Brock Morris begins his third season at the College of Southern Idaho as an assistant men's basketball coach. “Brock has become known as one of the best recruiters in college basketball at any level! Brock has a great understanding of the game and I believe will be a great head coach someday.” -Jared Phay
During Morris’ two seasons at CSI the Golden Eagles had a 58-8 record, 87% winning percentage. They have won two straight Scenic West Conference Championships, been ranked in the Top 10 Nationally for 19 straight weeks, and were the third overall seed in the NJCAA national tournament. Also, the Golden Eagles produced 2x All-American Fred Edmond, (10) All-Conference Selections, (2) Conference players of the year, and (1) Conference Tournament MVP.
CSI’s 2014-15 season was one for the books, with 15 freshman and one sophomore the Golden Eagles finished with a 31-3 record, third overall seed in the NJCAA National Tournament, and were ranked the NJCAA Top 10 wire to wire. CSI finished with the 2nd highest defensive field goal % in the nation, ranked (3rd) nationally in the steals per game and (1st) in Free Throws attempted per game. The Golden Eagles were also named to the Academic-American team, finishing with the 7th highest GPA in the country.
During Morris 1st season at CSI the Golden Eagles were wildly successful. The Eagles won 27 games and were crowned Scenic West Conference champions. The program sustained success throughout the year being ranked in the Top 5 nationally for over eight weeks. CSI finished ranked 8th nationally in FG% (50%), and 9th nationally in 3FG% (39%). CSI also produced (1) All-American and (5) All-Conference players.
Morris came to CSI from The University of Louisiana-Lafayette where he served as the Director of Basketball Operations under head coach Bob Marlin from 2010 to 2013.
During Coach Morris' three seasons in Lafayette, the Cajuns had tremendous success on and off the court. UL won more games during the 2011-12 season than any Cajun team in over a decade. They were honored with hosting the first post-season game ever played in the Cajundome, NCAA longest active winning streak during the 2010-11 season, Sun Belt Conference Division Champions, six of the top 10 best team semester GPAs in school history and nine players honored academically by the Sun Belt Conference.
Coach Morris was vital in the development of Louisiana point guard Elfrid Payton, who was taken 10th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers, and later traded to the Orlando Magic in the 2014 NBA Draft. During Payton's sophomore season (2012-13), he was the only player in NCAA Division I to average more than 15 points, five assists, five rebounds and two steals. Payton earned First Team All-Sun Belt honors and earned an invite for USA Basketball's Under19 team tryout. "Coach Brock reminds me of myself, always trying to get better and learn more about the game, but with that he always found time to help me get a workout in no matter the time of day. That kind of drive lets me know he'll be a great head coach one day!" Payton said.
Coach Morris spent two seasons - 2008-09 and 2009-10 - as the graduate assistant for his alma mater, the University of Alabama.
Coach Morris played collegiately at Snead State College before transferring to the University of Alabama. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Alabama in 2008 and his master's degree in human environmental sciences with a concentration in sports management in 2010. He is married to Amanda (Archer.)
Coach Morris is from Albertville, Ala.
