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Ja Morant

1999 - Today

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Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant ( JAH mə-RANT; born August 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Murray State Racers, where he was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2019. Morant was only lightly recruited by NCAA Division I programs and unranked by recruiting services, despite having been named All-Region Most Valuable Player three times and earning All-State honors at Crestwood High School in Sumter, South Carolina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ja Morant has received more than 11,800,463 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ja Morant is the 473rd most popular basketball player (down from 468th in 2019), the 14,141st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,171st in 2019) and the 260th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ja Morant ranks 473 out of 1,757. Before him are Zelmo Beaty, Tom Chambers, Dick Barnett, Jim Brewer, Tex Gibbons, and Kyle Korver. After him are Tomáš Satoranský, Kelsey Plum, Medina Dixon, Roy Tarpley, Reggie Lewis, and Pero Antić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Ja Morant ranks 69. Before him are Evan N'Dicka, Lil Nas X, Nikita Mazepin, Noa Lang, Alex de Minaur, and Jean-Clair Todibo. After him are Kanna Hashimoto, Mahsa Amini, Madison Beer, Mile Svilar, Gianluca Scamacca, and Matheus Cunha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ja Morant ranks 14,141 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Boyle (1964), Jack Clement (1931), Christian Kane (1972), Kyle Korver (1981), Brad Sherman (1954), and Billy Magnussen (1985). After him are Frances Langford (1913), Sonny Carter (1947), Denis McDonough (1969), Russell Hoban (1925), Ashlee Simpson (1984), and Nona Gaye (1974).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Ja Morant ranks 260. Before him are Zelmo Beaty (1939), Tom Chambers (1959), Dick Barnett (1936), Jim Brewer (1951), Tex Gibbons (1907), and Kyle Korver (1981). After him are Kelsey Plum (1994), Medina Dixon (1962), Roy Tarpley (1964), Reggie Lewis (1965), Kris Humphries (1985), and Hot Rod Hundley (1934).

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