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 Morgan with Beşiktaş in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 9 – Beşiktaş Fibabanka | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 August 1994 Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish / Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Mount Douglas Secondary School (Saanich, British Columbia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UBC (2012–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Southland Sharks | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Fraser Valley Bandits | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | MoraBanc Andorra | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | London Lions | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Beşiktaş | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Conor Morgan (born 3 August 1994) is an Irish-Canadian professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Fibabanka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also plays for the Canadian national team.[1][2]
College career
[edit]Morgan played college basketball for the Canadian team UBC Thunderbirds representing the University of British Columbia, in his senior season he averaged 23.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit]Morgan started his professional career with the New Zealand side Southland Sharks in 2017,[3] he averaged 15.61 points, 5.56 rebounds and 3 assists at the club and he won the New Zealand pro league championship with the team also.[5] He signed a two-year deal with the Spanish side Joventut Badalona in 2018,[6] In the 2018–19 season, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.4 assist.[7][8][9] In the 2019-20 season, he averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. On 6 June 2020, he signed a one-year contract extension with an option for an additional year.[10] Morgan parted ways with the team in June 2021.[11]
On June 30, 2021, he has signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[12]
On August 14, 2022, he has signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK.[13]
On February 5, 2023, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[14]
On July 19, 2023, he signed with London Lions of the British Basketball League.[15]
On June 28, 2024, Martin signed with Beşiktaş Fibabanka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[16]
National team career
[edit]Morgan was a member of the silver medal winning Canadian national basketball team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Morgan also represented the Canada at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, where he averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebound and 0.3 assists per game.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Conor Morgan". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "CONOR MORGAN". basketball.ca. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b Adams, J.J (25 April 2018). "Victoria's Conor Morgan departs UBC for pro basketball". Times-Colonist. Victoria, BC, Canada. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster". gothunderbirds.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Victoria's Conor Morgan signed by Spanish basketball team". timescolonist.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Adams, J.J. "From Kiwis to Spain to Canada: The unconventional basketball rise of Conor Morgan". theprovince.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "JOVENTUT BADALONA ROSTER". proballers.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "CONOR MORGAN". proballers.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Conor Morgan". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (6 June 2020). "Conor Morgan, Joventut Badalona agree to 1+1 contract extension". Sportando. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (14 June 2021). "Joventut Badalona, Conor Morgan part ways". Sportando. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (30 June 2021). "Conor Morgan officially signs with BC MoraBanc Andorra". Sportando. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (14 August 2022). "Slask Wroclaw signs Conor Morgan". Sportando. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Bahcesehir inks Conor Morgan". Eurobasket. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "CONOR MORGAN SIGNS FOR LONDON LIONS". London Lions. London Lions. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ @BJK_Basketbol (1 July 2024). "Conor Morgan Beşiktaş Fibabanka'da" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Conor MORGAN". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 April 2020.