| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | UConn |
| Conference | Big East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1981-04-07)April 7, 1981 (age 44) Colchester, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2004 | Connecticut |
| Position | 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) |
Morgan Valley (born April 7, 1981) is an American former basketball player, former head coach of theHartford Hawks women's basketball team, and current assistant coach for the UConn Huskies basketball team.[1][2]
A two-timeVermont Miss Basketball selection by theBurlington Free Press, Valley guidedRice Memorial High School to two-straight undefeated seasons and two Division I girls state championships.[3]
Valley attended the University of Connecticut and played basketball for Hall of Fame coachGeno Auriemma from 2000-2004. As a member of three national championship squads, and the 2001–02 undefeated team, Valley appeared in 108 games.[4]
| 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 |
After graduation, Valley spent one season as a student assistant with the Huskies before taking her first full-time coaching position atHoly Cross.[6] After assistant coaching stops atNew Hampshire andTowson, Valley had a four year stint as assistant coach underSharon Dawley atUMass.[7] After an assistant coaching stop atVirginia Tech, Valley joined the coaching staff atWashington where she was part of the Washington Huskies2016 Final Four run.[8][9]
From 2017 to 2019, Valley was on staff atArizona, until April 19, 2019 when she was named the ninth head coach in Hartford history, replacingKim McNeill, who accepted a similar position atEast Carolina.[10][11][12]
On April 21, 2021, it was announced that Valley would be returning to UConn as an assistant coach replacingShea Ralph.[13]
| 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) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||