- Stew Morrill
College coach infobox
Name = Stew Morrill
Sport =Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1952|7|25
Birthplace = flagicon|United StatesProvo, Utah
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College = Utah State
Title = Head coach
Awards = Big West Coach of the Year (2000, 2002)
Big Sky Coach of the Year (1991)
Championships = Big West Tournament Championship (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005)
Big West Regular Season Championship (2000, 2002, 2004)
Big Sky Tournament Championship (1991)
Big Sky Regular Season Championship (1991)
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Years = 1970–1972
1972–1974
Team = Ricks CC
Gonzaga
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CoachYears = 1974–1978
1978–1986
1986–1991
1991–1998
1998–present
CoachTeams = Gonzaga (asst.)
Montana (asst.)
Montana
Colorado State
Utah State
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BBallHOF =Stew Morrill (born
July 25 ,1952 , inProvo ,Utah , USA) is head coach of theUtah State University men's basketball team. He had previously coached at theUniversity of Montana andColorado State University before being hired by Utah State in 1998. He is Utah State's winningest coach.Morrill and Utah State gained national attention in March 2001 for their upset victory over Ohio State 77-68 in overtime in the NCAA Tournament.
On January 17, 2008, in an 82-78 victory over Boise State University, Morrill logged his 226th Aggie victory, passing E. Lowell Romney to become the winningest coach in Utah State basketball history.
Morrill has a record of 455-224 overall (.670), and 237-86 (.734) with Utah State. His 400th win came in a home victory on
January 30 2006 over Hawaii. He has also racked up an incredible home record of 142-12 (.922) in theDee Glen Smith Spectrum as coach of the Aggies.With Morrill at the helm, the Aggies are one of only three Division I teams to have won at least 23 games in each of the last nine seasons. The other schools are Gonzaga and Kansas. The Aggies guaranteed their ninth season of 23 wins with a 78-58 victory over the University of Idaho on March 8, 2008. Additionally, the Aggies have the fifth best winning percentage in the nation in the time since Morrill took over the program.
Morrill is a Latter-day Saint.When the PA announcer says his name the fans chant, "Stew!" [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/sports/thelist.html Meridian Magazine :: Sports :The List ] ]
Head coaching record by year
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