Morgan Valley

Morgan Valley
Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Team	UConn
Conference	Big East
Biographical details
Born	April 7, 1981 (age 43); 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)

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]

Playing career

High school

A 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

Valley 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

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

After 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

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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 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

References

^ "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.

External links

Official Biography, UConn Huskies

[1] "UConn alum Morgan Valley named head coach of University of Hartford women's basketball team". Hartford Courant. 17 April 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

[2] "Hartford Hawks Athletics - Morgan Valley - Staff Directory - University of Hartford". www.hartfordhawks.com.

[3] "Vermont native Valley returns to Final Four". Burlington Free Press.

[4] "UCONN Hoop Legends: MORGAN VALLEY". www.uconnhooplegends.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

[5] "UConn Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[6] "Morgan Valley Bio". GoHolyCross.com.

[7] "Morgan Valley - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics.

[8] "Virginia Tech names Valley assistant coach". Virginia Tech Athletics.

[9] "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.

[10] "Morgan Valley - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Arizona Athletics.

[11] "Valley Officially Introduced as Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Hartford Athletics. 19 April 2019.

[12] "Former Rice hoops star Morgan Valley named head coach at University of Hartford". Burlington Free Press.

[13] "Morgan Valley on leaving Hartford for UConn: Returning to 'Mecca of basketball'". 21 April 2021.

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