Raymar Morgan

Raymar Morgan (born August 8, 1988) is an American professional former basketball player. He played college basketball at the Michigan State University.
Basketball information
High school
Averaged 24.4 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior at Canton McKinley High School, 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 MVP 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 Eric Snow
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 Pınar Karşıyaka.
BG Göttingen (2014–2015)
In August 2014, he signed with BG Göttingen of Germany.
Panathinaikos (2015)
On May 12, 2015, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos.
ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017)
On July 15, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the German club ratiopharm Ulm. 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 Tofaş.
UNICS Kazan (2018–2020)
On June 25, 2018, he has signed 1+1 year contract with UNICS of the VTB United League. 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 Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League.
ASVEL Villeurbanne (2021–2022)
On July 2, 2021, Morgan signed with ASVEL of the LNB Pro A. 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 Basketbol Süper Ligi.
Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2022)
On November 16, 2022, he signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.
See also
2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans
References
External links
Michigan State Bio
Eurobasket.com profile
FIBA.com profile
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