(1999-08-10) August 10, 1999 (age 24) Dalzell, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school
Crestwood (Sumter, South Carolina)
College
Murray State (2017–2019)
NBA draft
2019: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career
2019–present
Career history
2019–present
Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (2022, 2023)
All-NBA Second Team (2022)
NBA Most Improved Player (2022)
NBA Rookie of the Year (2020)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2020)
Consensus first-team All-American (2019)
NCAA season assists leader (2019)
Lute Olson Award (2019)
Bob Cousy Award (2019)
OVC Player of the Year (2019)
2× First-team All-OVC (2018, 2019)
OVC tournament MVP (2019)
OVC All-Newcomer Team (2018)
No. 12 retired by Murray State Racers
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant[1] (/ˈdʒɑːməˈrænt/JAH mə-RANT; born August 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Murray State Racers, where he was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2019.
Morant was only lightly recruited by NCAA Division I programs and unranked by recruiting services, despite having been named All-Region Most Valuable Player three times and earning All-State honors at Crestwood High School in Sumter, South Carolina. Nevertheless, he made an immediate impact at Murray State University, earning first-team all-conference honors in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) as a freshman. He had a breakout sophomore season; it saw him win OVC Player of the Year as well as lead the NCAA in assists. 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 2019 NBA draft, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2020. In 2022, he was named to his first NBA All-Star Game as a starter. At the conclusion of the season, Morant won the NBA Most Improved Player Award, and he was also selected to his first All-NBA Team.
^Woo, Jeremy (January 23, 2019). "Ja Morant, Murray State's High-Flying Star, Is No Longer College Hoops's Best Kept Secret". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant (/ˈdʒɑː məˈrænt/ JAH mə-RANT; born August 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies...
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originally invited to the combine, including top prospects Zion Williamson and JaMorant. The pool of participants also included Croatian Luka Šamanić, postgraduate...
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investigating after Morant shows gun in video". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023. "NBA statement regarding Grizzlies' JaMorant". NBA Communications...
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