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My Take
Ja Morant fascinates me because he is basketball's purest counterargument to the recruiting machine. Overlooked by every major program, he turned Murray State into appointment viewing, then made the NBA leap look effortless, winning Rookie of the Year as if it were preordained. The athleticism is obvious in those gravity-mocking dunks, but what I value more is his nerve, the willingness to attack the rim against men twice his width. His career has had turbulence off the court, and I will not pretend otherwise, but talent like this is rare. When Morant is locked in, the Grizzlies are the most watchable team in the league.
Overview
Temetrius Jamel Morant ( JAH mə-RANT; born August 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Murray State Racers, where he was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2019.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ja Morant
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャ・モラント
- Reading
- じゃ・もらんと
- Born
- August 10, 1999 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Dalzell, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Murray State University
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- 2019 Lute Olson Award
- 2019 Bob Cousy Award
- NBA All-Rookie Team
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.