Morris Scott

Last updated
Morris Scott
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Chattahoochee Valley Pirates
Conference Alabama Community College Conference
Biographical details
Born Fitzgerald, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1997–2001 Florida A&M
Baseball
2000–2002 Florida A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005 Florida A&M (GA)
2005–2006 Chipley HS
2006–2007 Northwest Florida State (assistant)
2007–2009 Southeastern Louisiana (assistant)
2009–2010 Middleton HS
2010–2011 Grambling State (assistant)
2011–2017 Southern (assistant)
2017–2018Southern (interim HC)
2019–2020 Northwestern State (assistant)
2020–2024 Louisiana-Monroe (assistant)
2024–present Chattahoochee Valley CC
Head coaching record
Overall15–18 (.455)

Morris Scott is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Chattahoochee Valley Pirates men's basketball team. Before coaching for Chattahoochee Valley, Scott was the interim head coach of the Southern Jaguars basketball team from 2017 to 2018 following the promotion of head coach Roman Banks to athletic director. Scott's previous position was as an assistant coach for the Northwestern State Demons basketball team and for the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team. [1]

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College career

Morris Scott attended Florida A&M University, where he played both basketball and baseball. While playing basketball at Florida A&M, he helped lead the team to the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999. Scott was also named to the All-MEAC Tournament team that same year. [2] Scott graduated from Florida A&M with a bachelor's of science.

Coaching career

After graduating from Florida A&M, Scott coached for the basketball team as a graduate assistant (from 2003 to 2005) while pursuing his master's of science. Scott then spent a year as the head coach for Chipley High School basketball in Chipley, Florida, where he led the team to a district championship. In 2006, Scott became an assistant basketball coach for Northwest Florida State College, and followed that position up with a tenure as assistant basketball coach at Southeastern Louisiana University from 2007 to 2009. Scott returned to high school coaching for a year as head coach of the Middleton High School basketball team in Tampa, Florida. Scott then joined Grambling State University as an assistant basketball coach in 2010–11. In the 2011–12 season, Scott joined Southern University as an assistant basketball coach where he would remain for seven years. [3] Before the 2017–18 season, former head coach for the Southern Jaguars basketball Roman Banks was promoted to become athletic director for Southern, and Scott was promoted to interim head coach in his place. [4] [5] That season, Scott led Southern to a 15–18 record. After Southern hired Sean Woods as head coach, Scott left to become the assistant basketball coach at Northwestern State University in 2019. [6] After one year in that capacity, Scott became an assistant basketball coach at the University of Louisiana–Monroe. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Southern Jaguars (SWAC)(2017–2018)
2017–18 Southern 15–1810–85th
Manhattan:15–18 (.455)10–8 (.556)
Total:15–18 (.455)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "Morris Scott - Men's Basketball Coach - University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics". ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ↑ "'Same as any other game for me': Florida A&M alumnus Morris Scott set to face Rattlers for first time as Southern's coach | Southern". theadvocate.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Roman Banks named AD, Morris Scott interim HC at Southern | Coaches Databse". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Southern's Roman Banks named Jaguars' long-term athletic director; Morris Scott named interim basketball coach | News". nola.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Morris Scott - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches - Southern University". gojagsports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Morris Scott - Demon Basketball Coach - Northwestern State University Athletics". nsudemons.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Scott Joins ULM Basketball Coaching Staff - University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics". ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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