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Conor Morgan

Conor Morgan

Canadian basketball player (born 1994)

Conor Morgan (born 3 August 1994) is an Irish-Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). He also plays for the Canadian national team.[1][2]

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College career

Morgan played college basketball for the Canadian team UBC Thunderbirds representing the University of British Columbia, in his senior season he averaged 23.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.[3][4]

Professional career

Morgan started his professional career with the New Zealand side Southland Sharks in 2017,[3] he averaged 15.61 points, 5.56 rebounds and 3 assists at the club and he won the New Zealand pro league championship with the team also.[5] He signed a two-year deal with the Spanish side Joventut Badalona in 2018,[6] In the 2018–19 season, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.4 assist.[7][8][9] In the 2019-20 season, he averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. On 6 June 2020, he signed a one-year contract extension with an option for an additional year.[10] Morgan parted ways with the team in June 2021.[11]

On June 30, 2021, he has signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[12]

On August 14, 2022, he has signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK.[13]

On February 5, 2023, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[14]

On July 19, 2023, he signed with London Lions of the British Basketball League.[15]

National team career

Morgan was a member of the silver medal winning Canadian national basketball team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Morgan also represented the Canada at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, where he averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebound and 0.3 assists per game.[16]


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    Skerletic, Dario (14 June 2021). "Joventut Badalona, Conor Morgan part ways". Sportando. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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    Maggi, Alessandro (30 June 2021). "Conor Morgan officially signs with BC MoraBanc Andorra". Sportando. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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    Carchia, Emiliano (14 August 2022). "Slask Wroclaw signs Conor Morgan". Sportando. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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    "CONOR MORGAN SIGNS FOR LONDON LIONS". London Lions. London Lions. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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