Ja Morant gets his jersey retired at Murray State | College Basketball on ESPN

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant gets his No. 12 jersey retired at his alma mater Murray State.
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[@cltmeech7311]

This the fastest Jersey retirement in college I’ve ever seen

[@ShaunbirKlair24]

yvng ragnarok Murray State isn’t a good basketball school, so anybody who makes the NBA will probably get their jersey retired. I’m surprised it took SDSU like 8 years to Retire Kawhis

[@jwalkg4160]

He nice for real

[@DeaDAss-gi6vp]

aint no one going to he nba from that school ever again lol... thats why the like bottom d1

[@johnhunter7588]

@@ShaunbirKlair24 lmao what? Dude Murray is a small town in west ky of 20,000 where literally half the population is college students. Murray doesn't even have a breakfast chain restaurant. But yet they have had 3 guys get drafted, 2 lottery picks since 2013. Are a perrenial powerhouse in the ovc and constantly competing in close games in the tourney and even beating teams like Vanderbilt. They have had multiple coaches move onto bigger schools such as Texas a&m after great success at Murray state. Get a grip dude, you're a casual.

[@AEMG777]

John Hunter thank you for educating him, excuse his ignorance

[@23jumpmayne]

Ja Morant is your 2019-20 R.O.T.Y 🏆

[@iNinZa]

idk, Zion played 5 games and already made history.

[@itsjay6655]

Congrats! That boy definitely rookie of the year

[@Jambamode]

Lethal iNinZa he hasn’t played a lot of the season though

[@1301407gl]

@@Jambamode he's kidding

[@chrismcsweeney553]

It would be a genuine disgrace if Zion gets the ROTY over Ja

[@juju191]

I thought the grizzlies retired his number in the thumbnail I was bouta saaaaay 😂

[@kobewankenobi248]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Blkac-pill-Black-Life]

Lmfaooo

[@johnhunter7588]

They might as well 🤷

[@christophershanklin112]

😂😂😂

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Ja Morant is the 2019-20 ROTY winner 🏆

[@vultzyy8311]

LeeTravius Mckay cap

[@haunt7121]

2WILD ENT. Then who is it’s to lay for Zion

[@underachiever8532]

He's going to be the best player in this draft

[@gray3641]

Rooted against him while he was at Murray St cause they were in the same conference with my JSU Gamecocks. I'm now a die hard fan because he plays for my Grizzlies!!! Congrats Ja

[@jalencole4579]

Tyler Gray Go Gamecocks!

[@alexmarlow2508]

do you know where I can watch the full game of OVC tournament semi finals JSU vs murray 2019? I watched it a few times before but I can't find the full game anymore, only highlight videos

[@kingdrafted1775]

Go to a college that wants you my dear High school players

[@Niggalodeon323]

i will never understand why ja’s pops felt that he had to turn down the nba to raise ja, if anything the money would’ve helped. glad ja didn’t do the same. ROTY 🏆

[@alexmarlow2508]

because he wasn't going in the NBA, he was going pro over seas or smaller pro leagues, and the money isn't good at all

[@AlphaTSH]

This the same dude that did my team dirty in a lil summer league game. Would’ve never guessed he’d T up like this

[@freshprinceshaun]

Well deserved!! He gave Murray State his body & Soul

[@bigjae8716]

#12 on a Grizzlies’ uni won’t last much longer either.

[@randyjr3479]

We don't loose players , also unlike other small markets we actually family and unlike most big time stars we Ja has said he likes small town feels , and Memphis is perfect cause we are a big small market .

[@bigjae8716]

Randy Smith it’ll be retired as well, was the point I was making....

[@travisblair3189]

@@bigjae8716 Oh okay. I understand. You're correct. I'm from Memphis & I graduated from the charter school that the Grizzlies sponsored, Memphis Grizzlies Academy. I love the Grizz, Memphis & Ja even before he joined Memphis.

[@SundevilRoadrunner]

Randy Smith I sure Oklahoma felt the same way about KD and Westbrook. wouldn’t call him a big star just yet. He’s been interesting this season and I look forward to seeing his career progress.

[@billywilliams5394]

AJ Hayden It will last hater Ja is a simple dude he will never sell out it’s not in his DNA bruh so keep that hate brewing we thrive on it!

[@corbintheniceguy4934]

My grandpa yelled We love you Ja 1:50

[@yourdirtkid2502]

Nope

[@fortzprod.8096]

CorbinTheNice Guy dats cool bro

[@yoyella2337]

My favorite freshman of his class in the NBA

[@Lethal_Daggers]

Facts

[@pluugz2917]

It’s great to see so many white ppl in the south happy to see a young black man win! I’m from SC and dealt w racism all my early years. Almost brought a tear

[@presidave1931]

Probably y he got a white girl lol

[@romero7749]

Kentucky ain't that hateful like most places on this side of the map a lot of mix family's from what I seen since moving here

[@zType2]

Buddy its 2020 welcome to planet earth.

[@burz7990]

@@zType2 yeah its still around tho unfortunately

[@zType2]

@@burz7990 Racism will always be a thing. Its not one sided racism however, all races are prejudice. All you have to do is ignore the hate and replace it with love and compassion and the problem is fixed. People get way too focused on the minority.

[@NoCluYT]

0:50 why they moving like they gotta use the washroom😂😂

[@nic5250]

GOAT it’s called pacing. And Lebron did the exact same thing during his speech a couple days ago

[@12poprocks]

Dude said “washroom” 💀

[@stevetheiii477]

@@nic5250 tf is pacing? And why do they do it?

[@zType2]

@@stevetheiii477 Use ur brain.

[@zType2]

Washroom btw lmao

[@ZekeValk]

Four years ago I was watching the Superbowl at their house across the street now I'm watching them on KZbin. Very happy for them.

[@wikedwun]

Kawhi got his jersey retired at SDSU tonight too. NBA ROY right here tho

[@anegril1]

About a decade later.

[@marcdewon1406]

Congrats to the future NBA superstar. I call him baby Kobe. How he attack the rim is amazing

[@sambo416]

Plays nothing like kobe, he reminds me of john wall or drose

[@freshprinceshaun]

cray 3K he reminds me of a mix of Rondo&Westbrook

[@sambo416]

@@freshprinceshaun way more athleticism than rondo and better jump shot. Westbrook is a good comparison basically drose. Westbrook is more reckless and more of a hog than morant.

[@freshprinceshaun]

cray 3K i meant the passing of Rondo . D rose? Nahhh lol Zion reminds me of a more d rose effect than Ja

[@sambo416]

@@freshprinceshaun ja and rose both have that speed and body control of the game. Zion is basically Blake griffin

[@pogbaproductions7219]

Yeahhh Number 12 😈

[@XLNC1]

Look at his dad in the back at the beginning such a proud father if i have a son i want to be that supportive to him he looks happier than ja.

[@itzexum2307]

Look at the audience😭 I congratulate himself and your FAMILY Ja Morant!

[@noahsigel2153]

You Must Love this kid man 1️⃣2️⃣🔥

[@leahtistrahmad1369]

South Carolina’s own 💯

[@markyoung691]

That's good man congrats....and to have good parents dont hurt.

[@retrotv1988]

Lol he barely made the ncaa tournament last year made that gw shot in the conference semi finals. They retired bro jersey quick af lol

[@johnhunter7588]

Barely made the tourney? Man haters just find reasons to hate lmao. Good luck to you buddy.

[@retrotv1988]

John Hunter not hating at all did you even watch they conference tournament just to get in the tournament? No so you don’t get it. Ja Morant is on his way to becoming a elite guard

[@johnhunter7588]

@@retrotv1988 haterade

[@christophergraves3113]

@@johnhunter7588 he is wrong now a days Jersey get retired for just being in the NBA it's not hating like your little mind can compute it's just facts

[@lifewithplayboy8682]

Major salute homie keep grinding and striving for greatness

[@lobsterwins7765]

Respect

[@marcosttg]

That boy from merk city 803 we proud of you

[@bootysensei]

Marcos DaGuRu thank u

[@Hi-nv8rn]

He’s crazy

[@jamenthomas9837]

He’s gonna give the same speech when he wins RotY

[@Wrechman3412]

Straight up

[@ShaunbirKlair24]

Jamen Thomas Zion will Win it he outplayed him

[@papz31]

@@ShaunbirKlair24 Lmao so what

[@goldenaura7122]

@@ShaunbirKlair24 ja morant- ROTY

[@lonewolfnwj]

I need to go look at his stats lol they retired his jersey super quick

[@trinijrgamingvlogs7393]

The 2 mic 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@cooperscreditconsultingint6792]

Congrats young man!!

[@rockhoundz5286]

Morant to Murray to NBA🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉tog tsak totog tsak..Bro give mo some beat

[@herbbuttrick7139]

As an alumni of Murray State, congrats Ja!

[@nathandeloza-willis2807]

Young 🐐😤

[@baluba94ox]

young legend

[@nortneybean11]

I love 💗 ja morant

[@KINGJAYPARISH]

everybody look at the jersey im looking at that girl in the background look good af

[@K9boxing]

Classic

[@jimmiepringle64]

And my phone on 12 percent 💀💀💀

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Ja is the best player to go through Murray state

[@kareemmoore9085]

congrats brother

[@MajinBuuzMajinBuuz]

J Morron

[@klarenxeblood9615]

Now thats Gangsta!

[@CheddaSuave7044]

THAT... IS LIT AF

[@tronskee32]

Hate to be negative towards a good money but this man been out of college 6 months lol. This seems oddly fast to retire a number

[@Keiiluminati]

No one is gonna make Murray state as relevant as Ja did when he was there. No one else deserves to wear number 12 in racers history

[@Realfacts3650]

This is so dope 💯✊🏽

[@Truthsetufreeandsome]

Gucci gang gucci gang gucci gang gucci gang x10000000000 times. Classic song. Dude could could hav wore Murray's color. But still, he is great for the NBA, fit right in. 2019 ROTY im the making.

[@itzexum2307]

This feels disrespectful... only Ja should give congratulations to himself on his accomplishments.

[@Aj4youtube]

Gotta wear a suit for that man lol spending that NBA money on some hoodie and jeans

[@paulsilas9070]

Kobe was the last one. These current dudes don't know anything about formal dress wear. It's sad.

[@KVJ-w7h]

Lol everything is getting hanged on a banner now lol..

[@cm70425]

He deserves it, man seeing him get off the floor is cray! There is only a handful of guards who can jump out the gym in today's game! Smh only a rookie!

[@captainCanuck96]

Winners mindset

[@MarLonLon_]

why Ja look like Bronny for a sec 🤔😅

[@Niggalodeon323]

you smokin’ big crack! 🤔

[@antoinewest6534]

His legacy begins

[@Chrisrhamm85]

Woulda been nice if the young man had got clean tho. Some slacks bro! He young so ain’t no knock against him at all but cmon man!

[@nyKeepitP]

I feel you💯

[@Pedro-cm7eu]

Roty 🐐

[@atlas9162]

Wha... already?

[@Dranzerl]

Atlas crazy right lol If I’m not mistaken cp3 barely had gotten his jersey retired at wake forest lol 😂

[@godwinadepetun8781]

Good player, but this is to early, now I see deon Sander point..

[@maozedong6849]

It’d be too early if it was a big college, but Murray State is a small school, and he’s arguably their best player ever

[@Memphiz10Boi]

The only other Murray State guy in the NBA I could think of is Cameron Payne.

[@unreleaseddrip]

💯🖤

[@ivobatista4018]

So you getting your Jersey retired when you're a rookie now?!

[@romero7749]

That's what happens when u stay loyal to your first offer!

[@somerandom2333]

He easily the best athlete Murray State has ever had. I don’t see no wrong in it.

[@jerrythorpe9998]

Seriously??? Why???

[@maozedong6849]

Because he gave Murray State some historic seasons and is arguably their best player ever... why wouldn’t they retire his number?

[@Dr_Gillette]

These guys retired Isaiah Canaan 😂

[@bobbywilliams7720]

I'm not sayn he wont deserve it down the line but they need to chill he ain't no multiple time allstar or MVP or nba champion lik wait until he becomes something first I cnt be the only one thnkn that

[@johnhunter7588]

Dude hes number 2 overall pick in the draft out of Murray state. Hes being compared to Derrick rose with a better jumpshot. Nothing happens in Murray, this is money grab by the city sure, but still the small community where nothing happens now has a hero

[@anegril1]

@Joshua Rivers keyboard warrior it is rather soon to retire a Jersey. I stand corrected on the 1 and done thought. Melo got Syracuse a chip as a freshman. They could have at least waited till his class graduates genious! Money and marketing ploy by the school for sure to do it now. But respect to Ja he is ROY and a dynamic star in the making. Stay humble and healthy.

[@ionly6805]

Did they win anything while he was their??

[@billywilliams5394]

iONLYrobWHITE DrugDealers Always gotta be a hater, no he didn’t win the championship while he played there! They are celebrating a player who was drafted #2 overall in the draft & the front runner for the ROY don’t be a hater all your life bruh! 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Viz_bo]

i think so and plus its collage and it not like the nba

[@ikewilliams271]

Right? Lol i was thinking what did he win

[@calebking5502]

Ike Williams multiple conference championships

[@calebking5502]

The conference

[@njmtrumpet]

So we just gon skate past the fact that it took klay this long to get his college jersey retired but Ja is getting his retired this quick?!?!?......cmon fam

[@cheerioss-9121]

Sander Ja’s mom don’t even believe that

[@Realfacts3650]

I mean be fr who was the last raw person to come out of Murray State ?

[@njmtrumpet]

Cheerioss - FAX ja is good but not better than klay

[@Realfacts3650]

Dang why you gotta put his parents in this 😂

[@meldeebueno]

80 to a hundred games a year? This dude don't know the NBA schedule.

[@bradp234]

82 games per season not including playoffs...

[@robertrudick2492]

The next Michael Jordan! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@UndesignatedGod]

Im confused, Did he do anything while he was there? Did they get to final four? Or are they just commending him cause he was good?

[@DannyXXXXX]

He stayed two years at a small school and became the best rookie. They won a ton of games and conference tournaments because of him.

[@HArdyFanZE]

Pretty much because he was really good in his last season there. They didnt make it past Round of 32.

[@randyjr3479]

They never lost in there division

[@freshprinceshaun]

Undesignated God he also was engaged in the community. He was an off the court guy too yah know

[@UndesignatedGod]

FreshPrinceShaun ok well i like this reason alot more than the others. So appreciate you fam.

[@johncruz983]

He dressed like he still in high school

[@xInfiniteCaliber]

How many high school kids rocking Gucci?

[@silk3142]

@@xInfiniteCaliber ong ian neva seen a high schooler wit gucci shoes

[@randyjr3479]

So high schoolers wearing 1k swaeters

[@freshprinceshaun]

John Cruz its simple. You prob use to all the extravagant nba players fit but Ja different hes gonna do Ja

[@littlelil2313]

FreshPrinceShaun thats how i would dress if i was in the nba i dint like all that extra stuff

[@Supreme9s]

Ja hova

[@darkmatterra7]

Gucci ...................................Maat Hotep

[@Jaccobtw]

He looks like LeBron’s son

[@shineonnent.7951]

What happened to the gucci boycott

[@aneeroy5766]

Uhhh.....ok then

[@anegril1]

He played 1 season. Early retirement. Dont get it

[@deeswagg21]

anegril1 played 2 and did more in that 2 years than anybody else who played for that school

[@johnhunter7588]

What part of number 2 pick in the draft out of Murray st is hard to understand. On a national level you probably don't get it, but on a local level that small farm town is shitting bricks over this guy

[@paulsilas9070]

Texas retired KD's jersey and he did only play one year.

[@anegril1]

@@deeswagg21 I stand corrected. I though he was one and done since he rose to national prominence last year.

[@anegril1]

@@johnhunter7588 I thought he was 1 and done. Not a fan of retired jerseys in that instance outside of a national title or tragedy. I should not have called it stupid.

[@geancarloloiolacavalheiro2525]

🆗

[@sportsbro2220]

Not first

[@richardzambrano5302]

Retire

[@dennisduncan1543]

L

[@branch621]

Retire his jersey???? 😂😂😂😂 lol lame

[@travisblair3189]

Hater! Choke on it!

[@nikoenciso01]

2 years lmao

[@maozedong6849]

He did more in 2 years for Murray State than most players did in 4 years

[@tyty1mb226]

First

[@zaydenpittman3252]

🔥🔥🔥 *nice comment🏀🏀🏀* 1:02 💗🔥 👇 👇🖤

[@asianfireflie]

180th comment 😷🤐😲

[@lilwaricsyt5205]

First