Juwan Morgan

BIOGRAPHY

Juwan Morgan was born on April 17, 1997 in Waynesville, Missouri. He is a forward in the NBA.

Juwan Morgan, son of Lynn and Darren, was born in 1997 in Waynesville, Missouri -- a military town nestle. He is a forward for the Utah Jazz in the NBA. Morgan comes from a military family. His mother is a former army drill sergeant of 22 years and his father served for a decade in the infantry. Morgan grew to 6-foot-3 by the time he got to eighth grade and now stands 6-foot-7. He dominated high school basketball at Waynesville High. As a junior, Morgan averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds, leading his team to a No. 1 ranking state ranking and taking home all-state honors from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. He was even better as a senior, averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in his final year at Waynesville and finishing as a finalist for Mr. Basketball in the state of Missouri. Morgan chose to pursue collegiate basketball at Indiana University at Bloomington, where he majored in sport communications.

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Morgan was named in the Utah Jazz mini-camp roster for 2019 NBA Summer League. On August 21, 2019, Morgan signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Jazz. He was waived in the preseason, on October 17, 2019, then added to the roster of their NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars and opening night roster.

On November 21, 2019, Morgan signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz, spending the rest of the season with the Jazz and the Salt Lake City Stars. On December 1, 2020, he re-signed with the Jazz.

In 2021, the Boston Celtics agreed to a non-guaranteed training camp deal with forward Juwan Morgan.