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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Ja Morant
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dalzell, S.C.
- High School:
- Crestwood HS
Bio
2018-19
2017-18
Before MSU
Personal
- Turned in one of the top single seasons in Murray State and OVC history.
- Won multiple All-America Honors (Updated as of March 27). Eight All-America honors including first team recognition by National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated and the USBWA. Named to second-team honors by NBC Sports, Sporting News, Stadium and USA TODAY Sports.
- (Updated March 27) Was named to the list of four finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Naismith Trophy, and one of 15 finalists for the Wooden Award; each award is given to the National Player of the Year. He is also one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation's top point guard.
- Named OVC Player of the Year. His selection gave the Racers have back-to-back winners after Jonathan Stark won it in 2018. This marks the first time the Racers had back-to-back winners that didn't involve the same player. Morant is the 15th Murray State player to be named OVC Player of the Year for a total of 20 awards.
- Finished the season with 331 assists, the sixth-most in NCAA single-season history.
- Averaged 24.5 points and 10.0 assists/game making him the first player to average 20/10 in a season since the NCAA began to officially recognize assists in 1983-84. His 10.0 assists/game was 2.3 assists/game more than second place.
- Ranked eighth nationally in scoring (24.5 points/game), ninth in double-doubles (20) and 82nd in steals (1.76/game).
- Recorded three triple-doubles (including only the ninth in NCAA Tournament history), which led the country (he was one of only two people with multiple triple-doubles in 2018-19).
- Had had 15 games this season with 20-plus points and 10-plus assists; no other player nationally has three such games.
- His 18 assists in a game against UT Martin are the most by a Division I player this year and the second-most in OVC single-game history.
- His 20 double-doubles were four off the nation's lead and he is the only player in the top 25 nationally in double-doubles under 6'6" tall.
- In January Morant became the first Division I player in 20 years to record 40 points, 11 assists and five steals in a regulation game (doing so vs. SIUE). In that contest he hit 21-of-21 free throws, establishing a new OVC single-game record (just three off the NCAA mark); he was the first Division I player with 21 or more made free throws in a game without a miss in the past 20 years.
- He was named MVP of the OVC Tournament after averaging 32.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists/game while hitting 55.4 percent from the field and 79.2 percent from the free throw line.
- Had 29 points, eight assists and six rebounds in a semifinal win over Jacksonville State, including converting a traditional three-point play in the final 10 seconds to give him team the win.
- Scored 36 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists in a title game win over Belmont.
- Scored 17 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds in the First Round NCAA Tournament win over Marquette, marked just the ninth triple-double in NCAA Tournament history (since assists became an official stat in 1983-84). The 16 assists tied a first round NCAA record and were the second-most ever in a NCAA Tournament game
- Helped Murray State to a 28-5 overall and 16-2 OVC record, a share of the OVC regular season championship and the program's second-straight and record 17th OVC Tournament Championship.
2017-18
- Named All-OVC First Team & All-OVC Newcomer Team.
- Started every one of the Racers' 32 games as a freshman.
- Had just MSU’s second triple-double in records that date back to 1984 when he had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists at home vs EIU.
- Had four games of 12-plus rebounds, including a pair of 12 rebound games vs Saint Louis and SIUE.
- Was 40th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (2.62).
- Was 14th in the nation in assists per game at 6.2, was second among all freshmen nationally.
- Was 16th nationally with 201 assists, which was just the third season in MSU history of 200 in a single-season.
- His 6.2 assists per game marked the best in MSU history since Chad Townsend averaged 7.1 in 1996-97.
- He joined Marshall's Jon Elmore as one of only two players in NCAA D-I with 400 points, 200 rebounds, and 200 assists.
- Had six double-doubles on the season.
- Scored 12.7 points per game in his freshman season on 46 percent shooting, including 30 percent from the 3-point line. He was an 80 percent shooter from the free throw line.
Before MSU
- Named South Carolina Class 3A All-State as a junior and senior at Crestwood High School.
- Was a three-time South Carolina All-State pick and three-time All-Region MVP.
- Finished as the school's all-time scorer with 1,679 points.
- As a senior in 2016-17 and before that as a junior in 2015-16, he averaged nearly a triple-double with 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists per game.
- Had a high-scoring game of 47 points against Sumter.
Personal
- Born Aug. 10, 1999, son of Tee and Jamie Morant.
- Undeclared on a major.
Conlee Crossno Bye Week Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
Jody Wright Bye Week Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
09-22-25 Coach Ryan Miller Press Conference
Monday, September 22
09-22-25 Mason Miller & Fred King Press Conference
Monday, September 22
