Jamel Morris


Jamel Vaughn Morris is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball in the United States for Fairmont State University.

College career

Glenville State 2011–2013

Morris averaged 16 points per game as a freshman and was an All-Freshman Team selection. He averaged 20 points per game as a sophomore and was named to the all-conference team.

Fairmont State 2013–2016

Morris was a two years starter after sitting out one year to redshirt. He led the team to two NCAA tournaments and made the third-most three-point field goals in a single season at Fairmont State. Ranked #2 in the country for 10 weeks and ranked top 5 for 16 straight weeks, finished the year as #8 at NABC poll. He was an All-Conference selection and set MEC record for threes in a game along with season-high 37 points.

Professional career

After his college career, he signed with Ste Mar. 90 Cestistica Civitavecchia in Italy. He averaged 23 points per game, 8 rebounds per game, 4 assists per game and 1.2 steals per game. He earned MVP of the week twice. At the start of the 2017–18 season, Morris was signed by the Grand Rapids Drive, affiliate to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA G League.

Grand Rapids Drive

Morris averaged 25 minutes per game, 13 points per game and 2 assists per game while shooting 42% from the field and 40% from three. His team was the Central Division Runner-up and clinched a playoff berth for the first time in their history.

NBA Summer League

In the summer of 2018, Morris played for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Split

On August 15, 2018, he signed for Croatian team Split. He left Split in January 2019. Before the beginning of 2019-20 season, he re-signed with Split. During his time in Split in 2018-2019 he averaged 15 points per game in Croatian League competition and 13 points per game in ABA League competition while shooting 51% from the field and 52% from three. In the 2019-2020 in 19 minutes per game he averaged 10 points and 4 assists while shooting 42% from the field and 42% from three, helping lead the team to the second spot in the standings and the final four playoff spot for first time.

Legia Warszawa

On July 24, 2020, Morris signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.