Raymar Morgan


Raymar Morgan is an American professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League. He played college basketball at the Michigan State University.

Basketball information

High school

2006–07 season

Selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team as voted on by the league's coaches • Appeared in 28 games, starting 25 • MSU's second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder • 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 • Averaged 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games, including scoring a season-high 19 points against North Carolina in the second round.

2007–08 season

Second-team All-Big Ten as selected by the league's media and coaches • Started all 36 games. Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in scoring, fourth in field-goal percentage and ninth in rebounding. Scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Minnesota, 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.

2008–09 season

Appeared in 35 games, starting 26 • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection despite playing 20-plus minutes in just nine of 18 league contests due to illness • Averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds for the season, ranking third on the team in scoring average and second in rebounding • Averaged 15.2 points and 6.9 rebounds in the first 16 games of the season, prior to suffering from walking pneumonia/mononucleosis • Michigan State was 21-2 when Morgan played 20 minutes or more.

2009–10 season

Third-team All-Big Ten by coaches and honorable mention by the media • Second on the team in scoring, rebounding, and minutes • Averaged 11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game • Averaged 10.4 points in trip to Final Four.

Professional career

On July 31, 2010, Morgan signed with Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion In July 2011 he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.
In August 2014, he signed with BG Göttingen of Germany.
On May 12, 2015, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos.
On July 15, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the German club ratiopharm Ulm. On May 4, 2017, Morgan won the BBL Best Offensive Player award after he ended the season as the BBL scoring champion. Morgan averaged 18.1 points per game over the 32 games he played in the regular season.
On June 29, 2017, Morgan signed with Turkish club Tofaş.
On June 25, 2018, he has signed 1+1 year contract with UNICS of the VTB United League. Before the beginning of 2019-20 season, UNICS decided to use their option and extended his contract for one more year. Morgan averaged 12.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the 2019-20 season. On July 20, 2020, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League.