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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

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22 Maverick Morgan

  • Ht./Wt. 6-10 / 245
  • Position C
  • Hometown Springboro, Ohio
  • High School Springboro

Biography


Morgan's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

Career

  • Eighth on UI career field goal percentage list at .542 (318-587)

2016-17 Senior

  • Played in all 35 games, starting 25, including each of the last 19
  • Second on the team in scoring, averaging 9.9 points
  • Scoring average increased to 11.3 ppg during conference play
  • Third on team in rebounding with average of 4.5 boards
  • Led Illini and ranked 13th in the Big Ten in field goal shooting at 54 percent (143-265)
  • Led team in offensive rebounds with 61 and blocked shots with 28
  • Scored in double figures 18 times, and was team's leading scorer in six games
  • Recorded three double-doubles on the season: 14 points and 10 rebounds in win over BYU (Dec. 17), season highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds in Braggin' Rights victory over Missouri (Dec. 21) and 12 points and season-high tying 11 rebounds vs. Minnesota (Feb. 4)
  • 16 points on perfect 8-8 shooting in season opener vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 11)
  • 18 points on 8-12 shooting vs. McKendree (Nov. 15)
  • 18 points on 6-9 shooting at Indiana (Jan. 7)
  • 16 points on 8-9 shooting with career-high four assists in win over Michigan (Jan. 11)
  • Nine points, 10 rebounds and career-high tying two steals in win over Northwestern (Feb. 21)
  • 14 points and seven boards in win over Michigan State (March 1)
  • 16 points and eight boards at Rutgers (March 4)

2015-16 Junior

  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Played in all 34 games, starting 14, including 11 of the last 12
  • Fourth on the team in scoring with an average of 8.3 points
  • Led Illini and ranked eighth in the Big Ten in field goal shooting at 56.4 percent (124-220)
  • Scored in double figures 11 times
  • Averaged 12.0 points over the final 12 games of the season, including 13.8 ppg over the last five
  • Averaged 3.5 rebounds and led team with 16 blocked shots
  • 10 points and five rebounds vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 15)
  • 12 points on perfect 6-of-6 shooting vs. UAB (Nov. 27)
  • 15 points at No. 5 Michigan State (Jan. 7)
  • 14 points and seven rebounds in win at Minnesota (Jan. 23)
  • 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting in career-high 43 minutes at Rutgers (Feb. 3)
  • 10 points and seven boards vs. Iowa (2/7)
  • 12 points and seven rebounds at Northwestern (Feb. 13)
  • 17 points and career-high four blocked shots in win over Rutgers (Feb. 16)
  • Tied career high with four blocks in victory over Minnesota (Feb. 28)
  • First career double-double at No. 14 Maryland (March 3), registering career-high 21 points (10-13 FG) and season-high 10 rebounds
  • 14 points (5-7 FG) and seven rebounds in Big Ten Tournament Second-Round win over No. 20 Iowa (March 10)
  • Team-high 17 points in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal vs. No. 13 Purdue (March 11)

2014-15 Sophomore

  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Played in 31 games, averaging 2.5 points per game
  • Scored six points in season-high 17 minutes vs. Coppin State (Nov. 16)
  • Five points, three rebounds and two blocked shots vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 21)
  • Five points vs. Brown (Nov. 24)
  • Tallied eight points and grabbed four rebounds vs. American (Dec. 6)
  • Five points vs. Hampton (Dec. 17)
  • Seven points and five rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (Dec. 27)
  • Seven points and four rebounds at Minnesota (Jan. 24)
  • Six points, two rebounds, a block and an assist in a season-high 17 minutes vs. Penn State (Jan. 31)
  • Set season highs with 10 points and eight rebounds in win over Northwestern (Feb. 28)

2013-14 Freshman

  • Played in all 35 games, averaging 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds
  • Two points and two rebounds in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8)
  • Four points and season-high four rebounds at UNLV (Nov. 26)
  • Five points vs. Auburn (Dec. 8)
  • Matched season high with four rebounds vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 10)
  • Four points in win over Indiana (Dec. 31)
  • Five points at Wisconsin (Jan. 8)
  • Four points and three rebounds vs. Michigan State (Jan. 18)
  • Four points and equaled season high with four rebounds in win at Penn State (Feb. 9)
  • Season-high six points, including 4-of-6 from the free throw line, vs. Michigan (March 4)

High School

  • Averaged 24.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as a senior, shooting 61.7 percent from the field
  • Ohio Division I Player of the Year by the Ohio Basketball Coaches Association
  • First-team All-Ohio and All-Southwest District by the Associated Press
  • First-team Greater Western Ohio All-Conference, leading Springboro to a record of 22-5 overall and 10-0 in league play
  • Scored career-high 37 points versus Carroll (Dec. 22, 2012)
  • Averaged 21.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots as a junior
  • Named All-Greater Western Ohio Conference and South Division Player of the Year, first-team All-Southwest District and special mention All-Ohio as a junior
  • High school coach was Jay Byrne
  • Played for Martin’s Wolverines AAU program, coached by Matt Farus, Antonio Woods and Mark Brown

Personal

  • Born Aug. 28, 1994
  • Majoring in advertising
  • Parents are Jeff and Kim Morgan
  • Father played NAIA college basketball at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.
  • Has a younger brother, Mitchell

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

    C
    6'10" 250 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2014-15Sophomore

    C
    6'10" 250 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2015-16Junior

    Center
    6'10" 245 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2016-17Senior

    Center
    6'10" 245 lbs
    22