Cox Mill's Morgan signs summer league deal with NBA's Toronto Raptors C Jemal Horton Jun 22, 2019 Jun 22, 2019 Updated Mar 19, 2020 0 Matt Morgan, a 2015 Cox Mill High School graduate, starred at Cornell University and will spend the summer with the Toronto Raptors. GETTY IMAGES Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C Jemal Horton CONCORD – Thursday night was pretty quiet for Matt Morgan as he hung around his Cabarrus County home with his family.kAm%96 r@I |:== w:89 $49@@= 2=F> 2?5 C646?E r@C?6== &?:G6CD:EJ 8C25F2E6’D ?2>6 H2D?’E 2>@?8 E96 e_ 42==65 5FC:?8 E96 }qp 5C27E E92E ?:89E[ 3FE |@C82? 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High-flying Tucker gives CabCo fans 3rd reason to watch NBA Summer League CONCORD – It’s turning out to be one heck of a summer for basketball players with Cabarrus County ties.
Cabarrus basketball trio comes up aces in Las Vegas CONCORD – Cabarrus County’s three latest aspiring NBA players recently completed auditions in summer league, and each one took successful step…
The Waiting Game: With his pro career on the ascent, Cox Mill's Morgan must sit as NBA suspends play (WITH VIDEO) CONCORD – According to the NBA G League schedule, Wednesday was a scheduled day off for Matt Morgan.
C. JEMAL HORTON COLUMN: No matter what, pro basketball future bright for former Cox Mill star CONCORD – Here’s why I love to watch the NBA and NFL drafts – and the MLB draft, too, although it’s much harder to keep up with than the other two:
Ex-Cox Mill star Morgan opts to return to Cornell for senior season CONCORD – One of the nation’s leading scorers will play a fourth season of college basketball.
Cox Mill grad Morgan again declares for NBA Draft but ‘more focused on actually getting drafted’ CONCORD – If everything goes as planned, Matt Morgan said goodbye to Cornell University on Friday.
Headed back to college: Ex-Cox Mill star Morgan withdraws from NBA Draft, returns to Cornell CONCORD, N.C. – When Matt Morgan declared for the NBA Draft last month, the former Cox Mill High star did so with a well-devised plan: glean a…
Reaching for the Stars: Former Charger makes NBA aspirations known by declaring for draft CONCORD, N.C. – Two short years ago, he was still traipsing the Cox Mill High School hallways, anxiously wondering what awaited him as he prep…
