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Forward ·Cleveland Cavaliers ·NBA ·#23

John Morton

Age59 BornMay 18, 1967 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight82 kg CollegeSeton Hall Draft1989 · #25
Career averages
4.7PPG
1.2RPG
2.5APG
153 games · 3 seasons

At a glance

CLE hub
Career snapshot
3Seasons
153Games
712Career points
8.8PER average
Most-played franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers · 107 games · 1989-90 to 1991-92
Draft1989
1Round
25Overall pick
From Seton Hall
Career highsSingle season
5.4PPG · 1990-91 · CLE
1.6RPG · 1990-91 · CLE
3.7APG · 1990-91 · CLE
12.2PER · 1990-91 · CLE
1.5Win shares · 1990-91 · CLE
Position rank1990-91
#70PPG rank
#47PER rank
#52Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 96 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
1989-90 - 1991-92 · 3 seasons
4.8 PPG 1.4 RPG 3.0 APG
107 games
Miami Heat
1991-92 - 1991-92 · 1 seasons
4.4 PPG 0.9 RPG 1.3 APG
21 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1989-90 CLE 37 3 10.9 3.9 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.1 29.8 23.3 69.4 5.9 -0.9
1990-91 CLE 66 2 18.3 5.4 1.6 3.7 0.9 0.3 43.8 33.3 81.3 12.2 1.5
1991-92 NBA 25 0 10.8 4.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 38.7 12.5 84.2 - -
1991-92 CLE 4 0 13.5 3.5 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 25.0 0.0 88.9 6.7 0.0
1991-92 MIA 21 0 10.3 4.4 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.0 40.7 13.3 82.8 10.5 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1991 Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat

All entries are season change.

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Born on May 18

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About John Morton

John Morton is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Saint Peter's Peacocks. At a height of 6′3″ and 180 pounds (82 kg), he played at the point guard position.