Jaylen Morris (born September 19, 1995) is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player who last played for

Raptors 905 The Raptors 905 are a Canadian professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Mississauga, and are affiliated with the Toronto Raptors. Raptors 905 began play in the 2015–16 season and play their home games at Paramount Fine Foods ...

of the

NBA G League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the Minor league#Basketball, developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of ...

. He played

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

for

Molloy College Molloy University is a private Roman Catholic university in Rockville Centre, New York. Initially founded as a school for women, it is now co-educational. It provides more than 50 academic undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs fo ...

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is the intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environment ...

. He is currently an assistant coach for

Daemen University Daemen University is a private university in Amherst, New York, Amherst and Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, United States. Formerly Daemen College and Rosary Hill College, the now-nondenominational school was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis ...

, and a trainer at

Darren Fenn Darren Fenn (born February 17, 1980), is an American former professional basketball player and current owner of the Buffalo eXtreme. He also owns and operates the XGen Elite basketball academy in West Seneca. Early life Fenn was born in Tonawan ...

's XGen Elite basketball academy in

West Seneca West Seneca is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 45,500 at the 2020 census. West Seneca is a centrally located interior town of the county, and a suburb of Buffalo. West Seneca, Orchard Park and Hamburg form th ...

Early life and college career

Morris attended high school at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of ...

. During his senior year, he was an honorable mention for the All-Western New York team and named Mr. Defense for being the best defensive player in New York State. With no scholarship offers, he decided to go to

where his father Patrick was assistant coach. Following his sophomore year at Molloy College, Morris received an

East Coast Conference The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located primarily in the state of New York, with a single ...

All-Conference Honorable Mention. He was named to the All-ECC Third-team and All-Met Second-team following his junior year, Morris received All-ECC First-team honors following his senior year. During his senior season, he became the second-highest scorer for the team, averaging 19.9 points per game.

Professional career

Erie BayHawks (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the

2017 NBA draft The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. ...

, Morris worked out with the

Long Island Nets The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County ...

, leading to him being drafted 41st overall in the 2017 NBA G League Draft by the Erie BayHawks.

Atlanta Hawks (2018)

On February 28, 2018, he signed a 10-day contract with the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

. Morris made his NBA debut that same day in a 107–102 win over the

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

. In his debut, Morris recorded 2 points and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes of action. After his initial 10-day contract expired, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks on March 11, 2018. During that night's game, he would end up injuring his ankle. Despite the injury, Morris would ultimately sign with the Hawks for the rest of the season on March 21, 2018. He was waived on July 19, 2018.

Milwaukee Bucks (2018–2019)

On July 22, 2018, Morris signed a deal with the Italian club

Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino was an Italian professional basketball club in Turin, Piedmont. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the Lega Basket Serie A for the last time in the 2018–19 season. The club won one trophy, th ...

. He opted out of the deal with Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino on July 31, 2018, in order to sign a two-way contract with the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

. On January 13, 2019, the Bucks requested waivers on Morris.

Return to Erie (2019)

On January 31, 2019, the Erie BayHawks announced that they had added Morris to their roster.

Aris (2019–2020)

On September 25, 2019,

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...

announced that Morris had joined their club for the 2019–2020 season. He averaged 9.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Bnei Herzliya (2020)

On October 27, 2020, Morris signed a one-month deal with

Bnei Herzliya Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club w ...

of the Israeli National League.

Iowa Wolves (2021)

Morris joined the

Iowa Wolves The Iowa Wolves are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Des Moines, Iowa, and are affiliated with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and compete in the Western ...

of the G League for their 2021 campaign. He was waived by the Wolves on February 12 after one game with the team.

Austin Spurs (2021)

Morris was claimed by the

Austin Spurs The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the po ...

on February 14, 2021. On February 25, he was released following a season-ending injury. On October 8, 2021, Morris signed with the

San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

, but was released prior to the start of the season. On October 27, 2021, he re-signed with the

San Antonio Spurs (2022)

On January 1, 2022, Morris signed a 10-day contract with the

via the hardship exemption.

Return to Austin (2022)

On January 11, 2022, Morris was reacquired by the

Raptors 905 (2023)

On October 30, 2023, Morris joined

, but was later waived on December 9, 2023.

Coaching career

Morris was announced as assistant coach for

under

Mike MacDonald Michael Macdonald (born June 26, 1987) is an American professional American football, football coach who is the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the B ...

on October 3, 2024. He was hired on October 18, 2024, as a trainer for

's XGen Elite basketball academy in

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, 6 , , 0 , , 16.4 , , .406 , , .200 , , – , , 2.7 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .2 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, 4 , , 0 , , 7.1 , , .400 , , .333 , , .500 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, 3 , , 0 , , 5.3 , , .000 , , .000 , , .500 , , .7 , , .7 , , .0 , , .0 , , .7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 13 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .354 , , .200 , , .500 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.1

References

External links

*
Profile
from

Profile
from

Molloy University Molloy University is a private Roman Catholic university in Rockville Centre, New York. Initially founded as a school for women, it is now co-educational. It provides more than 50 academic undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs fo ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Jaylen 1995 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Aris B.C. players Atlanta Hawks players Austin Spurs players Basketball players from New York (state) Bnei Herzliya basketball players Erie BayHawks (2017–2019) players Iowa Wolves players Milwaukee Bucks players Molloy Lions men's basketball players People from Amherst, New York Raptors 905 players San Antonio Spurs players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Erie County, New York St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute alumni Undrafted NBA players Wisconsin Herd players