All five freshmen signees were ranked among the top-80 players nationally by one of the three major recruiting services (Mohamed Bamba, No. In fact, before joining Smart’s staff at VCU, he spent the 2010-11 season on Barclay Radebaugh’s staff at Charleston Southern. East Tennessee State has postponed Tuesday nightâs men's basketball game at UNC-Asheville hours before tipoff due to COVID-related issues within the Buccaneersâ program. UNCA held an early 18-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, but App State responded with a 12-0 run in the first 3:51 of the second period to go up ⦠DeVon Baker had 27 points and his free throw in the closing seconds was the only point UNC Asheville scored in the final two minutes, but the Bulldogs still held on and edged past Charleston Southern 79-75 on Saturday. Morrell said his team will begin the season with no fans in the stands at its home games. UNC Asheville Athletics. Morrell's initial coaching contract was worth $135,000 annually. A three-year starter, Morrell helped the Buffaloes earn a spot in the NAIA National Tournament as a freshman in 2000-01. 2 Rivals; Matt Coleman, No. UNC Asheville’s DeVon Baker was chosen to the Big South All-Freshman Team, while lone senior Donovan Gilmore was tabbed to the All-Academic Team. Morrell was a two-sport athlete at Milligan College playing both basketball and golf. The Bulldogs finished the season with 76 percent of their minutes being played by freshmen. âAt this point, with everything going on, itâs definitely a day-by-day thing,â Morrell said. In 1988, Williams became the head coach of the men's basketball team at Kansas, taking them to 14 consecutive NCAA tournaments, four final four appearances, two national championship game appeara⦠Morrell (pronunciation: more-ELL) is the seventh head coach in the history of UNC Asheville men's basketball. As the primary recruiting coordinator at Texas, Morrell helped sign two top-5 and one top-20 class. At Texas, the Longhorns advanced to the NCAA Tournament in both the 2015-16 seasons and the 2017-18 seasons. 22 pick by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2017 NBA Draft. North Carolina-Asheville is 1-2 on the season, defeating South Carolina State on Saturday after falling to UNC Wilmington 76-68 and Western Carolina by two points in overtime. He served as a graduate assistant in 2007-08 before moving into the Director of Basketball Operations position at Clemson in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. The Bulldogs entered the season predicted to finish ninth in the league standings, but ended the year in a tie for fifth: the largest jump in predicted finish in the conference. Born Aug. 22, 1982, Morrell was a two-sport standout at Milligan College where he was an 1,000-point scorer for the men’s basketball program. âIâm hoping we can at least get some families of players in here so they can see their kids play. Morrell coached two All-Big South performers, as sophomore DeVon Baker was named to the second-team while redshirt sophomore LJ Thorpe earned honorable mention recognition. âI came in with a plan and we stuck to that plan knowing that it wasnât going to happen overnight.â. 25) seasons. He is a native of Elizabethton, Tenn. Morrell oversaw one of the biggest turnarounds in Division I men’s basketball during the 2019-20 season. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. âIâll say this: Iâm glad itâs not my first year as a coach because itâs a lot to deal with outside of trying to get your team ready to play.â. Now the Vols need him to score more often. Mike Morrell (born August 22, 1982) is an American college basketball coach, and current head coach of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team. UNC Wilmington vs UNC Asheville Preview. In its first full recruiting cycle in Austin, the Texas coaching staff that Morrell was on pulled in a four-man freshman group that ranked as the No. North Carolina is headed to Asheville to play three games in three days. Steve Arnette Robinson is considered one of top assistants in college basketball. Chattanooga has 44 assists on 80 field goals (55 percent) over its previous three matchups while UNC-Asheville has assists on 56 of 91 field goals (61.5 percent) during its past three games. COPYRIGHT © 2020, University of North Carolina - Asheville. After a national search, UNC Asheville selected Mike Morrell to helm the UNC Asheville men’s basketball program on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. âI know a lot of people over at ETSU, know their staff really well. Itâs definitely a challenge. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. âLike R.J. Evans, Coach Venezia is someone that I am extremely familiar with from our time ⦠15; James Banks, No. During its second recruiting cycle, the Texas staff signed a five-man freshman class that ranked as the No. He attended UNC Asheville on an academic and athletic scholarship and majored in history. With consistency and experience, the Bulldogs improved their record from 4-27 to 15-16, including an 8-10 mark in Big South Conference play. The three ⦠Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Playing career. ASHEVILLE, N.C. â After a national search, UNC Asheville has selected Mike Morrell to helm the UNC Asheville men's basketball program. They posted an overall record of 23-11. UNC Asheville coach Mike Morrell marveled at Ponsâ athleticism Tuesday as the former VCU assistant compared him to Indianapolis Colts tight end and former VCU basketball player Mo Alie-Cox. I think right now the biggest goal is to just try to be able to play some games first and see how that goes.â. He also claimed a spot on the 10-person USBWA All-District VII Team and the five-person NABC All-District 8 second-team. The Maui Invitational is being played at Harrahâs the week before and no fans will be allowed at the games, so there is little chance of spectators being allowed at the meeting between ETSU and UNC-Asheville. For Morrell, itâs just another game on the schedule. Redshirt junior Jax Levitch was named to the All-Academic Team. Prior to his time at Charleston Southern, Morrell was on staff at Clemson under head coach Oliver Purnell. Morrell coached the youngest team in NCAA Division I in his first season in charge of the UNC Asheville men’s basketball program. My mom lives about five minutes away from there and I know a lot of people who went there and played there, but when youâre coaching, youâre really just focused on trying to get your team ready to play.â. 24) and 2014-15 (No. Despite their youth, Morrell’s Bulldogs were able to sweep the season series from USC Upstate and Asheville was the only team in the country during the regular season to have four freshmen score 20 or more points in a single game. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. Considered one of the top assistants in all of college basketball, the 35-year-old Morrell joins UNC Asheville ⦠All four freshman signees were ranked among the top-100 players nationally by Scout (Jarrett Allen, No. UNC-Asheville was chosen second in Tuesdayâs Big South Conferenceâs preseason poll â behind Winthrop â after posting the third-biggest turnaround in the country last season when it went from four wins to 15. UNC Asheville hired Mike Morrell as its new men's basketball coach on Wednesday. With four players scoring in double figures, the Wofford womenâs basketball team took home another road win after defeating UNC-Asheville 76-50. 47 Scout; Jericho Sims, No. Iâve played ETSU before when I was at VCU. A two-time all-league selection in golf, Morrell, who earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 2005, led Milligan golf to the conference championship in 2003. Morrell spent most of his coaching career working with current Texas head coach Shaka Smart. The Bulldogs improved by 11 victories from his first season at the helm, tied for the third-largest improvement that season, and were one of just four teams in the nation to increase its win total by double digits. The UNC Asheville men's basketball coach agreed to a contract extension Sept. 10 to coach the Bulldogs through the 2022-2023 season. In addition to working with him at Texas from 2015-2018, Morrell spent 2011-2015 on Smart’s staff at VCU. He knew he wanted to be a basketball coach, but he thought he would graduate and teach high school history, earning a spot as a high school basketball coach and eventually working his way into a college coaching job. âObviously Iâm from there but thatâs kind of the extent of it,â he said. Woods had been recruited heavily prior to the injury, including by UNC Asheville. âItâs definitely a different situation than what weâre accustomed to as coaches. âI donât think anybodyâs fired up about playing in front of no fans and having to return a game with fans on either sides, so we made it a neutral game.â. âAs coaches I donât know that you ever feel like youâre exactly where you need to be, but I feel like weâre definitely trending in the right direction,â said Morrell, a native of Elizabethton who played at Milligan. UNC Asheville announces Tuesdayâs game with ETSU postponed due to COVID-19 Concerns ASHEVILLE, N.C. â UNC Asheville announced Tuesday morning that its scheduled menâs basketball game with ETSU at the Harrahâs Cherokee Center⦠He started his college coaching career at North Carolina as an assistant coach for Dean Smith in 1978. No other team in the league had more than two in the Top 16. âCoach Robâ, as heâs known by his players, has been an assistant coach at UNC ⦠Roy Allen Williams (born August 1, 1950) is an American college basketball coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Morrell has been an assistant on Shaka Smart's staffs with Texas (2015-18) and Virginia Commonwealth (2011-15). After a first season with eight freshman learning the ropes of collegiate basketball, Morrell truly began to establish his desired style of play in Year Two. Allen earned All-Big 12 Conference third-team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team accolades. ASHEVILLE, N.C. â Mike Morrell is about to begin his third season as UNC-Ashevilleâs menâs basketball coach, and heâs got ⦠Over 90 percent of UNC Asheville’s overall minutes on the year were played by underclassmen. The Bulldogs played aggressive pressure defense, and led the Big South and ranked in the Top 25 nationally in turnover margin (plus-5.2), turnovers forced per game (16.9), total steals (250) and steals per game (8.3). 29 ESPN; Jase Febres, No. SCSU BASKETBALL: Lady Bulldogs down UNC-Asheville 69-60 for first win By Bill Hamilton S.C. State Sports Information Dec 12, 2020 ... which lifted Coach Audra Smithâs team to 1-4 on the season. There was a problem saving your notification. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. For the most part youâre trying to keep these guys in somewhat of a normal situation when itâs not normal at all. The UNCW menâs basketball team is headed back to the coast after three games in four days as part of the Mako Medical Asheville Classic with a trophy in its pocket. Named the top recruiter in the country under the age of 35 in 2015 by ESPN prior to his arrival at UNC Asheville, Morrell helped coach a team to the NCAA Tournament in nine of his 11 years at the NCAA Division I level as an assistant coach. 19; Jacob Young, No. Considered one of the top assistants in all of college basketball, the 35-year-old Morrell joins UNC Asheville ⦠After a national search, UNC Asheville selected Mike Morrell to helm the UNC Asheville menâs basketball program on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. "The Maui Classic, one of college basketballâs most prestigious early-season tournaments, was moved to Asheville from Hawaii a few months ago due to COVID-19. The Bulldogsâ first three games are at home. After a national search, UNC Asheville has selected Mike Morrell to helm the UNC Asheville menâs basketball program. He also served as the head coach of the golf team at King. The 2017â18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team ⦠The Tornado won the 2007 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament first round. ASHEVILLE â For college basketball fans in Western North Carolina, this past week has been "the best of times and worst of times. Morrell and his Bulldogs will take on East Tennessee State on Dec. 8 at Harrahâs Cherokee Center in Asheville, the venue where ETSU won the Southern Conference tournament in March. The UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.Their current head coach is Mike Morrell.The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference Morrell (pronunciation: more-ELL) is the seventh head coach in the history of UNC Asheville men’s basketball. The coronavirus pandemic has forced a change to the basketball calendar. The Bulldogs went 15-16 last season (8-10 in Big South play) in their second campaign under head coach Mike Morrell, an 11-win improvement over the year prior. 49; Andrew Jones, No. VCU was ranked in the final Associated Press poll in the 2012-13 (No. 25), 2013-14 (No. Following the 2019-20 season, ESPN named Morrell as one if its Top 40 coaches under 40 years old, citing the Bulldogs’ 11-game turnaround. Neither coach figured that was fair, so they opted for a one-time deal at a neutral site. 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