Raymar Morgan
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| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| League | Turkish Basketball League Eurochallenge |
| Team | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| Born | August 8, 1988 Canton, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | McKinley |
| College | Michigan State |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2010 |
| Pro career | 2010–present |
| Career history | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2010-11) |
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Competitor for  United States |
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| FIBA U19 World Championship | ||
| Silver | 2007 Novi Sad | Team competition |
Raymar Morgan (born August 8, 1988 in Canton, Ohio) is an American basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka in Turkey. Morgan attended Canton McKinley High School and Michigan State University.
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[edit] Basketball information
[edit] High school
- Averaged 24.4 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior at Canton McKinley High School,Wore jersey number 5 playing for coach Dave Hoover [1]
- Led McKinley to 2006 Division I state title, being named Most Outstanding Player of the all-tournament team for the second straight season [2]
- Named 2006 Ohio Division I Player of the Year, 2005 Ohio Division I second team, 2004 Ohio Division I honorable mention[3]
- 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 MVP honors
- Rated the No. 11 small forward[4] and No. 34 player overall[5] in the 2006 class by Scout.com
- Rated the No. 11 small forward[6] and No. 33 player overall[7] in the 2006 class by rivals.com
- Rated the No. 5 small forward and No. 22 overall player[8] in the 2006 class by risemag.com
- Attended Canton McKinley High School, the same one as former Spartan alum Eric Snow[9]
[edit] Pro career
Raymar went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft but he played for the Washington Wizards in the NBA Summer League in 2010. On July 31, 2010, Morgan signed with Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion [10] In July 2011 he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.[11]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/morgan_raymar00.html
- ^ http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/morgan_raymar00.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=43&yr=2006
- ^ http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2006
- ^ http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=1014&Year=2006
- ^ http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?SID=880&Year=2006&ra_key=1428
- ^ http://www.risemag.com/main.cfm?actionId=globalShowStaticContent&screenKey=NationalNews&&categoryKey=playerBasketball&articleId=4968
- ^ http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/morgan_raymar00.html
- ^ http://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.asp?NewsID=198571
- ^ Pinar Karsiyaka lands Raymar Morgan
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Canton, Ohio
- Small forwards
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs
