The first time we heard of Ja Morant was when Jay Bilas mentioned him on an ESPN broadcast and said “this guy is legit.”
It didn’t take too long to see what he was excited about. Morant, who hails from Dalzell, South Carolina but grew up in Sumter, which is a good bit larger at around 40,000 (Dalzell is about 2,200, give or take).
He was a good high school player but got minimal attention with South Carolina the only major program to offer him. Murray State signed him but they only saw him by accident when an assistant went to look at some 3-on-3 play during a summer camp.