Jamel Vaughn Morris (born November 14, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball in the United States for Fairmont State University.
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-11-14) November 14, 1992 (age 29) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Ste.Mar '90 Civitavecchia |
| 2017–2018 | Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2018–2020 | Split |
| 2020–2021 | Legia Warszawa |
| 2021 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2021–2022 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2022–present | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
Morris averaged 16 points per game as a freshman (401 total points) and was an All-Freshman Team selection. He averaged 20 points per game as a sophomore (560 total points) and was named to the all-conference team.
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 (92). 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 (11) along with season-high 37 points.
After his college career, he signed with Ste Mar. 90 Cestistica Civitavecchia (Serie C-Gold) 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.
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.
In the summer of 2018, Morris played for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On August 15, 2018, he signed for Croatian team Split.[1] He left Split in January 2019.[2] 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.[3]
On July 24, 2020, Morris signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.[4]
On April, 2020, Morris signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A.
On July 19, 2021, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[5] However, the team opted to replace him with a point guard during the preseason. On September 11, Morris signed with Mitteldeutscher BC.[6]
On July 10, 2022, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the EuroCup.[7]
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