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Shaun Morris Promoted to Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach
7/10/2023 10:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac Men's Basketball has announced the promotion of Shaun Morris to Associate Head Coach, as revealed by Head Coach Tom Pecora and the Bobcats on Monday, July 10, 2023.
Morris will enter his seventh season with the Bobcats in 2023-24.
"It is with great excitement that Quinnipiac Basketball announces the promotion of Shaun Morris to Associate Head Coach," Pecora said. "Shaun has had a positive impact on our student-athletes in many ways during his time here at Quinnipiac. Our team is fortunate to have a coach with Shaun's expertise and work ethic. We're all looking forward to his continued contributions to our student-athletes and to our program moving forward."
QU is coming off a 20-win season in 2022-23, marking the fourth time in the school's Division I history that it reached 20 total victories. QU won a pair of games against NCAA Tournament teams, went 9-4 in Hamden, and defeated each MAAC opponent during the regular season to earn the No. 3 seed in the postseason league tournament.
Morris was recently recognized by Silver Wave Media, earning a spot as one of the Most Impactful Mid-Major Assistant Coaches.
Under the help of his guidance, Morris and the Bobcats have advanced to a pair of MAAC Semifinals over the last six years. QU won a pair of postseason games to reach the semifinal round in 2017-18, then the 2021-22 Bobcats became the first-ever No. 11 seed in MAAC Tournament history to advance to the semifinal round.
Quinnipiac has won 86 total games during that span, tallying double-digit win totals in five of six seasons. The Bobcats have posted a 47-34 record in games played at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden during that time frame.
Prior to Quinnipiac
Morris joined Quinnipiac in 2017-18 after serving on the staff for six years at Boston University under Head Coach Joe Jones. Morris joined as an assistant in 2011 and was promoted to the associate head coach position in 2014 at BU.
During his time with the Terriers, Morris helped guide his teams to three postseason berths, the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the 2013 CIT. In 2013-14, Morris helped the Terriers earn their first regular season league championship title in 10 years, while finishing with 24 wins, the second-highest total in program history. That season, Boston University also hosted Big Ten member Illinois on ESPN2 to open the NIT.
Prior to joining the staff at Boston University, Morris spent the previous two years at Division III powerhouse Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., where he was an assistant for former Marist head coach Mike Maker. The Ephs reached the NCAA Division III Final Four both years, including a runner-up finish in 2010.
Before joining Maker's staff, Morris spent four seasons at Towson. He joined the staff as a volunteer assistant in 2005, and then moved to director of basketball operations for the 2006-07 season before earning a promotion to assistant coach before the start of the 2008-09 campaign.
As a collegiate player, Morris helped lead Lycoming to a 53-27 record that included a MAC Freedom Conference championship and a trip to the 2004 NCAA tournament. He finished as the Warriors' all-time career assist leader with 355.
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Morris will enter his seventh season with the Bobcats in 2023-24.
"It is with great excitement that Quinnipiac Basketball announces the promotion of Shaun Morris to Associate Head Coach," Pecora said. "Shaun has had a positive impact on our student-athletes in many ways during his time here at Quinnipiac. Our team is fortunate to have a coach with Shaun's expertise and work ethic. We're all looking forward to his continued contributions to our student-athletes and to our program moving forward."
Our guy Shaun Morris has been promoted to Associate Head Coach!
— Quinnipiac Men's Basketball (@QU_MBB) July 10, 2023
Congrats, @SMorrisQU 👏
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QU is coming off a 20-win season in 2022-23, marking the fourth time in the school's Division I history that it reached 20 total victories. QU won a pair of games against NCAA Tournament teams, went 9-4 in Hamden, and defeated each MAAC opponent during the regular season to earn the No. 3 seed in the postseason league tournament.
Morris was recently recognized by Silver Wave Media, earning a spot as one of the Most Impactful Mid-Major Assistant Coaches.
Under the help of his guidance, Morris and the Bobcats have advanced to a pair of MAAC Semifinals over the last six years. QU won a pair of postseason games to reach the semifinal round in 2017-18, then the 2021-22 Bobcats became the first-ever No. 11 seed in MAAC Tournament history to advance to the semifinal round.
Quinnipiac has won 86 total games during that span, tallying double-digit win totals in five of six seasons. The Bobcats have posted a 47-34 record in games played at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden during that time frame.
Prior to Quinnipiac
Morris joined Quinnipiac in 2017-18 after serving on the staff for six years at Boston University under Head Coach Joe Jones. Morris joined as an assistant in 2011 and was promoted to the associate head coach position in 2014 at BU.
During his time with the Terriers, Morris helped guide his teams to three postseason berths, the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the 2013 CIT. In 2013-14, Morris helped the Terriers earn their first regular season league championship title in 10 years, while finishing with 24 wins, the second-highest total in program history. That season, Boston University also hosted Big Ten member Illinois on ESPN2 to open the NIT.
Prior to joining the staff at Boston University, Morris spent the previous two years at Division III powerhouse Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., where he was an assistant for former Marist head coach Mike Maker. The Ephs reached the NCAA Division III Final Four both years, including a runner-up finish in 2010.
Before joining Maker's staff, Morris spent four seasons at Towson. He joined the staff as a volunteer assistant in 2005, and then moved to director of basketball operations for the 2006-07 season before earning a promotion to assistant coach before the start of the 2008-09 campaign.
As a collegiate player, Morris helped lead Lycoming to a 53-27 record that included a MAC Freedom Conference championship and a trip to the 2004 NCAA tournament. He finished as the Warriors' all-time career assist leader with 355.
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