Staten Island, NY – After a successful Summer League stint with the Golden State Warriors, former Wagner College standout
Alex Morales has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Orlando Magic.
An exhibit 10 contract is a one-year deal and gives an NBA franchise the flexibility to convert it into a two-way deal, but the team must ensure that it happens before the commencement of the regular season.
In his three-year career on Grymes Hill, Morales became the13th player in NEC history to compile 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists while leading Wagner with 19 points, seven rebounds, and four assists per contest.
The Paterson, NJ native became the fourth player in league history to repeat as NEC Player of the Year while also earning Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-NEC honors. He was voted to the NABC District 15 First Team, earned ECAC Player of the Year and First Team All-Met honors in 2022.
In Wagner's NEC quarterfinal win over Saint Francis U, Morales recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, recording the 12th triple-double in the NEC since 1997.
The last known triple-double in NEC Tournament action dates back to 1983, when LIU's Carey Scurry recorded 12 points, 13 rebounds, 10 blocks in the ECAC quarterfinals on March 9, 1983.
The last Wagner player to be affiliated with an NBA team was Terrance Bailey, who was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in 1987. Morales became the first NEC player to play in the NBA Summer League since FDU's Darnell Edge played for the Utah Jazz in 2019, as he played for the reigning NBA champions Golden State Warriors throughout the summer.
Morales joined LIU's Carey Scurry (1983-84 and 1984-85), Marist's Rik Smits (1986-87 and 1987-88) and LIU's Charles Jones (1996-97 and 1997-98) as the only players to win NEC Player of the Year twice while becoming the first Wagner player ever to achieve the feat.
Last season, Morales became Wagner's third-ever player to win the award, joining NEC Hall of Famers Terrance Bailey (1985-86) and Jermaine Hall (2002-03).
Additionally, Morales and CCSU's Rick Mickens (1999-00) are the only two NEC Players to win NEC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season.
