Washington State Guard Jerone Morton Signs With Kentucky

Washington State guard Jerone Morton you’ve got signed with Kentucky, his father tells KSR. He took an official go to to the UK over the weekend.

Morton is a local of Winchester, Kentucky, and gained a state championship with George Rogers Clark in 2022 as match MVP. He has one yr of school eligibility remaining.

“All along the trip, they let us know that they want us to be there,” Morton’s father, Derrick, awning KSR+. “He told Jerone that, most likely, he’s going to be a backup guy. Jerone asked him what he sees his role being on the team. That’s what he told him, that he would be a backup person.”

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope reached out to Morton earlier this month. I FaceTimed Morton earlier than organising an official go to.

Jerone Morton’s Game

Jerone Morton performed at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Kentucky, main the Cardinals to the state title in 2021-22 and a runner-up end in 2022-23. As a senior, he averaged 19.6 factors per recreation and gained Sweet 16 MVP honors. He was the No. 2 general participant within the state of Kentucky within the 2023 recruiting class. Morton started his school profession at Morehead State, taking part in for the Eagles for 2 seasons earlier than transferring to Washington State final yr.

As a junior at Washington State, Morton began 29 of 32 video games, averaging 7.8 factors, 2.6 assists, and 1.9 rebounds per contest and taking pictures 43.8% from the sphere, 38.7% from three-point vary, and 82% from the free-throw line. He made a median of 1.0 three per recreation on 2.5 makes an attempt, barely under his manufacturing as a sophomore at Morehead State. Morton scored in double figures in ten video games, together with a career-best 16 factors towards No. 9 Gonzaga on January 16.

“He handles the ball extremely well, creates, sees the floor well, and scores when he gets the chance,” Derrick stated. “He’s a good playmaker and a good team player.”