Johnathan Motley

Johnathan Landus Motley was born in Houston, Texas in 1995. He attended North Shore High School in Houston, playing basketball under head coach David Green. In his junior year, he led his team to a 32-4 mark and a district championship. North Shore repeated as district champions the following season, going 30-5. Motley also played football in high school, spending time at quarterback, wide receiver and defensive end. In his off-time, he loves to cook and play video games. Motley is also a soccer fan; his favorite teams are Chelsea F.C. and Borussia Dortmund. Learn more about Motley by following him on Twitter (@Moneymot5). For the first season of his Baylor career, Motley was a role player. The 6-foot-8 forward started all 34 games as a freshman for the Bears, averaging 7.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 21.5 minutes. He split time in the frontcourt with Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers. He had some big games, including a 22-point, 11-rebound performance in a win over Texas A&M. Motley primarily came off the bench as a sophomore but improved his productivity to 11.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He had a pair of 27-point games in a sweep of Iowa State. Motley broke out as a junior and led the Bears with 17.3 points and 9.9 rebounds per contest. The forward led the team to a win over Texas with 32 points and 20 rebounds. The Bears advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament and Motley averaged 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds during The Big Dance. With one year of eligibility remaining, Motley declared for the 2017 NBA Draft but went undrafted. He signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks shortly afterwards.