JMo signs with agent
Per @AlexKennedyNBA on Twitter, JMo has signed with Roger Montgomery of MSG Sports.
https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/454765617183481856
"Harvard's Kyle Casey and Michigan's Jordan Morgan have signed with Roger Montgomery of @msgsports."
I'm guessing Jordan is going to go over to Europe and play for a few years, a la Zack and Stu. You can make a pretty darn good salary over there, much better than the D-League. No doubt some European team is going to appreciate the hard work we all know Jordan brings to the table. Awesome to see him continuing his career in basketball, and I have a feeling those degrees from UofM Engineering will treat him just fine when he comes back to the states.
I really think that he should maybe try out for an NFL team as a receiving TE/Goal line threat. He wouldn't be the first to have done it and he has a good football build.
he never really had the best hands..
JMo has a perfect body for TE and tremendous hands catching rocks thrown to him. Guess football is simply not his sports.
April 11th, 2014 at 10:15 PM ^
I've never understood this bizarre belief that basketball players could be football players if they're big and athletic. Football requires a different set of skills that have to be honed over the years, just like basketball. You need the toughness and body type to take the physical punishment as well. Being big and a good athlete isn't enough. Pretty insulting to football players, really.
April 12th, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
Completely agree. Let's just ignore all the years of training it takes to develop into a D1-caliber football player, and then all the ensuing years it takes to develop into a player that is capable of getting drafted. Its not only insulting to football players, its one of the most ignorant (you know little about the process of becomign a D1 football player) and dumbest (you just really are not that smart) things I read on this board.
April 12th, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^
Haha you're getting really worked up over that comment, it's not like he personally insulted you or anything
wish him well, wherever he goes
Did anyone go to the autograph signing he did with David Merit?
I think he is partnering with David Merit to release a line of t-shirts.
April 11th, 2014 at 10:29 PM ^
April 12th, 2014 at 12:46 AM ^
Oh ya thanks. I saw his company twitter @meritgoodness and wrote it down for his last name.
Good luck wherever you end up JMo!
April 11th, 2014 at 11:28 PM ^
but I believe being nice to old ladies and children is an NCAA violation. Just one of their many rules that totally makes sense.
Must be something new. I never knew you could get an agent for a career in engineering.
April 11th, 2014 at 10:31 PM ^
can a guy like Morgan make playing overseas?
April 12th, 2014 at 12:01 AM ^
April 12th, 2014 at 12:45 PM ^
All of my recent college graduate friends would love to make that much
April 12th, 2014 at 12:02 AM ^
Is there any reasoning behind when people make announcements?
We all know that one way or the other, we'll be hearing from Nik GRIII, & McGary soon. Where I'm confused is how they pick the date they announce.
Obviously, the critical thing is when they've actually decided, one way or the other. That appears to have been the case with Jon Horford. The shock for me was that he had been urged by his family to transfer for the last 4 years.
For JMo, his eligibility is gone, so it kind of didn't matter what he did: we knew he couldn't come back.
And signing with an agent means you've lost eligibility, which is why the (erroneous) reports that Nik had signed with Bartlestein where taken as a de facto declaration for the NBA. Part of the decision could be waiting til you've retained an agent before you make an announcement (to avoid being hassled by lots of sleazy agents.)
My understanding is that being able to go back on declaring no longer works. However, I don't understand how this used to work, and why it no longer matters. I also don't know what protocol would best serve all parties involved: the NBA, the NCAA, the member institution, and the player.
April 12th, 2014 at 10:00 AM ^
American women. More discreet and friendlier! Jordan will have fun!
April 12th, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
April 12th, 2014 at 12:17 PM ^
As for no pressure? Some of the fans are absolute psychos. A Greek-African in Israel went into the stands last week because a fan yelled racial slurs and said he was gonna rape his son and daughter. The fans hung blatant taunts from the balcony.
Just saying it's not all as good as it seems. But I'd still sign up for ~5 years of the experience.
April 12th, 2014 at 12:32 PM ^
drew neitzel >> zach novak??? no wonder europe is f-ed up.
April 12th, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^
in this world of player unions, one-and-dones, etc, i wish all the success in the world to a true student athlete like jordan morgan.