Morgan Valley is an American former basketball player, former head coach of the Hartford Hawks women's basketball team, and current assistant coach for the UConn Huskies basketball team.[1][2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | UConn |
| Conference | Big East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 7, 1981 Colchester, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2004 | Connecticut |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | UConn (student assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Holy Cross (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | New Hampshire (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Towson (assistant) |
| 2010–2014 | UMass (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | Washington (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Hartford |
| 2021–present | UConn (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–37 (.098) |
Playing career
editHigh school
editA two-time Vermont Miss Basketball selection by the Burlington Free Press, Valley guided Rice Memorial High School to two-straight undefeated seasons and two Division I girls state championships.[3]
College
editValley attended the University of Connecticut and played basketball for Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma from 2000-2004. As a member of three national championship squads, and the 2001–02 undefeated team, Valley appeared in 108 games.[4]
University of Connecticut statistics
edit| Morgan Valley Statistics[5] at University of Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
| 2000-01 | 29 | 33 | 84 | .393 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 12 | 14 | .857 | 56 | 1.9 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 300 | 88 | 3.0 |
| 2001-02 | 16 | 19 | 43 | .442 | 7 | 20 | .350 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 41 | 2.6 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 207 | 58 | 3.6 |
| 2002-03 | 34 | 29 | 69 | .420 | 5 | 17 | .294 | 13 | 16 | .813 | 90 | 2.6 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 388 | 76 | 2.2 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | 24 | 48 | .500 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 76 | 2.6 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 338 | 60 | 2.1 |
| Totals | 108 | 105 | 244 | .430 | 25 | 70 | .357 | 47 | 63 | .746 | 263 | 2.4 | 109 | 86 | 18 | 59 | 1233 | 282 | 2.6 |
Coaching career
editAfter graduation, Valley spent one season as a student assistant with the Huskies before taking her first full-time coaching position at Holy Cross.[6] After assistant coaching stops at New Hampshire and Towson, Valley had a four year stint as assistant coach under Sharon Dawley at UMass.[7] After an assistant coaching stop at Virginia Tech, Valley joined the coaching staff at Washington where she was part of the Huskies 2016 Final Four run.[8][9]
From 2017 to 2019, Valley was on staff at Arizona, until April 19, 2019 when she was named the ninth head coach in Hartford history, replacing Kim McNeill, who accepted a similar position at East Carolina.[10][11][12]
On April 21, 2021, it was announced that Valley would be returning to UConn as an assistant coach replacing Shea Ralph.[13]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Hawks (America East) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Hartford | 1–28 | 1–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Hartford | 3–9 | 3–9 | T-9th | |||||
| Hartford: | 4–37 (.098) | 4–24 (.143) | |||||||
| Total: | 4–37 (.098) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "UConn alum Morgan Valley named head coach of University of Hartford women's basketball team". Hartford Courant. 17 April 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Hartford Hawks Athletics - Morgan Valley - Staff Directory - University of Hartford". www.hartfordhawks.com.
- ^ "Vermont native Valley returns to Final Four". Burlington Free Press.
- ^ "UCONN Hoop Legends: MORGAN VALLEY". www.uconnhooplegends.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "UConn Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Morgan Valley Bio". GoHolyCross.com.
- ^ "Morgan Valley - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics.
- ^ "Virginia Tech names Valley assistant coach". Virginia Tech Athletics.
- ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.
- ^ "Morgan Valley - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Arizona Athletics.
- ^ "Valley Officially Introduced as Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Hartford Athletics. 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Former Rice hoops star Morgan Valley named head coach at University of Hartford". Burlington Free Press.
- ^ "Morgan Valley on leaving Hartford for UConn: Returning to 'Mecca of basketball'". 21 April 2021.