PROFESSIONAL CAREER

NBA Regular Season: Five-year veteran has appeared in 257 games (255 starts) with the Memphis Grizzlies… Has averaged 22.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 32.2 minutes while shooting 47.2% from the field, 31.8% from 3-point range and 75.5% from the free throw line… Has officially missed 99 games due to injury/illness, 33 games due to suspension, one game for return to competition reconditioning and one game for rest… Has scored in double figures 245 times, including 156 games with at least 20 points, 57 games with at least 30 points, eight games with at least 40 points and one game with at least 50 points… Has grabbed double-digit rebounds 15 times… Has recorded double-digit assists 60 times… Has posted 62 double-doubles, including 11 triple-doubles… His longest career streak of games scoring in double figures is 61 (Dec. 20, 2021-Dec. 15, 2022)… His longest career streak of games scoring at least 20 points is 22 (Jan. 17-March 11, 2022), a franchise record… His longest career streak of games scoring at least 30 points is seven (Jan. 19-31, 2022), a franchise record… His longest career streak of games with double-digit assists is four (twice, last from Jan. 25-Feb. 1, 2023)… 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2021-22 NBA Most Improved Player… 2021-22 All-NBA Second Team… Two-time NBA All-Star starter (2022, 2023) and the only player in franchise history to be named an All-Star in consecutive seasons… Two-time Western Conference Player of the Week… Holds the Grizzlies’ single-game scoring record with 52 points on Feb. 28, 2022 vs. San Antonio and the single-season franchise scoring record (26.2 points in 2022-23). NBA Playoffs: Has started all 19 playoff appearances and has averaged 27.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists in 38.3 minutes while shooting 44.9% from the field, 35.7% from 3-point range and 75.8% from the free throw line… Missed four games due to injury… The fourth player in NBA history to score 100+ points through his first three career playoff games (George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)… Has scored in double figures 19 times, including 13 games with at least 20 points, eight games with at least 30 points and three games with at least 40 points… Set the franchise playoff record with 47 points on May 26, 2021 at Utah and tied his record on May 3, 2022 vs. Golden State… Has grabbed double-digit rebounds three times… Has recorded double-digit assists eight times… Set the franchise playoff record with 15 assists on April 23, 2022 at Minnesota… Has posted 10 double-doubles, including one triple-double… Registered the first triple-double in franchise playoff history with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on April 21, 2022 at Minnesota. NBA Transactions: Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the second overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft on June 20, 2019… Signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 1, 2019… Signed a multi-year contract extension with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 6, 2022. Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year (2019-20)… NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019-20)… NBA Rising Stars (2020, 2021)… All-NBA Second Team (2021-22)… NBA Most Improved Player (2021-22)… Two-time NBA All-Star (starter in 2022 and 2023).. Three-time Western Conference Rookie of the Month (October/November 2019, December 2019, January 2020)… Three-time Western Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 3, 2022; Jan. 10, 2022; Dec. 25, 2023). 2023-24 (Memphis): Started all nine appearances during his fifth NBA season… Averaged 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists in 35.3 minutes while shooting 47.1% from the field, 27.5% from 3-point range and 81.3% from the free throw line… Named Western Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 25), his third career weekly honor… Missed 73 games… Missed the first 25 games of the season (Oct. 25-Dec. 18) due to a league suspension… Sidelined 48 games due to injury/illness, including one game (Dec. 28) due to illness and the final 47 games of the season (Jan. 7-April 14) due to right shoulder labral repair… Scored in double figures in all nine appearances, including seven games with at least 20 points and three games with at least 30 points… Recorded double-digit assists three times and posted three double-doubles… Registered a season-high 34 points, including the game-winning floater to beat the horn, in his season debut on Dec. 19 at New Orleans, his sixth career game-winning basket and first career buzzer-beater… Tallied 30 points and a season-high 11 assists on Dec. 23 at Atlanta. 2022-23 (Memphis): Appeared in 61 games (59 starts) during his fourth NBA season… Averaged 26.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.08 steals in 31.9 minutes while shooting 46.6% from the field, 30.7% from 3-point range and 74.8% from the free throw line… Voted a 2023 NBA All-Star starter, his second All-Star appearance, becoming the first player in franchise history to be named an All-Star in consecutive seasons… Started for Team Giannis on Feb. 19 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City… Set a single-season franchise record for scoring average, breaking the previous record held by Shareef Abdur-Rahim (23.0 points in 1998-99)… Set career highs for rebounds per game and assists per game… Ranked T-10th in the NBA in scoring and seventh in assists… Led the Grizzlies in scoring, assists per game and steals per game… Missed 21 games… Sidelined 12 games due to injury/illness, including one game (Oct. 29) with a non-COVID illness, one game (Nov. 20) with a left ankle sprain, three games (Dec. 12, Jan. 8-9) with right thigh soreness, three games (Nov. 13, Dec. 5, Jan. 23) with left ankle soreness, one game (Feb. 5) with right wrist soreness, one game (March 28) with right thigh soreness, one game (April 5) with left hip soreness and one game (April 9) with right hand soreness… Not with team eight games (March 5-18) due to a league suspension… Missed one game (March 20) due to return to competition conditioning… Scored in double figures 60 times, including 49 games with at least 20 points, 21 games with at least 30 points and one game with at least 40 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds eight times… Recorded double-digit assists 19 times (14-5 record)… Posted 20 double-doubles, including seven triple-doubles… Scored 34 points in the season opener on Oct. 19 vs. New York, increasing his career opening-night scoring average to 32.3 points… Recorded a season-high 49 points (17-26 FG, 5-6 3P, 10-13 FT) on Oct. 21 at Houston… Registered his fifth career triple-double, tying Marc Gasol’s franchise record, with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists on Nov. 27 at New York… Scored 21 of his 33 points in the third quarter on Dec. 4 at Detroit, setting a new career high for points in a quarter… Posted his sixth career triple-double with 26 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds and 11 assists on Dec. 7 vs. Oklahoma City, surpassing Marc Gasol for the most triple-doubles in franchise history… Recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Dec. 15 vs. Milwaukee, becoming the first player to register a triple-double within the first three quarters… Had 19 points and a career-high 17 assists on Dec. 29 at Toronto… Recorded consecutive triple-doubles for the first time in his career from Jan. 27-29… Posted 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Feb. 28 vs. LA Lakers, recording the highest-scoring quarter in franchise history with 28 points in the third period (the most scored in a quarter by any NBA player in 2022-23)… NBA Playoffs: Started all five appearances during the Grizzlies’ first round series with the Los Angeles Lakers and averaged 24.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 37.4 minutes while shooting 42.5% from the field, 41.9% from 3-point range and 76.9% from the free throw line… Missed one game (April 19) with right hand soreness… Scored in double figures five times, including two games with at least 30 points and one game with at least 40 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds once… Recorded double-digit assists once… Posted two double-doubles… Registered 45 points, nine rebounds and 13 assists on April 22 at LA Lakers, scoring 24 points (22 consecutive) in the fourth quarter. 2021-22 (Memphis): Started all of his 57 appearances during his third NBA season… Averaged 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.16 steals in 33.1 minutes while shooting 49.3% from the field, 34.4% from 3-point range and 76.1% from the free throw line… Selected to the 2021-22 All-NBA Second Team… Named the 2021-22 NBA Most Improved Player… Voted a 2022 NBA All-Star starter, his first All-Star appearance, becoming the fourth (and youngest) player in franchise history to be named an All-Star and the second to be selected as a starter… Became the first guard in franchise history to play in the NBA All-Star Game, starting for Team Durant on Feb. 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland… Selected Western Conference Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks (Jan. 3, Jan. 10) during Memphis’ franchise-record 11-game winning streak… Set career highs for points per game and steals per game… Led the team in scoring and assists… Led the NBA in points in the paint (16.6), becoming the first guard to lead the league in the category since the stat was officially kept in 1996-97… Sidelined 25 games due to injury, including 12 games (Nov. 28-Dec. 19) with a left knee sprain (in health and safety protocols from Dec. 8-17), one game (Jan. 8) with left thigh soreness, one game (Feb. 15) with left ankle soreness, one game (March 15) with back soreness, eight games (March 20-April 7) with right knee soreness and one game (April 10) under return from injury management (right knee)… Scored in double figures 56 times, including 46 games with at least 20 points, 24 games with at least 30 points, six games with at least 40 points and one 50-point performance… Grabbed double-digit rebounds four times… Recorded double-digit assists seven times… Posted 10 double-doubles, including one triple-double… Scored 37 points (17-29 FG, 1-4 3P, 2-2 FT) in the season opener on Oct. 20 vs. Cleveland, including 30 points in the paint… Posted 40 points (13-21 FG, 5-7 3P, 9-11 FT) and 10 assists on Oct. 24 at LA Lakers, the first 40-10 game in franchise history… Set a career high with five 3-pointers made in that game… Reached 1,000 career assists on Nov. 1 vs. Denver, becoming the sixth-fastest player in NBA history to record 2,500+ points and 1,000+ assists… Registered 32 points and seven assists on Nov. 22 at Utah, assisting on Jaren Jackson Jr.’s game-winning 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left… Became the youngest player in NBA history to average 25+ points per game during a double-digit winning streak by averaging 26.6 points during Memphis’ 11-game streak from Dec. 26-Jan. 13… Scored 33 points (14-25 FG, 3-5 3P, 2-4 FT) and sank the game-winning basket with 0.5 seconds remaining in Memphis’ 114-113 win on Dec. 27 at Phoenix… Recorded 41 points (13-27 FG, 6-7 3P, 9-12 FT), setting a career high for 3-pointers made, and 10 rebounds on Dec. 29 vs. LA Lakers, his franchise-record third career 40-point performance in the regular season… Became the second player since the NBA/ABA merger (James Harden) to score 40+ points in consecutive matchups against the Lakers and the first player since Bob McAdoo in 1974 to post consecutive 40-point double-doubles against the Lakers… Became the first Grizzlies player to record multiple 40-point games in the same regular season…. Recorded his franchise-record fourth consecutive game with 30+ points by scoring 36 points (14-22 FG, 2-4 3P, 6-10 FT) on Jan. 3 at Brooklyn… Had 29 points and eight assists on Jan. 11 vs. Golden State… Set a franchise record by scoring 30+ points in seven straight games from Jan. 19-31… Registered 33 points, eight rebounds, and 14 assists on Jan. 19 at Milwaukee… Scored 41 points on Jan. 26 at San Antonio… Recorded his fourth career triple-double with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Jan. 28 vs. Utah… Posted 44 points (11-20 FG, 21-25 FT) and 11 assists on Feb. 16 vs. Portland, setting single-game franchise records for free throws made and attempted… Scored 46 points (15-28 FG, 3-4 3P, 13-15 FT), eclipsing Mike Miller’s single-game franchise record, on Feb. 26 at Chicago… Set a new single-game franchise scoring record with a career-high 52 points (22-30 FG, 4-4 3P, 4-7 FT), the first 50-point game in team history, in 34 minutes in Memphis’ next game on Feb. 28 vs. San Antonio, also setting a club record for field goals made and points in the paint (34)… Became the first NBA player to set his franchise’s single-game scoring record in consecutive games since Tony Campbell did so for Minnesota in 1989… NBA Playoffs: Started all nine appearances in helping the Grizzlies reach the Western Conference Semifinals… Averaged 27.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 2.00 steals in 37.5 minutes while shooting 44.0% from the field, 34.0% from 3-point range and 74.7% from the free throw line… Missed three games due to injury… Scored in double figures in all nine games, including six games with at least 20 points, five games with at least 30 points and one game with at least 40 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice… Recorded double-digit assists five times… Posted six double-doubles, including one triple-double… Averaged 21.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 1.50 steals in 37.1 minutes in Memphis’ 4-2 first round series victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves… Became the first Grizzlies player to record a triple-double in a playoff game with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on April 21 at Minnesota… Registered a franchise playoff record and postseason career high with 15 assists on April 23 at Minnesota… Totaled 30 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter, a playoff career-high 13 rebounds and nine assists on April 26 vs. Minnesota… Became the youngest player in at least 30 years to record six straight double-doubles in the playoffs when he did so from April 19-May 1… Averaged 38.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 3.00 steals in 38.4 minutes in the first three games of the Grizzlies’ conference semifinals series against the Golden State Warriors… Missed the final three games of the semifinals with a right knee bone bruise… Matched his franchise playoff scoring record with 47 points (15-31 FG, 5-12 3P, 12-13 FT) on May 3 vs. Golden State, which including the Grizzlies’ final 15 points of the game… Became the third player in NBA history to record multiple performances of at least 45 points in the playoffs before turning 23 years old, joining Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. 2020-21 (Memphis): Started all 63 games in his second NBA season… Averaged 19.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 32.6 minutes while shooting 44.9% from the field, 30.3% from 3-point range and 72.8% from the free throw line… At 21 years old, became the fifth-youngest player in NBA history to lead a playoff team in both points per game and assists per game during the regular season… Named to the 2021 NBA Rising Stars as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta… Set a career high for assists per game… Missed nine games due to injury, including eight games (Dec. 30-Jan. 13) due to a left ankle sprain sustained on Dec. 28 at Brooklyn and one game (May 14) with back soreness… Scored in double figures 58 times, including 25 games with at least 20 points, eight games with at least 30 points and one game with at least 40 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds once… Recorded double-digit assists 15 times… Posted 14 double-doubles, including one triple-double… Scored 44 points (18-27 FG, 1-2 3P, 7-8 FT) with nine assists in the regular season opener on Dec. 23 vs. San Antonio, tying Bryant Reeves’ single-game franchise record for field goals made (April 19, 1997)… Scored 34 points in the second half, tying Jaren Jackson Jr.’s franchise record for points in a single half (Dec. 13, 2019)… Became the youngest player in NBA history (21 yrs, 135 days) to score at least 40 points in a regular season opener… Recorded his third career triple-double with 15 points, a season-high 11 rebounds and a season-high 12 assists on Feb. 17 vs. Oklahoma City… Posted 35 points (11-18 FG, 2-3 3P, 11-14 FT), five rebounds and 10 assists on March 2 at Washington, tying a career high for free throws made… Followed with 35 points (11-25 FG, 3-13 3P, 10-11 FT), six rebounds and five assists on March 4 vs. Milwaukee, becoming the first player in franchise history to score 35+ points in consecutive games… Sank the go-ahead layup with 1.2 seconds remaining on March 17 vs. Miami… Totaled 36 points, eight rebounds, 12 assists and a season-high tying three steals in a career-high 45 minutes on April 19 at Denver… Posted 33 points (11-17 FG) and a season-high 13 assists with zero turnovers on April 23 at Portland… Recorded 37 points and 10 assists on May 5 at Minnesota… Play-In: Averaged 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.50 steals in 43.5 minutes in two play-in games… Recorded 20 points, six rebounds and six assists in 41 minutes in the Nine-Ten Game on May 19 vs. San Antonio… Tallied 35 points (14-29 FG, 5-10 3P), six rebounds, six assists and four steals in 46 minutes in an overtime over Golden State in the final play-in game to help Memphis secure the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs… NBA Playoffs: Started all five games and averaged 30.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 40.6 minutes while shooting 48.7% from the field, 32.3% from 3-point range and 77.5% from the free throw line during the Grizzlies’ first round series with the Utah Jazz… Set franchise records for scoring average, points scored (151), assists per game in a playoff series… Scored at least 20 points in all five games, including one game with at least 40 points… Recorded double-digit assists twice… Posted two double-doubles… Scored 26 points in his playoffs debut, leading the No. 8 seed Grizzlies to a road win over the No. 1 seed Jazz on May 23… Scored a franchise playoff record 47 points (15-26 FG, 2-7 3P, 15-20 FT) on May 26 at Utah, the most points scored by a Grizzlies player in any regular season or postseason game… Became the second-youngest player in NBA history to score 45+ points in a playoff game (LeBron James in 2006)… Totaled 73 points in his first two career playoff games, the most by any player since the BAA/NBL merger to form the NBA in 1950… Totaled 101 points in his first three career playoff games, becoming the fourth player in NBA history to reach 100 points in his first three playoff appearances (George Mikan in 1949, Wilt Chamberlain in 1960, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1970)… Recorded his first career playoff double-double with 23 points and a playoff career-high 12 assists on May 31 vs. Utah, becoming the first player in franchise playoff history to register 20+ points and 10+ assists and one of seven players to record 20+ points and 10+ assists in a playoff game at age 21 or younger (Magic Johnson, Tracy McGrady, Tony Parker, LeBron James, Derrick Rose, Luka Dončić)… Had 27 points and 11 assists on June 2 at Utah, joining Magic Johnson, LeBron James and Derrick Rose as the only players in NBA history with multiple games with 20+ points and 10+ assists while 21 or under… His five straight 20-point games tied Dillon Brooks (2021) and Mike Conley (2017) for the longest streak in franchise playoff history. 2019-20 (Memphis): Started all 67 of his appearances during his rookie season… Averaged 17.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 31.0 minutes while shooting 47.7% from the field, 33.5% from 3-point range and 77.6% from the free throw line… Named the NBA Rookie of the Year… Selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team (as the lone unanimous selection)… Three-time Western Conference Rookie of the Month (October/November 2019, December 2019, January 2020), tying the franchise record for monthly rookie honors (Pau Gasol, 2001-02) and becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award in consecutive months… Became one of seven rookies in NBA history to average at least 17 points and seven assists per game, joining Oscar Robertson (1960-61), Magic Johnson (1979-80), Isiah Thomas (1981-82), Damon Stoudamire (1995-96), Allen Iverson (1996-97) and Trae Young (2018-19)… Selected to the 2020 NBA Rising Stars as part of NBA All-Star Weekend 2020 and posted 10 points, five rebounds and six assists in 20 minutes to lead the U.S. Team to a 151-131 win over Team World on Feb. 15 in Chicago… Ranked eighth in the NBA in total assists (488) and 10th in assists per game… Led all qualifying rookies in scoring average and assists per game, the first player to lead rookies in both of those categories since 2013-14… Led first-year players in double-doubles and triple-doubles… Set franchise rookie records for total assists and assists per game… Missed six games… Sat one game (Nov. 9) for rest… Sidelined five games due to injury, including four games (Dec. 1-7) with back soreness and one game (Dec. 13) due to injury maintenance (back)… Placed sixth in the league in fourth-quarter scoring average (7.0 points), tying Allen Iverson (7.0 in 1996-97) for the highest fourth-quarter scoring average by a rookie since the NBA began keeping quarterly statistics in 1996-97… Scored in double figures 62 times, including 29 games with at least 20 points and one game with at least 30 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice… Recorded double-digit assists 16 times… Posted 15 double-doubles, including two triple-doubles… Scored a career-high 30 points (13-22 FG, 1-2 3P, 3-4 FT) and nine assists, assisting on Jae Crowder’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime, in his third career game on Oct. 27 vs. Brooklyn… Became the third player in NBA history (Isiah Thomas in 1981, Trae Young in 2018) to record at least 30 points and nine assists in one of his first three career games… The first Grizzlies player to score at least 30 points in one of his first three career games… Recorded his first career double-double with 23 points and 11 assists on Nov. 13 at Charlotte, making the game-winning layup with 0.7 seconds remaining… Became the youngest player (20 years, 95 days) to make a game-winning shot with under one second remaining in 10 years (Tyreke Evans on Dec. 19, 2009)… Posted 26 points, six assists and a career-high five steals on Nov. 23 at LA Lakers… Became the first rookie in franchise history to record point-assist double-doubles in consecutive games (Nov. 25-27)… Posted 22 points, seven rebounds and a franchise single-game rookie-record 14 assists on Jan. 10 vs. San Antonio… Registered 26 points (10-11 FG, 3-4 3P, 3-3 FT) and eight assists on Jan. 14 vs. Houston, becoming the first rookie in NBA history to post at least 25 points and eight assists while shooting at least 90% from the field… Posted 18 points and 10 assists with a career-high +42 plus-minus on Jan. 29 at New York… Posted 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Feb. 9 at Washington, becoming the fourth-youngest player in NBA history to record a 25-point triple-double (Luka Dončić, LeBron James, Shareef Abdur-Rahim)… Totaled 27 points and 14 assists on Feb. 29 vs. LA Lakers, tying his own franchise rookie record for assists… Tallied 24 points (8-12 FG, 4-4 3P, 4-6 FT) on March 7 vs. Atlanta… Averaged 19.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and a league-high 9.9 assists in 37.8 minutes during the Grizzlies’ eight-game seeding schedule at Walt Disney World in Orlando… Posted 26 points (7-13 FG, 1-4 3P, 11-15 FT) and 13 assists, setting career highs for free throws made and attempted, on Aug. 11 vs. Boston… Recorded his second career triple-double with 12 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the regular season finale on Aug. 13 vs. Milwaukee… Play-In: Registered a game-high 35 points (13-28 FG, 3-6 3P, 6-8 FT), including 23 in the second half, four rebounds and eight assists in 42 minutes in Memphis’ play-in game on Aug. 15 vs. Portland.

BEFORE NBA

Starred for two years at Murray State University (2017-19), where as a sophomore he became the first player to average at least 20 points and 10 assists per game since the NCAA began to recognize assists officially in 1983-84… Started all of his 65 games with the Racers and averaged 18.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.35 steals in 35.3 minutes while shooting 48.5% from the field, 34.3% from 3-point range and 81.0% from the free throw line… Named the 2019 OVC Player of the Year and OVC Tournament MVP before leading Murray State to the second round of the NCAA Tournament… A consensus 2019 All-American selection… Recipient of the 2019 Lute Olson Award and 2019 Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s best point guard and selected to The 2019 Wooden Award All-American Team… Two-time selection for the All-OVC First Team (2018, 2019)… Scored in double figures 57 times, including 27 games with at least 20 points, six games with at least 30 points and one 40-point performance during his collegiate career… Recorded 26 double-doubles, including four triple-doubles.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born Aug. 10, 1999 in Dalzell, S.C… Full name is Temetrius Jamel Morant… Son of Tee and Jamie Morant… Named South Carolina 3A All-State as a junior and senior at Crestwood High School… A three-time South Carolina All-State selection and three-time Region MVP… Finished as Crestwood’s all-time leading scorer with 1,679 points… Averaged 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists per game as a senior (2016-17).

Ja Morant