🏀 Framed Autographed Ja Morant Memphis Grizzlies Black Basketball Jersey JSA COA — Born Dalzell South Carolina Sumter County, Tee Morant's Son and Training Partner, Murray State University OVC, 2nd Overall Pick 2019 NBA Draft, 2021 NBA Most Improved Player, 2x NBA All-Star, The Next Era of Memphis Basketball — Framed 35x39 Wall Ready Hang It Today

The Memphis Grizzlies black. The Statement edition alternate — the jersey that in the FedExForum under the lights of one of the NBA's most intense home courts takes on an edge that the blue and white primary look can only suggest. Signed by Ja Morant — the point guard from Dalzell, South Carolina who went to Murray State University, dropped 24.5 points and 10 assists per game as a sophomore, forced the entire basketball world to notice, went 2nd overall to Memphis in the 2019 draft, and became the most electrifying player of his generation. Authenticated by JSA. Framed at 35x39. Wall-ready to hang today.

🌟 Dalzell, South Carolina — Sumter County — Tee Morant's Training Partner — The Unlikely Path

Temetrius Jamel Morant was born August 10, 1999, in Dalzell, South Carolina — a small community in Sumter County in east-central South Carolina, rural and proud and not on any basketball recruiting map. His father, Tee Morant, had played professional basketball in small leagues and internationally after high school, and when his son showed athletic ability, Tee became his primary trainer — putting Ja through the kind of daily, intensive, personal basketball education that polished the natural athleticism into something extraordinary. The major college programs were not recruiting Ja Morant heavily. Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky — a small school in the Ohio Valley Conference, not a traditional basketball powerhouse — was where he ended up.

🏆 Murray State — Ohio Valley Conference — Making the Entire Country Notice

At Murray State, Ja Morant did not go unnoticed for long. As a sophomore in 2018-19, he averaged 24.5 points and 10.0 assists per game — one of the most complete statistical seasons any college player had produced in years. Murray State went to the NCAA Tournament. Morant went up against programs with four times the resources and ten times the recruiting prestige, and he outplayed them. The 2019 NBA Draft was not a secret: Zion Williamson was going first overall to the New Orleans Pelicans. Second overall? The Memphis Grizzlies selected Ja Morant. The city of the Mississippi River and the blues and Beale Street had found its next basketball star.

⭐ 2021 Most Improved Player — 2x NBA All-Star — The Next Era of Memphis

Ja Morant was named the 2021 NBA Most Improved Player — recognition of the leap he made from his rookie season to his second year, a jump that included averaging over 19 points and 7 assists and leading the Grizzlies to the playoffs. He went to the NBA All-Star Game. And then again. The Grizzlies era of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol and the Grit and Grind identity had been replaced by something faster and more explosive — the Ja Era, built around the most athletic and dynamic point guard in the game. The Grizzlies black jersey signed by Ja Morant, framed at 35x39 and authenticated by JSA, is the collector's piece for the beginning of that era. Hang it today.

📦 Item Details

Item: Framed Autographed Memphis Grizzlies Black Basketball Jersey — signed by Ja Morant. Frame: 35x39 inches. Authentication: JSA COA included. Player: Temetrius Jamel (Ja) Morant. Born: August 10, 1999, Dalzell, South Carolina. College: Murray State University (Murray, KY); OVC Player of the Year; 24.5 PPG, 10.0 APG sophomore season. Draft: 2nd overall pick, 2019 NBA Draft (Memphis Grizzlies). Accolades: 2021 NBA Most Improved Player; 2x NBA All-Star. Display: FRAMED — 35x39, wall-ready, hang it today. Condition: NOS.

🏀⭐ Dalzell. South Carolina. Sumter County. Tee Morant. Murray State. OVC. 24.5 and 10.0. 2019 draft. Memphis. Second overall. The FedExForum. The black alternate. Most Improved Player. Two All-Stars. The next era of Grit. Signed on the Grizzlies black. Framed at 35x39. Authenticated by JSA. Hang it today.