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JeroneMorton
- position Guard
- height 6-4
- Weight 190
- class Senior
- Hometown Lexington, Ky.
- Previous School Washington State
- High school George Rogers Clark High School
2025-26 (at Washington State):
Spent his junior season at Washington State where he started 29 of 32 games in which he appeared … Shared primary ballhandler responsibilities and averaged 2.6 assists per game, second-most on the team … Averaged 7.8 points per game, while shooting 43.8% from the field and 38.8% from 3-point range … Had 10 points, five assists and a pair of steals vs. Portland … Logged 11 points at Pepperdine … Had 15 points, four assists and three steals at Gonzaga … Tallied 10 points at Oregon State … Charted 11 points at San Francisco … Totaled 16 points vs. Gonzaga … Recorded nine points and a career-high nine assists at Saint Mary’s … Had 13 points and three assists at home vs. Oregon State … Notched 15 points with three 3s vs. LMU … Had 10 points and a pair of assists at Southern Cal … Tallied 10 points and five assists at home vs. Southern Utah … Scored 14 points in his Washington State debut vs. Idaho.
2024-25 (at Morehead State):
Appeared in 25 games and made 20 starts … Averaged 10.7 points, 3.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game … Shot 45.1% from the floor and 36.8% from distance … Added 32 steals for the season … Reached double-figure scoring in 14 games … Had 13 points and four assists at UT Martin … Posted a career-high 21 points vs. SIUE, with three boards and three steals … Had 20 points and made a pair of 3s vs. Tennessee Tech … Logged 13 points, eight assists and five rebounds at Eastern Illinois … Logged 17 points with three 3s against Western Illinois … Had 17 points, four rebounds and four steals at Little Rock … Totaled 15 points, six rebounds and a pair of assists against Tennessee State … Had 18 points, seven assists and four rebounds at home vs. UT Martin … Topped double figures for the first time with 11 points and five assists against Austin Peay.
2023-24 (at Morehead State):
Saw action in 27 games and made two starts as a freshman … Logged 13.1 minutes per game … Started against Southeast Missouri State … Had five points, four assists against SIUE … Had five points in consecutive games vs. Alice Lloyd and Southeast Missouri State … Had 10 points and four rebounds vs. Shawnee State … Made his collegiate debt with 14 minutes and four points at Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played at George Rogers Clark where he won a KHSAA State Championship in 2022 as a junior … Averaged 14.5 points and scored 14 points in the championship game … Was named MVP of the tournament … As a senior, he averaged 18.3 points, 5.8 assists and 5.3 rebounds during the Sweet 16 run … Played in the title game as a senior, but fell to Warren Central … Ranked as the No. 2 player in Kentucky by Prep Hoops and Rivals … George Rogers Clark won four region titles and five district titles … Played for Power Circle AAU program.
PERSONAL:
Parents are Derrick and Mareitha … Born on Oct. 26 … Most memorable moment as a basketball player was winning the state championship in Rupp Arena … Lists Turks and Caicos as place he would like to visit … Instagram is most used app … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Gushers were favorite childhood snack.