Morgan Crawford joined the Averett University women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant in June 2015.
In her first season as an assistant coach, Crawford helped guide the Cougars to 14 wins while coaching one USA South All-Conference First Team selection.
Prior to Averett, Crawford gained valuable coaching experience through working as a volunteer assistant coach at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she served among a four-member coaching staff during the 2014-15 season.
In addition to her experience off the court, Crawford has experience as a player as well. She began her college career at the University of Mobile, where she played for two years before finishing her playing career at Huntingdon College. Crawford was a two-year point guard at Huntingdon, starting in 60 games. She holds records at Huntingdon for most steals in a game with 10 along with most assists in a game with nine. Her senior season saw Crawford lead both the Great South Athletic Conference and the team in assists, finishing with 151 for the season and was second in the conference in steals. She also started all 29 games as a senior, where she averaged 16.3 points per game with 5.1 rebounds per game.
Crawford was also a member of Huntingdon’s 2012-13 Great South Athletic Conference championship team and helped the squad to its first NCAA tournament appearance in school history. Additionally, she was selected as player of the week four times and earned Great South Athletic All-Conference honors both years. Off the court, Crawford succeeded in the classroom by earning Great South Athletic Academic All-Conference honors several times.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Crawford relocated to Mobile, Alabama, where she finished high school. She earned her bachelor’s of arts degree in sports management from Huntingdon in December 2013 and is currently working toward her master’s of business administration from Averett.
