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Raymar Morgan

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 225

Position:
F

Hometown/High School:
Canton, Ohio/McKinley

Career Stats
Morgan Career Game-By-Game Stats

2007-08
Second-team All-Big Ten as selected by the league's media and coaches ... Started all 36 games ... Voted Team MVP by his teammates, sharing the honor with Drew Neitzel ... USBWA and NABC All-District ... Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week honoree (Nov. 19 and Jan. 7) ... CBE Classic East Lansing Regional MVP ... Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in scoring (14.0 ppg), fourth in field-goal percentage (.558) and ninth in rebounding (6.1 rpg) ... In league games, ranked fifth in field-goal percentage (.568) and eighth in scoring (13.2 ppg) ... Led MSU in scoring, field goals made (187), and free throws made (121) and attempted (180), and ranked second in rebounding (6.1 rpg), field goals attempted (335) and minutes played (27.7 mpg) ... 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 ... Opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles against Chicago State (25 pts., 15 reb.; 11/13) and Louisiana-Monroe (13 pts., 14 reb.; 11/14) ... Led the Spartans in scoring in 16 games ... Scored in double figures in 27 contests, including seven games with 20 or more points ... Scored 24 points each vs. Jacksonville (12/1), shooting 8-of-11 from the field and 8-of-8 from the foul line, and Green Bay (12/29), adding eight rebounds ... Connected on 9-of-11 shots en route to a 23-point effort at Northwestern (1/24) ... Totaled 18 points, a season-high four assists and a season-best three blocks vs. No. 4 Texas (12/22), including a rejection of D.J. Augustin's layup with 25 seconds left to secure the victory ... Led MSU in rebounding in 10 contests ... Posted seven or more rebounds in 15 games ... Ranked third on the team with 19 blocked shots ... Tied for third on the team with 33 steals ... Tallied three steals against Indiana (3/2) and Temple (3/20) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Dished out 58 assists on the season, ranking fifth on the team ... Recorded four assists in three games ... Tied for the team lead with 26 dunks.

SUMMER 2007
Made the 2007 USA U19 World Championship Team, winning a silver medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship ... Started five of the nine contests, averaging 9.2 points, sixth-most on the team, and 4.3 rebounds, fourth-most on the squad ... Served as a counselor for top high school wing forwards at the Vince Carter Skills Academy in Orlando.

2006-07
Selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team as voted on by the league's coaches ... Named one of the nation's top-15 freshmen by Jay Bilas in January ... Honorable mention selection to the Collegehoops.net All-Freshman Team ... Appeared in 28 games, starting 25 ... MSU's second-leading scorer (11.7 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (5.2 rpg) ... Became the first freshman in MSU history to score 10 points or more in each of his first six games; no other Spartan has done it in his first four ... 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 ... Averaged 14.0 points in the final 10 games of the season ... Led MSU in scoring in six games ... Scored in double figures in 22 contests, the most by a Spartan freshman since Chris Hill did it 24 times in 2001-02 ... Scored 18 points in four contests, including games against Texas (11/16), Bradley (12/3), Michigan (2/13) and Indiana (2/24) ... Other top scoring games included 16 points vs. Iowa (2/17), 15 vs. Northwestern (3/8) in the Big Ten Tournament and 14 vs. Minnesota (1/24), Ohio State (1/27) and Marquette (3/15) in the NCAA Tournament ... Led MSU in rebounding in seven games ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against both Oakland (11/25) and Marquette ... Pulled down eight boards against Penn State (1/20), Wisconsin (2/20) and Indiana (2/24), and added seven against Bradley (12/3) and Michigan (2/27) ... Ranked second on the squad in both free throws made (80) and attempted (123) ... The 80 made free throws tie for the third-best total by a Spartan freshman, while the 123 attempts rank fourth ... Blocked 13 shots, including three games with two blocks ... Recorded 19 steals, including a season-high four against Iowa (2/19) ... Made four of his first five 3-point attempts of the season, but did not make another one until the final game of the season, a span of 23 games in which he played without a made 3-pointer.

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 24.4 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior at Canton McKinley High School, playing for Coach Dave Hoover ... Shot 69.7 percent from the field and 73.4 percent from the foul line ... Led McKinley to 2006 Division I state title, being named Most Outstanding Player of the all-tournament team for the second straight season ... Recorded 25 points and 11 rebounds in the championship game ... McKinley became the first school in Ohio to win back-to-back Division I state titles since 1974 ... 2006 Fourth-team Parade Magazine All-American ... Second-team EA Sports All-America honoree ... Earned The Associated Press Division I Player of the Year honors as a senior, earning All-Ohio accolades ... Also earned all-league, all-district and all-county honors as McKinley posted a 25-2 mark ... 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 ... Three-year team captain ... Averaged 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds as a junior ... 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 ... 2005 Associated Press Division I second-team honoree ... Also earned all-league, all-district and all-county honors as a junior ... Earned MVP honors as a junior ... 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 by Scout.com ... Street and Smith's All-America high honorable mention honoree ... Averaged 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds as a sophomore ... 2004 first-team all-county honoree ... Attended the same high school as former Spartan Eric Snow ... Played AAU basketball for King James Shooting Stars.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 8, 1988 ... Son of Jeffery and Carole Morgan ... Plans to major in Advertising.

Morgan's Career Highs
Minutes: 37 - vs. Indiana (2/24/07)
Points: 31 - vs. Minnesota (1/5/08)
Rebounds: 15 - vs. Chicago State (11/13/07)
Assists: 4 - four times, last vs. Penn State (2/20/08)
Field Goals: 11 - vs. Minnesota (1/5/08)
Field Goal Attempts: 17 - vs. Minnesota (1/5/08)
3-Point Field Goals: 2 - four times, last vs. Illinois (3/6/08)
3-Point FG Attempts: 3 - three times, last vs. Illinois (3/6/08)
Free Throws: 10 - two times, last vs. UNC (3/17/07)
Free Throw Attempts: 12 - two times, last vs. Minnesota (1/20/08)
Steals: 4 - vs. Iowa (2/17/07)
Blocks: 3 - vs. Texas (12/22/07)