Stanley Mack Morrison (born October 15, 1939) is an American retired

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coach and

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. He was head men's basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in

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from 1972 to 1979,

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(USC) from 1979 to 1986, and

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from 1989 to 1998. From 1986 to 1989 Morrison was the athletic director for the

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's 21-sport program, helped raise significant funds annually for the

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, and served on the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Committee. He was the athletic director at the

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for 12 years until his retirement on August 15, 2011.

Early life and college playing career

Born in

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, Morrison graduated from Bellflower High School. He then attended the

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and played on the California Golden Bears varsity basketball team from 1959 to 1961 as a

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. He was a member of the 1959 University of California, Berkeley NCAA Championship Basketball Team and a member of the 1960 University of California, Berkeley NCAA Runner-Up basketball team. Morrison averaged 10.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior. graduated from UC Berkeley in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.

Professional playing career

In the 1961–62 season, Morrison played professionally for

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, a team in the Spanish league. Real Madrid made the

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. He was one of the first Americans to play European basketball. Morrison also was part of the San Francisco Olympic Club AAU Championship Tournament in 1963.

Coaching career

In 1962, Morrison returned to UC Berkeley to be a graduate assistant on

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's staff. The following year, Morrison became varsity coach at El Camino High School in

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. While coaching at El Camino, Morrison pursued a master's degree in physical education at

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. Morrison received his master's in 1966, with the thesis ''The advantages and disadvantages in raising the height of the goal in basketball from ten feet to twelve feet''. After getting his master's degree, Morrison became an assistant coach at

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under Dan Glines. Morrison recruited

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to San Jose State in 1967; Hillman would eventually play in the NBA. Morrison then moved to

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as an assistant coach under Bob Boyd. USC finished the 1970–71 season 24–2 and ranked #5 by the AP. Stan Morrison is the only coach in NCAA history to lead three different basketball teams, in the same state, to the NCAA Tournament - University of the Pacific, University of Southern California, San Jose State University. Morrison was "Coach of the Year" in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, the Pac-10 Conference and the Big West Conference.

Pacific

Morrison got his first collegiate head coaching position at the University of the Pacific in 1972; he would lead the

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team for seven seasons. Morrison had a 100–88 record with Pacific, who finished Morrison's final season as head coach in 1978–79 first place in the

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standings and made the 1979 NCAA tournament.

USC

Morrison then became head coach at the

(USC) in 1979. He was head coach for seven seasons, until he was fired under a new Athletic Director in 1986. Morrison had been named the Pacific-10 Coach of the Year after the 1985 season. USC under Morrison made the

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and

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NCAA tournaments.

"Four Freshmen"

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and

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were recruited to USC by Morrison and his top assistant, David Spencer. They were joined by high school All-American, Tom Lewis, and Rich Grande as the "Four Freshmen" star recruiting class.Harvey, Randy
Un-Raveling at USC: A Failure to Communicate
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in March 1986 as the next head coach of the Trojans. Raveling gave the players a deadline to respond whether they would remain on the team. When they did not respond, he revoked the scholarships of Gathers, Kimble, and Lewis. Raveling's controversial statement was, "You can't let the Indians run the reservation," he said. "You've got to be strong, too. Sometimes you have to tell them that they have to exit." Kimble and Gathers transferred together from USC to Loyola Marymount. Lewis transferred to Pepperdine. Grande remained at USC.

UC Santa Barbara athletic director

Morrison accepted the position of Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UC Santa Barbara in 1986, which involved overseeing a 21-sport program and serving as a member of the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee for 3 years. NCAA Division 1.

San Jose State

Morrison returned to San Jose State to be head coach in 1989. Morrison inherited a team that went 5–21 under coach

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and had 10 players quit the team over accusations of verbal and physical abuse against Berry. In Morrison's first season, San Jose State went 8–20 in 1989–90 then finished the 1990–91 season 7–20. Following the 1990–91 season, Morrison dismissed four players from the team after they were arrested for stealing a student assistant's credit card. After 2–24 and 7–19 seasons, San Jose State finished the 1993–94 season 15–12 for the Spartans' first winning season since 1986–87. Led by Olivier Saint-Jean, San Jose State then made the 1996 NCAA tournament after winning the

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. Saint-Jean later changed his name to

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and was selected in the first round of the

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. San Jose State moved from the

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for the 1996–97 season. Following a 3–23 season in 1997–98, Morrison resigned.

UC Riverside athletic director

In August 1999, Morrison became athletic director at the

. At UC Riverside, Morrison led the university's upgrade from NCAA Division II to Division I. Morrison retired from the position on August 15, 2011. Morison served on the NCAA men's basketball tournament Committee from 2007-2011. In 2011, Morrison took the position of Senior Vice President of Security Bank of California. Then in 2016 Senior Vice President/Business Development Pacific Premier Bank.

Awards

Morrison was the recipient of the 2016–17 Pete Newell Career Achievement Award at the University of California. The award is recognition for career achievement and is presented to a Cal men's basketball alumnus who has distinguished himself in his accomplishments while upholding the highest ideals of Coach Pete Newell and the University of California. Morrison has also been awarded: 2011 Boy Scouts of America "Distinguished Citizen of the Year" 2012 Riverside Arts Council "Celebration Award" 2012 Riverside City Council Spirit Award" 2016 Riverside Greater Chambers of Commerce "Citizen of the Year" 2017 Ronald O. Loveridge "Distinguished Community Leader" 2018 Inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame 2019 Appointed to the Ronnie Lott "Impact Award" Board Stan Morrison is very involved in numerous Riverside non-profit organization boards including: Olive Crest, American Diabetes Association, ARC Riverside County, Mission Inn Foundation, High Five America, Boy Scouts of America, The 'Unforgettables', Riverside Downtown Partnership, Give Cancer the Boot, Riverside Downtown Business Council, Athletics Advisory Board Chair at La Sierra University, American Heart Association Heart Walk, March of Dimes, Make a Wish Foundation, Susan G. Komen- Race For The Cure, Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center and Make-A-Wish Foundation, Co-Producer-"A Night With Alpin Hong", La Sierra University Foundation Chair, Riverside Philharmonic Board, Ronnie Lott- "Impact Award".

Head coaching record

References

External links

UC Riverside profile
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