Editing Matt Morgan (section)

==Early life==
Matthew Thomas Morgan was born in [[Fairfield, Connecticut]] on September 10, 1976.<ref name="SlamBio">{{cite web |title=Matt Morgan |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/morgan_matt.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429202004/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/morgan_matt.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |website=canoe.com |access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>

After a successful high school basketball career at Fairfield High School in Connecticut, Morgan played [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[college basketball]] for [[Monmouth University]] at center position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawksball.com/roster_player/matt-morgan |title=Matt Morgan |website=hawksball.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927002104/http://hawksball.com/roster_player/matt-morgan |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref> During Morgan's freshman year at the university, the Monmouth Hawks defeated [[Rider University]] to become the [[Northeast Conference]] champions. By winning the conference tournament, Monmouth received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament.

Of his trip to the tournament, Morgan said, "it was fun to be able to say that you actually played in the NCAA tournament and actually got some minutes. I didn’t score, but at least I got in as a freshman, which was cool."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.iwheadlines.com/2010/04/06/matt-morgan-interview-wants-impact-live/|title= Matt Morgan Interview – Wants iMPACT! Live|access-date=December 29, 2010 | date= April 6, 2010 |website= IWHeadlines.com}}</ref> Monmouth lost to [[Marquette University]] in the first round of the tournament by a final score of 68–44.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1996|title=1996 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results|access-date= December 29, 2010|website = DatabaseSports.com}}</ref>

Following a coaching change at Monmouth, Morgan transferred to [[Chaminade University]] in Hawaii, where he finished his college basketball career and graduated in [[public speaking]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwheadlines.com/2009/10/05/matt-morgan-talks-about-adhd-getting-married-more/|title=Matt Morgan Talks About ADHD, Getting Married, and More|access-date= December 29, 2010| website= IWHeadlines.com |date=October 5, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjmutpur6Hw  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Vjmutpur6Hw |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live| title= Mat Morgan shoots on Internet Fans...|via= YouTube| date= May 5, 2013 | access-date= July 26, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> While at Chaminade, Morgan played in the [[Maui Invitational]] against the number one ranked [[Duke Blue Devils]].

Morgan participated in tryouts for the NBA teams [[Indiana Pacers]] and [[Toronto Raptors]], but he was not offered a contract by either team.