Morgan Valley is a former American basketball player, former head coach of the Hartford Hawks women's basketball team, and current assistant coach for the UConn Huskies basketball team.

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.

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.

University of Connecticut statistics

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. After assistant coaching stops at

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and Towson, Valley had a four year stint as assistant coach under Sharon Dawley at

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. After an assistant coaching stop at

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, Valley joined the coaching staff at

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where she was part of the Huskies 2016 Final Four run. From 2017 to 2019, Valley was on staff at

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, until April 19, 2019 when she was named the ninth head coach in Hartford history, replacing Kim McNeill, who accepted a similar position at

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. On April 21, 2021, it was announced that Valley would be returning to UConn as an assistant coach replacing

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Head coaching record

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