Jeremy Morgan

Jeremy Morgan (born May 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a guard for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the University of Northern Iowa.
==Early years==
Morgan's hometown is Coralville, Iowa, in the United States. His father, Michael Morgan, played for the University of Iowa in the 1980s; his mother Cris Morgan played for Drake University."Morgan family celebrates the next generation," Des Moines Register."Whether scorer or leader, Jeremy Morgan is UNI's 'total package'," The Des Moines Register. 
His high school was Iowa City West High School, and he was an All Star for the basketball team."UNI's Jeremy Morgan settling into newer, bigger role," Des Moines Register. In 2013, he was named Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year. He is 6-5 (196 cm) tall, and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
==College==
Morgan attended college at the University of Northern Iowa, and played basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers."Jeremy Morgan", sports-reference.com In 2013-14, playing for coach Ben Jacobson, Morgan averaged 6.0 points per game. He was 2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference|MVC All-Freshman."Season Preview: HoopsHD interviews Northern Iowa SR SG Jeremy Morgan," HoopsHD. In 2014–15 he averaged 5.6 points and 1.1 steals (7th in the MVC) per game.
In 2015–16, Morgan led the MVC with 1.9 steals per game, and averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds (10th in the MVC), and 0.9 blocks (6th) per game, with a free throw percentage of .805 (4th)."Morgan named MVP Player of the Week," Times Republican. He was 2015–16 MVC All-Defense, and 2016 All-MVC Tournament.
In 2016–17, he was named the MVC preseason player of the year."Morgan does a bit of everything in helping lead UNI past ASU," ESPN. Morgan averaged 14.8 points (5th in the MVC), 5.8 rebounds (9th), 1.8 steals (2nd), and 1.1 blocks (6th) per game, with a free throw percentage of .784 (6th)."UNI basketball: Panthers are Morgan's team now," Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier."Hlas: UNI’s Jeremy Morgan had fullest half you’ll ever see," The Gazette."Jeremy Morgan embracing leadership role as UNI’s lone senior," The Gazette. In one game in December 2016, he scored 38 points in the second half, outscoring the opposing team by himself in that half."UNI's Jeremy Morgan outscores opponent with 38-point half," NCAA. He was 2016–17 All-MVC - 2nd Team, and 2016–17 MVC All-Defense.
==Professional career==
===Memphis Hustle===
In July 2017, Morgan signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies."Jeremy Morgan headed to Memphis for better deal," The Gazette. Playing 32 games for the Memphis Hustle in the 2017–18 season, he averaged 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game, with an .818 free throw percentage. In October 2017 he was placed on waivers and became a free agent."Jeremy Morgan," basketball.realgm.com
===Kouvot===
In 2018–19, Morgan played 55 games for Kouvot in the Korisliiga in Finland. He averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .829.
===HARKO Merlins===
In 2019–20, he played for Crailsheim Merlins in the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany. Morgan averaged 11.7 points per game.
=== Dolomiti Energia===
In 2020–21, after signing with the team in July 2020, Morgan played for Aquila Basket Trento in the Lega Basket Serie A in Italy. He averaged 10.4 points and 1.3 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .836.
=== Telekom Baskets===
In 2021–22, after signing with the team in July 2022, he played for Telekom Baskets in Bonn, Germany, in the Basketball Bundesliga."Jeremy Morgan(Telekom Baskets Bonn) Tries To Make As Many Winning Plays Throughout A Game To Help His Team Succeed," German Hoops. Morgan averaged 13.1 points and 1.3 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .809."Morgan re-signs with Bundesliga’s Baskets Bonn," 1650thefan.com. He played for the team again in 2022–23."BONN TO BE Wild Jeremy Morgan: Der lange Weg zurück," 
General-Anzeiger Bonn. He averaged 13.4 points and 1.0 steals per game, with a free throw percentage of .844.
=== JL Bourg-en-Bresse===
In 2023–24, he played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse in the LNB Élite in France."Mark Hughes goes to Hamburg, Bourg gets Jeremy Morgan ," Eurohoops. Morgan averaged 9.3 points and 1.7 steals per game.
Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:Basketball players from Iowa
Category:Iowa City West High School alumni
Category:JL Bourg Basket players
Category:Kouvot players