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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Jeremy Morgan
Jeremy Morgan
Jeremy Morgan
Jeremy Morgan
Jersey Number 20

Jeremy Morgan

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Coralville, Iowa
  • High School:
    Iowa City West

Morgan's Career Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)

16992SENIOR (2016-17): Second Team All-MVC ... MVC All-Defensive squad for second straight year ... 10th UNI Panther to score 1,200 points and grab 500 rebounds ... became 41st UNI player to score 1,000 points; ranks No. 18 in scoring (1,218 pts.) ... led UNI in scoring (14.8), rebounding (5.8), assists (2.7), steals (1.8), blocks (1.1), 3FGs (60) ... ranks No. 2 on UNI’s all-time steals list with 179 -- one shy of Brent Carmichael’s mark of 180 ...ranks No. 6 on UNI’s all-time blocked shots list with 99 ... ranks No. 5 on UNI’s all-time 3-point field goals made list with 173 ... ranks No. 7 on UNI’s all-time games started list with 110 ... ranks No. 10 on UNI’s all-time games played list with 131 ... scored 18 pts, grabbed 5 rbs, added 3 steals and 2 blocks in MVC Tourney vs. Missouri State (3/3) ... tied for team-high scoring honors with 18 points in a 64-61 triumph over Bradley (2/15) ... made five 3-pointers and scored 18 points in a 55-52 win at Missouri State (2/12) ... buried four free throws in final :14.5 to lead UNI to a 65-60 win over Indiana State (2/4) ... sank two free throws with 8.6 left to force overtime vs. Loyola (1/18) ... tallied his ninth career 20-point scoring games after a 21-point outburst vs. Drake (1/15) ... scored a team-high 15 points vs. Wichita State (1/8) ... led Panthers with 16 points, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals vs. Evansville (1/1) ... netted 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists and 2 blocks vs. Missouri State (12/28) ... led UNI with 14 points and 9 rebounds vs. Iowa (12/17) ... named MVC Player of the Week for his play in two wins over SDSU and UND ... scored all 38 of his points in the second half of a 78-70 win over North Dakota (12/10) ... set McLeod Center record for free throw attempts (22) vs. North Dakota ... first Panther since Robbie Sieverding to have multiple 30-point scoring games ... buried five first-half 3-pointers and scored 17 points vs. South Dakota State (12/7) ... earned first MVC Player of the Week award for his play in Orlando... named to the Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team ... recorded his third career double-double with 20 pts and 11 rbs vs. Xavier (11/20) ... filled stat sheet with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 4 assists vs. Oklahoma ... notched a double-double in an 82-63 win over Arizona State (11/17) ... poured in 20 points and grabbed a career-high tying 12 rebounds vs. the Sun Devils ... scored all 11 of his points in a 17-0 first-half run vs. Coe (11/12) ... drained a trio of 3-pointers in the season-opening 74-37 win vs. Coe.

JUNIOR (2015-16): Started all 36 games ... named to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... MVC All-Defensive Team pick ... honorable mention All-MVC selection ... first-team Scholar-Athlete honoree with a 3.21 GPA in management: business administration ... led the MVC in steals (1.9 spg) ... ranked fifth in the MVC in field goal percentage (.485) ... led the team in rebounds (189), steals (70) and blocks (32) ... had the 4th-most steals in a single-season at UNI ... ranked third on the squad in scoring (11.3 ppg) ... 99th UNI Panther to score 500 or more points in a career (788 points) ... set UNI’s NCAA Tournament scoring mark with 36 points vs. Texas A&M (3/20) ... second most rebounds for a Panther in an NCAA Tournament game with 12 vs. the Aggies ... averaged 26.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg in the 2016 NCAA Tournament ... drained a career-high four 3-pointers and scored 14 points vs. Evansville in MVC title game (3/6) ... his 3-pointer with 1:42 left gave UNI a 52-50 lead over the Purple Aces ... his 3-pointer with 1:15 left in overtime, broke a 52-52 tie vs. Wichita State in MVC Tourney (3/5) ... led UNI with 18 points and 5 steals in a 66-60 win over Southern Illinois in MVC Tourney (3/4) ... swatted a career-high 5 shots and scored 13 points in a 75-66 win over Illinois St. (2/20) ... set a career-high with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists in a win vs. Missouri State (2/10) ... scored 14 points and handed out a career-high 6 assists in an 82-66 win at Drake (2/6) ... blocked Evansville’s Jaylon Brown’s shot with :03 left to secure a 57-54 win (2/3) ... secured 10 points, 7 steals, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks at Bradley (1/27) ... his seven steals at Bradley is the most by a UNI Panther since 2001 ... scored a game-high 15 points and had 3 steals vs. Loyola (1/16) ... handed out five assists at Missouri State (1/6) ... notched a game-high 18 points and six rebounds in an 80-44 win vs. Bradley (12/30) ... posted 19 pts, 4 off. rebs. and 3 steals vs. BYU (12/25) ... played a career-high 40 minutes with 14 pts, 4 steals vs. Washington State (12/23) ... led UNI with 13 points and tied a career-high with 4 steals at Hawaii (12/22) ... credited with his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Dubuque ... tied a career-high with four assists in an 83-63 win over Dubuque (11/25) ... his steal and subsequent FT in the final :08 lifted UNI to a 71-67 win vs. North Carolina (11/21) ... one of four Panthers in double figures with 10 points vs. the Tar Heels ... one of four Panthers in double figures with 14 points in a 70-60 win over SFA (11/17) ... scored a team-high 20 points vs. Colorado State (11/14).

SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Started all 35 games ... Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... ed the team in steals (40) ... No. 4 on the team in scoring in MVC games only (6.4 ppg) ... registered eight double-figure scoring games ... averaged 10.3 points, 3.7 steals, shot 62.5 percent in three wins at MVC Tournament ... buried three second-half 3-pointers that lifted UNI from an 18-point deficit to the MVC title vs. Illinois State (3/8) ... recorded a career-high 4 steals and scored 11 points in UNI’s MVC Semifinal win over Loyola (3/7) ... one of three Panthers in double figures with 11 points in a 71-46 win over Bradley (3/6) ... drained 4-of-5 FGs and scored 11 points to go along with two steals in a win at Missouri State (2/15) ... just missed a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds in a 61-51 win at Indiana State (2/3) ... perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line in a 66-60 win over Indiana State (1/21) .. made 5-of-6 shots, scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds in a 64-40 win at Drake (1/10) ... poured in a career-high 18 points and tied a career-high with 3 steals in a 67-58 win vs. Loyola (1/4) ... set a then career-high with 3 steals at Evansville (1/1) ... posted a season-high 6 rebounds in a 71-65 overtime win over George Mason (12/6) ... tied a career-high with 2 blocks in a 55-50 win over Richmond (11/30) ... grabbed a season-high 4 rbs in a 73-54 win over Virginia Tech (11/25) ... reached double figures with 11 points and nailed 2 triples in a 73-53 win over Morgan State (11/20).

FRESHMAN (2013-14): Saw action in all 31 games ... made 10 starts as a true freshman ... named to the MVC All-Freshmen Team after averaging 6.0 ppg ... notched a career-high 15 points in hleping UNI to a 73-54 win over Southern Illinois (2/26) ... scored 10 first-half points in leading UNI to a 72-59 win over Illinois State (2/23) ... nabbed six rebounds, including three on the offensive end, at Drake (2/18) ... recorded double-figure scoring for the 6th time this season with 10 points at Illinois State (2/5) ... made his second career start and buried a pair of 3-pointers vs. the Redbirds ... made both of his 3-point attempts vs. Indiana State (2/1) ... scored 10 points on 4-6-shooting at Bradley (1/22) ... drained a 3-pointer to tie the game at Bradley, 46-46, with 1:43 left in the contest ... reached double figures with 10 points vs. Bradley (1/1) ... dished out a career-high 4 assists in a 90-78 win over Iona (12/28) ... tied his career-high with 13 points, including 3-for-3 from 3-point land, in a win over VCU (12/14) ... scored all 10 his points in the first half vs. Iowa State (12/7) ... set career-highs with 7 rebounds and 37 minutes played vs. Iowa State in the Big 4 Classic ... made his first collegiate start at Milwaukee (12/3) ... buried a pair of first-half 3-pointers in helping UNI to a 65-50 win over LaSalle (11/25) ... poured in 13 pts and made a pair of 3-pointers in his collegiate debut at Ohio (11/9) ... scored 3 pts and grabbed 2 rbs in an exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/25).

HIGH SCHOOL: Morgan was the 2013 Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year ... he helped lead Iowa City West to back-to-back 4A state championships in 2012 and 2013 ... Iowa City West posted identical 26-0 records in both seasons ... he was named the Des Moines Register’s and Cedar Rapids Gazette’s High School Male Athlete of the Year in 2012-13 ... earned first-team all-state honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association as both a junior and as a senior ... averaged 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior ... averaged 14.8 points per game, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists while shooting 44 percent from 3-point range as a junior ... earned first-team all-state honors and was a first-team all-conference pick as a junior ... was selected to the state all-tournament team in 2012 ... as a sophomore, he helped his squad to a fourth-place finish in the state tournament and earned first-team all-conference honors ... he was a three-year varsity player as a prep ... Morgan was also an all-state wide receiver as a senior ... was part of West’s state championship track and field team in 2012 and qualified in relay events and the high jump for the 2013 state track meet.

PERSONAL: Born May 8, 1995 ... son of Michael and Cris Morgan ... his father, Michael, played basketball at the University of Iowa from 1985-88 ... his mom, Cris, played basketball at Drake University from 1986-88 ... his sister, Mikaela, is a member of the UNI women's basketball team ... majoring in management with an emphasis in business administration.