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Morgan will face difficult matchup
Tonight he'll square off against Texas forward Durant, one of the nation's top freshmen.
Dave Dye / The Detroit News
EAST LANSING -- Raymar Morgan already has been in the spotlight in East Lansing.
Tonight, he moves into the national spotlight.
It will be a freshman-freshman matchup when Michigan State plays No. 19 Texas in a semifinal of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
Kevin Durant, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward for Texas, was the nation's second-ranked high school player last season behind Ohio State's Greg Oden.
Durant, who played at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md., is averaging 20.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks.
Morgan is averaging 10 points and 5.3 rebounds, and could become the only Michigan State player to score in double figures each of his first four games.
The two freshmen have been matched against each other before during AAU games and the Nike camp.
"I know this is a chance of a lifetime," said Morgan, who is 6-7, 225. "There's been a little pressure on me. That's just something I need to overcome."
Spartans coach Tom Izzo said he plans to put Morgan, a top-40 player in high school, on Durant much of the game.
"I don't think we have much choice because of size and speed," Izzo said. "He's (Durant) the real deal. He just can do so many different things. He's skinny. He probably has to improve on his strength.
"But he can shoot it. That's what makes him different from a lot of guys 6-9. This kid can shoot the ball from range and he has a little pizzazz with his ball-handling skills, too."
Asked how he plans to defend Durant, Morgan said, "I don't think he really likes a lot of contact so I'm going to try to be aggressive.
"It should be a pretty good matchup throughout the whole game."
The Longhorns start three freshmen and two sophomores. The Spartans are expected to start a freshman, three sophomores and a junior.
"This will be a big game," Izzo said. "I'm kind of looking forward to see how he (Morgan) responds to playing against a player of this caliber."
You can reach Dave Dye at dave.dye@detnews.com.
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12-05-2006, 08:21 AM
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Morgan is going to miss some games due to a stress fracture in his shin.
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Shin injury has Morgan on sidelines
Thursday, December 7, 2006
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST LANSING, Mich. Former McKinley High School star Raymar Morgan missed Michigan State's game with IPFW on Wednesday night and could be sidelined for close to a month with a stress reaction of the right shin. Morgan, a 6-foot-7 freshman power forward, has a third-degree injury. A fourth-degree injury is a fracture.
He won't feel as bad if his teammates play the way they did in an 80-43 win over IPFW on Wednesday night.
"I think the guys filling in did well," Morgan said. "A lot of guys did. But it's still a strange feeling. I've never been injured before. And I have to take it slow."
With an estimated recovery of two to four weeks, Morgan could be back for the Spartans' Big Ten opener on Jan. 4 at Iowa. Sophomore Goran Suton got the first crack at filling in at the four spot against IPFW.
Morgan scored 10 or more points in Michigan State's first six games this season, doubling Sam Vincent's school record for double-figure games in a collegiate debut.
Morgan's 11.7-point average ranked second for the Spartans, who were 7-2 heading into Wednesday's game. He scored 18 points in an upset of Texas and 18 against Bradley.
Besides his eight games with 10 or more points, Morgan's 5.6 rebounds per game rank second on a team that leads the Big Ten in rebounding margin at plus-11.4.
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This could really hurt MSU. He was quickly becoming one of their main scoring options. Now there is even more pressure on Neitzel and I am not sure if he can handle all the scoring load...
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12-26-2006, 08:29 AM
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
By Chris Beaven REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Only an injury slowed Raymar Morgan?s transition from high school star at McKinley to impact freshman at Michigan State.
In his opening month as a Spartan, he put together a record-setting scoring streak, led his team to an upset at Madison Square Garden and established himself as a playmaker at one of the nation?s top programs.
An injured right shin, though, derailed Morgan?s fast start and has him eager to get back on the court. ?For the first time, I have to admit I miss practice a little bit,? Morgan said with a laugh.
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Early contact sold Morgan on Spartans
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Raymar Morgan, a 6-foot-7 freshman from Canton McKinley, is averaging 10.8 points and 5.1 rebounds.
Raymar Morgan said it will be a "statement game" for him when he and his Michigan State teammates take on fifth-ranked Ohio State tonight in Value City Arena. "Coming back home, playing in front of friends and family, they?re nationally ranked, playing on TV ? it?s a very exciting game," he said. "I?m looking forward to it."
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