4 times in 12 appearances. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> Bold  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA">NBA</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2019–20 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>67</td> <td>31.0</td> <td>.477</td> <td>.335</td> <td>.776</td> <td>3.9</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.3</td> <td>17.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>63</td> <td>63</td> <td>32.6</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.303</td> <td>.728</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.2</td> <td>19.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>57</td> <td>57</td> <td>33.1</td> <td>.493</td> <td>.344</td> <td>.761</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.4</td> <td>28.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2022–23 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>61</td> <td>59</td> <td>31.9</td> <td>.466</td> <td>.307</td> <td>.748</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>8.1</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.3</td> <td>26.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>35.3</td> <td>.471</td> <td>.275</td> <td>.813</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>8.1</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.6</td> <td>25.1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>257</td> <td>255</td> <td>32.2</td> <td>.472</td> <td>.318</td> <td>.755</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>22.5 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star </td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>18.8</td> <td>.600</td> <td>.000</td> <td>—</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.0</td> <td>6.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Play-in">Play-in</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2019–20 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>41.9</td> <td>.464</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.750</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>35.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>43.2</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.500</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.0</td> <td>27.5 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>42.8</td> <td>.455</td> <td>.476</td> <td>.625</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.0</td> <td>30.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>40.6</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.323</td> <td>.775</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.0</td> <td>30.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs" title="2022 NBA playoffs">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>37.6</td> <td>.440</td> <td>.340</td> <td>.747</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>9.8</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.4</td> <td>27.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_playoffs" title="2023 NBA playoffs">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2022–23 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>37.4</td> <td>.425</td> <td>.419</td> <td>.769</td> <td>6.8</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.2</td> <td>24.6 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>19</td> <td>19</td> <td>38.3</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.357</td> <td>.758</td> <td>6.8</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.3</td> <td>27.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College">College</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em">* </td> <td>Led NCAA Division I </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2017–18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Murray State Racers men's basketball team">Murray State</a> </td> <td>32</td> <td>32</td> <td>34.0</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.307</td> <td>.806</td> <td>6.5</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.4</td> <td>12.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2018–19</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Murray State Racers men's basketball team">Murray State</a> </td> <td>33</td> <td>33</td> <td>36.6</td> <td>.499</td> <td>.363</td> <td>.813</td> <td>5.7</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">10.0*</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.8</td> <td>24.5 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>65</td> <td>65</td> <td>35.3</td> <td>.485</td> <td>.343</td> <td>.810</td> <td>6.1</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.6</td> <td>18.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> Morant has a younger sister, Teniya, who grew up playing basketball with him in their backyard and now competes for Mississippi Valley State.<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-115">[113]</a> He has the words "beneath no one", advice his mother gave him, tattooed on his left arm.<a href="#cite_note-Woo-1">[1]</a> His athleticism often draws comparisons to <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a>, who Morant said is his favorite player because Westbrook is often overlooked, just like he was by college recruiters in high school.<a href="#cite_note-116">[114]</a> Morant has a daughter who was born on August 7, 2019.<a href="#cite_note-117">[115]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h3></div> In September 2022, Morant was named a defendant in a lawsuit filed in <a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Tennessee" title="Shelby County, Tennessee">Shelby County, Tennessee</a>. In the suit, the plaintiff accused him of punching a 17-year-old male during a pickup basketball game at Morant's home in July of that year. Morant and the 17-year-old had reportedly engaged in a verbal altercation during the game, and the 17-year-old "accidentally" hit Morant. Morant then punched the 17-year-old and knocked him to the ground, after which he struck him an additional number of times. When responding officials questioned him, Morant claimed that he acted in self-defense and stated that the 17-year-old had threatened him immediately following the incident. A representative for the Shelby County district attorney's office stated there "was not enough evidence to proceed with a case."<a href="#cite_note-118">[116]</a> On March 1, 2023, <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a> released a report that further detailed the incident. After the altercation, Morant allegedly went inside his house and came out with a gun tucked in his waistband. The 17-year-old's mother later took the boy to the hospital and filed a police report.<a href="#cite_note-119">[117]</a> The police report also alleged that Morant had threatened a head of security at a mall located in <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a> four days before the altercation with the 17-year-old male. In the report, it claimed that Morant's mother got into a verbal altercation with an employee at a <a href="/wiki/Finish_Line,_Inc." title="Finish Line, Inc.">Finish Line</a> store inside the mall, and she subsequently called Morant for help. Morant then entered the mall with an entourage of at least nine people and was confronted by the head of security. Morant refused to leave the mall's parking lot, and authorities later arrived at the mall. As the group was leaving the premises, Morant allegedly stated, "Let me find out what time he gets off." A member of Morant's entourage allegedly pushed the head of security, who intended to file a report on the incident because he "felt threatened" by Morant's words.<a href="#cite_note-120">[118]</a><a href="#cite_note-121">[119]</a> On March 6, 2023, the police department of <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Colorado" title="Glendale, Colorado">Glendale, Colorado</a>, started investigating Morant after he allegedly flashed a gun in a strip club on an <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> live stream.<a href="#cite_note-122">[120]</a> Two days later, the department announced that Morant would not face criminal charges for the incident, stating they were "not able to determine that <a href="/wiki/Probable_cause" title="Probable cause">probable cause</a> existed for the filing of any charges."<a href="#cite_note-123">[121]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2></div> On June 3, 2021, Morant released a six-episode documentary, Promiseland, focusing on his first NBA season.<a href="#cite_note-Appeal-124">[122]</a> Morant received a shout-out from rapper <a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a> on the song "<a href="/wiki/My_Life_(J._Cole,_21_Savage_and_Morray_song)" title="My Life (J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray song)">My Life</a>" from Cole's 2021 album <a href="/wiki/The_Off-Season" title="The Off-Season">The Off-Season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Appeal-124">[122]</a> On June 1, 2021, rapper <a href="/wiki/Moneybagg_Yo" title="Moneybagg Yo">Moneybagg Yo</a> released the song "Rookie of the Year" in celebration of Morant being named NBA Rookie of the Year. The song reflects on Morant's "underdog mentality and praises his rise from a little known college freshman to being named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2019–20".<a href="#cite_note-Appeal-124">[122]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-32"><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a> Forde did not consider two top-five selections between 1998 and 2018 from schools outside the <a href="/wiki/Power_Five_conferences" class="mw-redirect" title="Power Five conferences">traditional power conferences</a> to be "true mid-majors", saying "<a href="/wiki/Lamar_Odom" title="Lamar Odom">Lamar Odom</a>, the No. 4 pick in <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a> out of <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Rams_men%27s_basketball" title="Rhode Island Rams men's basketball">Rhode Island</a>, really doesn't fit the mid-major profile. He was a hugely celebrated recruit who took a rather scandalous route to a second-tier program. Neither does <a href="/wiki/Adam_Morrison" title="Adam Morrison">Adam Morrison</a>, the No. 3 pick in <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a> out of decided non-mid-major <a href="/wiki/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball">Gonzaga</a>."<a href="#cite_note-Forde-31">[31]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a> The NCAA's official Division I record book only recognizes triple-doubles that took place in seasons in which the NCAA kept track of the relevant statistical categories throughout Division I. Assists were recorded in the 1950–51 and 1951–52 seasons, but were not recorded again until 1983–84. Blocked shots and steals were first officially kept in 1985–86. Some listings of tournament triple-doubles include games that took place in tournaments in which the official scorers kept count of all relevant statistics, but the NCAA did not.<a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_banned_or_suspended_by_the_NBA" title="List of people banned or suspended by the NBA">List of people banned or suspended by the NBA</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Woo-1">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-7">h</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woo_1-8">i</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWoo2019" class="citation magazine cs1">Woo, Jeremy (January 23, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/01/23/ja-morant-murray-state-racers">"Ja Morant, Murray State's High-Flying Star, Is No Longer College Hoops's Best Kept Secret"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>. 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Johnson</a> </li> <li>1989: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Williams_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glenn Williams (basketball) (page does not exist)">Williams</a> </li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Lehmann" title="Todd Lehmann">Lehmann</a> </li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Corchiani" title="Chris Corchiani">Corchiani</a> </li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Van_Usher" title="Van Usher">Usher</a> </li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford_(basketball)" title="Sam Crawford (basketball)">Crawford</a> </li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a> </li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Haggerty" title="Nelson Haggerty">Haggerty</a> </li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Raimonds_Miglinieks" title="Raimonds Miglinieks">Miglinieks</a> </li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Mitchell_(basketball)" title="Kenneth Mitchell (basketball)">Mitchell</a> </li> <li>1998: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ahlon_Lewis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ahlon Lewis (page does not exist)">Lewis</a> </li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Gottlieb" title="Doug Gottlieb">Gottlieb</a> </li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Dickel" title="Mark Dickel">Dickel</a> </li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Markus_Carr" title="Markus Carr">Carr</a> </li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Ford" title="T. J. Ford">Ford</a> </li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Martell_Bailey" title="Martell Bailey">Bailey</a> </li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Davis_(basketball)" title="Greg Davis (basketball)">Davis</a> </li> <li>2005: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Damitrius_Coleman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Damitrius Coleman (page does not exist)">Coleman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Will_Funn" title="Will Funn">Funn</a> </li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Jordan" title="Jared Jordan">Jordan</a> </li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Jordan" title="Jared Jordan">Jordan</a> </li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Richards_(basketball)" title="Jason Richards (basketball)">Richards</a> </li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Johnathon_Jones" title="Johnathon Jones">Jones</a> </li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Moore_(basketball)" title="Ronald Moore (basketball)">R. Moore</a> </li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Aaron Johnson (basketball)">Aa. 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Meineke">Meineke</a> </li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Felix</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Stokes" title="Maurice Stokes">Stokes</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Sauldsberry" title="Woody Sauldsberry">Sauldsberry</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Dischinger" title="Terry Dischinger">Dischinger</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li>1966: <a 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href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Davis</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Ford_(basketball)" title="Phil Ford (basketball)">Ford</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Griffith</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Williams" title="Buck Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cummings" title="Terry Cummings">Cummings</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Person" title="Chuck Person">Person</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li>1990: <a 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