2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Mikaela Morgan
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Iowa City West
- Hometown:
- Coralville, Iowa
Bio
JUNIOR (2017-18)
Saw action in all 33 games including 30 starts... Averaged 28.4 minutes and 7.6 points per contest... Spearheaded a UNI defense that kept its opponents' leading overall scorer under her season average in 19 of 21 games in Missouri Valley Conference competition including the conference tournament... Also topped the defense with a personal-high 34 steals... Led the Panthers with 32 points over three games in the MVC Women's Basketball Championship... Career-high 18 points in back-to-back contests at Kansas State (12/21) and against Loyola (12/29)... All points scored at the Wildcats came on three-pointers... Played 46 of a possible 50 minutes in a double-overtime contest at Creighton (11/21)... Matched career high with five assists at Omaha (12/6), at Kansas State (12/21), and against Evansville (1/12)... Earned a spot on the 2017-18 MVC Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Played in all 33 games, with 24 starts… Averaged 22.2 minutes and 7.2 points per game… Ranked fourth for the Panthers in points per game (7.2)… Scored a season-high 16 points against Denver (11/26), shooting 60-percent from the floor… Recorded 13 points, five steals and five rebounds against Loyola (2/17)… Made two three-pointers against DePaul (3/17) in NCAA First Round... Had nine double-digit scoring games for the Panthers.
FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Played in 33 games as a true freshman… Averaged 13.6 minutes, 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game… Scored eight points in her first collegiate game against Rockhurst (11/15), shooting 60-percent from the floor… Had a game-high 11 rebounds along with seven points against Iowa (11/22)… Recorded three rebounds, two assists and five points against Southern Illinois (1/3)… Went perfect from the free throw line in back-to-back games against Illinois State (2/14) and Drake (2/19)… Tied her career-high in points with eight against Southern Illinois (3/12), adding two boards and a season-high two steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first-team All-Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior… Was selected to the IBCA All-Region and All-District teams during the 2013-14 season, along with the INA and IBCA All-State Third Team… Also earned All-Mississippi Valley Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore… Also lettered in softball and volleyball.
PERSONAL
Born on May 2, 1997 as Mikaela Morgan... Daughter of Michael and Cris… Has two brothers, Jeremy and Marcus Morgan… Has two sisters, Cailyn Morgan and Crystal Smith… Majoring in elementary education… Father, Michael, played basketball at Iowa (1985-88)… Mother, Cris, played basketball at Drake (1986-88)… Brother, Jeremy, played basketball at UNI and spent the 2017-18 season with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G-League… Sister, Crystal, played basketball at Iowa and in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury, Houston Comets, Washington Mystics, and Minnesota Lynx…She chose UNI because of the campus and the great basketball program… Enjoys playing Mario Kart on Wii outside of basketball… Volunteered at the Iowa Food Bank, Boys & Girls Club and Western Home.
Career Highs
Points: 18 [2] vs. Loyola (12/29/17)
Field Goals Made: 6 [5] vs. Bradley (2/25/18)
Field Goals Attempted: 16 vs. Valparaiso (12/31/17)
Three-Pointers Made: 6 at Kansas State (12/21/17)
Three-Pointers Attempted: 13 vs. Valparaiso (12/31/17)
Free Throws Made: 4 [5] vs. Southern Illinois (2/4/18)
Free Throws Attempted: 6 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Iowa (11/22/15)
Assists: 5 [5] vs. Evansville (1/12/18)
Steals: 5 at Loyola (2/17/17)
Blocks: 2 at Wichita State (1/8/16)
Minutes: 46 at Creighton (11/21/17)
Saw action in all 33 games including 30 starts... Averaged 28.4 minutes and 7.6 points per contest... Spearheaded a UNI defense that kept its opponents' leading overall scorer under her season average in 19 of 21 games in Missouri Valley Conference competition including the conference tournament... Also topped the defense with a personal-high 34 steals... Led the Panthers with 32 points over three games in the MVC Women's Basketball Championship... Career-high 18 points in back-to-back contests at Kansas State (12/21) and against Loyola (12/29)... All points scored at the Wildcats came on three-pointers... Played 46 of a possible 50 minutes in a double-overtime contest at Creighton (11/21)... Matched career high with five assists at Omaha (12/6), at Kansas State (12/21), and against Evansville (1/12)... Earned a spot on the 2017-18 MVC Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Played in all 33 games, with 24 starts… Averaged 22.2 minutes and 7.2 points per game… Ranked fourth for the Panthers in points per game (7.2)… Scored a season-high 16 points against Denver (11/26), shooting 60-percent from the floor… Recorded 13 points, five steals and five rebounds against Loyola (2/17)… Made two three-pointers against DePaul (3/17) in NCAA First Round... Had nine double-digit scoring games for the Panthers.
FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Played in 33 games as a true freshman… Averaged 13.6 minutes, 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game… Scored eight points in her first collegiate game against Rockhurst (11/15), shooting 60-percent from the floor… Had a game-high 11 rebounds along with seven points against Iowa (11/22)… Recorded three rebounds, two assists and five points against Southern Illinois (1/3)… Went perfect from the free throw line in back-to-back games against Illinois State (2/14) and Drake (2/19)… Tied her career-high in points with eight against Southern Illinois (3/12), adding two boards and a season-high two steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first-team All-Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior… Was selected to the IBCA All-Region and All-District teams during the 2013-14 season, along with the INA and IBCA All-State Third Team… Also earned All-Mississippi Valley Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore… Also lettered in softball and volleyball.
PERSONAL
Born on May 2, 1997 as Mikaela Morgan... Daughter of Michael and Cris… Has two brothers, Jeremy and Marcus Morgan… Has two sisters, Cailyn Morgan and Crystal Smith… Majoring in elementary education… Father, Michael, played basketball at Iowa (1985-88)… Mother, Cris, played basketball at Drake (1986-88)… Brother, Jeremy, played basketball at UNI and spent the 2017-18 season with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G-League… Sister, Crystal, played basketball at Iowa and in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury, Houston Comets, Washington Mystics, and Minnesota Lynx…She chose UNI because of the campus and the great basketball program… Enjoys playing Mario Kart on Wii outside of basketball… Volunteered at the Iowa Food Bank, Boys & Girls Club and Western Home.
Career Highs
Points: 18 [2] vs. Loyola (12/29/17)
Field Goals Made: 6 [5] vs. Bradley (2/25/18)
Field Goals Attempted: 16 vs. Valparaiso (12/31/17)
Three-Pointers Made: 6 at Kansas State (12/21/17)
Three-Pointers Attempted: 13 vs. Valparaiso (12/31/17)
Free Throws Made: 4 [5] vs. Southern Illinois (2/4/18)
Free Throws Attempted: 6 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Iowa (11/22/15)
Assists: 5 [5] vs. Evansville (1/12/18)
Steals: 5 at Loyola (2/17/17)
Blocks: 2 at Wichita State (1/8/16)
Minutes: 46 at Creighton (11/21/17)
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