Michael Morgan joins the Jackson State women's basketball program as an assistant coach entering the 2025-26 season. A 16-year collegiate coaching veteran, including previous stops at four other collegiate institutions, Morgan begins his first year at Mercer in 2024-25 as an assistant coach for the Bears. Morgan joined the coaching staff in Macon in April 2024 after spending the previous two seasons in a similar role at Hofstra.
Hofstra displayed one of the nation’s top field goal percentage defenses to highlight a 2023-24 campaign that concluded in the quarterfinal round of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament. The Pride held 15 opponents to sub-35 percent shooting efforts, while also showcasing NCAA Division I’s 37th-ranked offensive rebounding squad as well. Defense was a calling card for Hofstra during Morgan’s tenure, as the Pride also carried one of the nation’s top perimeter defenses during his first season in Long Island, N.Y.
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Morgan predated his time in New York with a six-year stint at Alabama A&M where he led the recruiting efforts for the Bulldogs, while also playing a key role in pacing AAMU to six appearances in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament, including a run to the semifinals of the 2019-20 event. Alabama A&M also reeled in 13 league victories during the 2021-22 campaign on the way to a runner-up finish in the final SWAC regular season standings. Morgan mentored more than 40 student-athletes SWAC All-Academic honors, and developed the post-player positional group, including 3-time All-SWAC selection and HBCU All-American Dariauna Lewis.
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A native of Tampa, Fla., Morgan opened his coaching career on the prep level, compiling an 85-24 record across four seasons (2008-12) as the girls basketball head coach at Oldsmar Christian School. Nearly 70 student-athletes were presented with post-secondary athletic scholarships across his tenure, while the Eagles consistently finished among the prep national rankings as well.
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His success on the prep level helped ignite the flame on his collegiate coaching career when he accepted a position at Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) for the 2012-13 season. He also served a 3-year stint (2013-16) as assistant coach at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Miss.
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Morgan opened his collegiate playing career at both North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Wesleyan, before transitioning home and starring as a standout post player at Trinity College in New Port Richey, Fla. He earned a pair of all-region accolades during his time in the black and gold, including a first team nod as a junior in 2007-08. He also concluded that season with a runner-up finish for region player of the year.
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Morgan earned his bachelor’s degree in biblical studies with youth emphasis from Trinity College in 2012. He married his wife, Sharon, shortly thereafter.
