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Ja Morant

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Temetrius Jamel "Ja" 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. Morant was only lightly recruited by NCAA Division I programs and unranked by recruiting services, despite having been named All-Region Most Valuable Player three times and earning All-State honors at Crestwood High School in Sumter, South Carolina. Nevertheless, he made an immediate impact at Murray State University, earning first-team all-conference honors in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) as a freshman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Ja Morant is the 556th most popular basketball player (down from 473rd in 2024), the 15,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,136th in 2019) and the 309th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ja Morant ranks 556 out of 1,757. Before him are Terry Rozier, Kaspars Kambala, Lonnie Walker IV, Dainius Adomaitis, Mathias Lessort, and Dragan Tarlać. After him are Timofey Mozgov, Roko Ukić, Jermaine O'Neal, Tom Chambers, Luguentz Dort, and Sani Bečirovič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Ja Morant ranks 114. Before him are Jean-Clair Todibo, Saud Abdulhamid, Anamaria Vartolomei, Donyell Malen, Bento, and Samuel Lino. After him are Elvira Öberg, Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Firebrace, Winfred Yavi, Red Sebastian, and Princess Alexandra of Hanover.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ja Morant ranks 15,195 out of 20,380. Before him are Kristen Schaal (1978), Kathleen Wilhoite (1964), Vanessa Trump (1977), Brenda Russell (1949), Peter V. Brett (1973), and Josh Shapiro (1973). After him are Tracy Caulkins (1963), Jessica Sutta (1982), Jeff Flake (1962), Judy Chu (1953), Phil Mickelson (1970), and Matt Long (1980).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Ja Morant ranks 309. Before him are Desmond Bane (1998), Lucious Jackson (1941), Wendell Alexis (1964), Alvan Adams (1954), Terry Rozier (1994), and Lonnie Walker IV (1998). After him are Jermaine O'Neal (1978), Tom Chambers (1959), Roy Tarpley (1964), Amar'e Stoudemire (1982), Brian Scalabrine (1978), and Anne Donovan (1961).

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