Jeremy Morgan
Jeremy Morgan is an American professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers.
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.His high school was Iowa City West High School, and he was an All Star for the basketball team. In 2013, he was named Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year. He is tall, and weighs.
College
Morgan attended college at the University of Northern Iowa, and played basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers. In 2013–14, playing for coach Ben Jacobson, Morgan averaged 6.0 points per game; he was also named to the 2013–14 Missouri Valley All-Freshman team. In 2014–15, he averaged 5.6 points and 1.1 steals per game.In 2015–16, Morgan led the MVC with 1.9 steals per game, and averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game, with a free throw percentage of 80.5%. He was named to the 2015–16 MVC All-Defense team and was an honorable mention for the All-MVC team. He also helped Northern Iowa win the 2016 MVC tournament, being named to the All-Tournament team. In the 2016 NCAA Tournament, he would have 16 points in an upset win over 6-seed Texas, before scoring a career-high 36 points in a double overtime loss to 3-seed Texas A&M.
In 2016–17, Morgan was named the MVC preseason player of the year. He averaged 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, with a free throw percentage of 78.4%. In a game against North Dakota in December 2016, he scored 38 points in the second half, setting a new career-high for points in a game and outscoring the opposing team by himself in that half. After the season, he was named to the 2016–17 All-MVC 2nd team and 2016–17 MVC All-Defense team.