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Darren Morningstar
One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Darren Morningstar: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you have a better example of his signature, or a story about it, the note at the foot of this page still stands.
One season was the whole of Darren Morningstar's NBA story, split between the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz in 1993–94. The 6-foot-10 center took an unusual road to get there, beginning his college career with the Navy Midshipmen before finishing at Pittsburgh, and Boston drafted him in the second round, 47th overall, in 1992.
Born in Stevenson, Washington in 1969, he left only a brief line in the league's ledger — one year in uniform, two teams — the kind of career that vanishes from the record almost as quickly as it began.
HOW HE CAME & WENTThe Jazz signed him to a 10-day contract on February 21, 1994 and later waived him.
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 1993–94
- Position
- Center
- Born
- 1969, Stevenson, Washington
- Height
- 6′10″ (208 cm)
- Weight
- 236 lb (107 kg)
- College
- Pittsburgh
- Drafted
- 1992, 2nd round, Boston
With the Jazz
DARREN MORNINGSTAR · 1993–94 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | UTA | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | — |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | — |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
DARREN MORNINGSTAR · 6 NOTES- Has been a financial adviser at Morgan Stanley in Pittsburgh since 2002, now a senior vice president.
- He came out of Stevenson, Washington, a Columbia River town of fewer than 1,500 people.
- His three daughters all earned athletic scholarships, and Paige was named a Pittsburgh newspaper's Female Athlete of the Year in 2021.
- His entire Jazz tenure began with a 10-day contract signed on February 21, 1994.
- Playing for Murcia in Spain he scored 28 points in a April 1994 league game, his recorded professional career high.
- Between 1994 and 1998 he played in Spain, Argentina, Italy and Puerto Rico before a last stop in the CBA.
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