University of California Athletics

Amorrow Morgan was an assistant coach for the California men's basketball program for two seasons (2023-25) under head coach Mark Madsen. Morgan arrived in Berkeley ahead of the 2023-24 season with 10-plus years of collegiate coaching experience. He helped the Golden Bears transition from the Pac-12 Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference between his two seasons on staff.

A relentless recruiter, Morgan played a key role in the signing of 2024-25 ACC Sixth Man of the Year and ACC All-Rookie Team selection Jeremiah Wilkinson, who ranked second among the league's freshmen in scoring (15.1 PPG) and totaled the fourth most points in a season by a Cal freshman (484).

Morgan's efforts on the recruiting trail also helped Cal land the nation's No. 8 transfer class (On3) in 2023 – highlighted by Jaylon Tyson, the No. 20 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers – and the No. 12 transfer class (On3) in 2024.

Cal won 14 games in Morgan's second year on staff in 2024-25 and reached the ACC Tournament second round following a double-overtime win over Virginia Tech in the opening round; the Bears became just the second No. 15 seed to win a game in the ACC Tournament. Cal went 11-6 at home – including wins over ACC foes Virginia, Florida State, Miami, NC State and Boston College – and picked up a 71-66 road win at USC in nonconference play.
 
Morgan’s first year in Berkeley in 2023-24 saw the Golden Bears’ program and fan base reinvigorated by a 10-win improvement. Cal earned its best finish in the Pac-12 Conference standings since 2016-17 with a tie for sixth place (13-19, 9-11) and its nine conference wins – each against a different opponent – included marquee victories against UCLA and NCAA Tournament squads Washington State, Oregon and Colorado.

Morgan arrived in Bear Territory following two seasons spent at Loyola Chicago (2021-23), where he helped the Ramblers win 35 total games, reach the 2022 NCAA Tournament and capture the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title. Morgan’s previous stints include South Alabama and Nicholls State, among others.
 
Morgan was instrumental in the development of 2022 MVC Defensive Player of the Year and All-MVC first-team selection Lucas Williamson, as well as five other all-conference honorees in his two seasons with the Ramblers. In three seasons (2018-21) on staff at South Alabama – the latter two in which he held the title of associate head coach – Morgan aided the Jaguars in winning 54 games, including a 20-win season in 2019-20.
 
Prior to his time at South Alabama, Morgan was an assistant coach at Nicholls State, where he helped the Colonels to a share of the 2017-18 Southland Conference title and their most wins (21) since 1995. He played a key role in Roddy Peters earning the Southland Conference’s Newcomer of the Year award. Morgan’s coaching career started at the University of Illinois-Springfield in 2013-14 before he moved on to Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, where he helped guide the Saints to a 25-6 record, the Red River Conference regular-season crown and a trip to the NAIA round of 16. Before heading to Nicholls State, Morgan enjoyed a two-year term as an assistant at Henderson State.
 
Morgan is a 2012 graduate of Idaho State, where he earned a degree in sport management and was a two-time All-Big Sky guard. He was one of just 19 players in Idaho State history to earn multiple all-conference honors and was a three-year team captain before moving onto a three-year professional playing career in Europe, which included a season as the top scorer for the SC Itzehoe Eagles in Germany. He also has a master’s degree in public administration from Illinois-Springfield.
 
Morgan is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and is married to the former Michelle Bailey.
 
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