Ja Morant G #12
Temetrius Morant
Height: 6-2 (188cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79kg)
Born: Aug 10, 1999 (26 years old)
Hometown: Dalzell, South Carolina
Nationality: United States
Current Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Current NBA Status: Under Contract (Memphis Grizzlies)
Free Agent: UFA-2028
NBA Draft: 2019 Round 1, Pick 2, Memphis Grizzlies
Pre-Draft Team: Murray State (So)
High School: Crestwood High School (Sumter, South Carolina)
Ja Morant Bio
Name: Ja Morant
Full Name: Temetrius Morant
Position: G
Jersey: #12
Current Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Born: Aug 10, 1999
Age: 26 years old
Birthplace/Hometown: Dalzell, South Carolina
Nationality: United States
Height: 6-2 (188cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79kg)
Twitter: @igotgame_12
Current NBA Status: Under Contract (Memphis Grizzlies)
Free Agent: UFA-2028
Draft Entry: 2019 NBA Draft
Early Entry Info: 2019 Early Entrant
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2, Memphis Grizzlies
Pre-Draft Team: Murray State (So)
High School: Crestwood High School (Sumter, South Carolina)
AAU Team: Team South Carolina (SC)
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x Rookie of the Year | 2020 |
| 1x Most Improved Player | 2022 |
| 1x All-NBA Second Team | 2022 |
| 1x All-Rookie First Team | 2020 |
| 3x Player of the Week | 1/03/2022, 1/10/2022, 12/26/2023 |
| 3x Rookie of the Month | Nov 2019, Dec 2019, Jan 2020 |
| 2x All-Star | 2022, 2023 |
| 1x Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection | 2022 |
| 1x Western All-Star Coaches Selection | 2023 |
| 2x Rising Stars Challenge Participant | 2020, 2021 |
NCAA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x Lute Olson Award | 2019 |
| 1x Bob Cousy (Best PG) Award | 2019 |
| 1x Consensus All-American First Team | 2019 |
| 1x NABC All-American First Team | 2019 |
| 1x NABC All-District (19) First Team | 2019 |
| 1x NABC All-District (19) Second Team | 2018 |
| 1x AP All-American First Team | 2019 |
| 1x USBWA All-American First Team | 2019 |
| 1x USBWA Player of the Week | 1/20/2019 |
| 1x Sporting News All-American Second Team | 2019 |
| 1x OVC Player of the Year | 2019 |
| 2x All-OVC First Team | 2018, 2019 |
| 1x OVC Tournament MVP | 2019 |
| 2x OVC All-Tournament Team | 2018, 2019 |
| 1x OVC All-Newcomer Team | 2018 |
| 8x OVC Player of the Week | 11/26/2018, 12/3/2018, 12/26/2018, 1/7/2019, 1/14/2019, 1/21/2019, 2/18/2019, 2/25/2019 |
| 4x OVC Freshman of the Week | 12/26/2017, 1/2/2018, 2/12/2018, 2/26/2018 |
| 1x The Wooden Award All American Team | 2019 |