Over at CBSSports.com, Matt Norlander has an interesting bit up on the connection between Murray State’s Ja Morant and Duke’s Zion Williamson.
Morant has exploded into public awareness as a sophomore but as it turns out, he didn't exactly come out of nowhere.
He was definitely under the radar coming out of high school but he did get offers - Clemson wanted to but didn’t have a slot - and former Murray State assistant James Kane took one look at him, called his boss and said this is a future pro.
Both Morant and Williamson are from South Carolina, both were tutored by their basketball playing fathers (in Williamson’s case his stepfather) and they played briefly on the same AAU team.