University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
The Athletic Catches Up With Coach Morrell
06.20.2019 | Men's Basketball
First-year players and first-year head coaches may think they're ready for everything college basketball and a new program will throw at them. Then reality hits.
So again this offseason, The Athletic will check in with select freshmen and head coaches about their first year— the things they learned in Year 1 that will shape Year 2 and beyond. Next up: UNC Asheville coach Mike Morrell, who worked for Shaka Smart at VCU and Texas before taking over what became the youngest team in the country — in the end, freshmen logged 76 percent of the total minutes played for the Bulldogs. There were predictable struggles in a four-win season, but some optimism that this especially young roster will get better with time.
To see the full feature by Brian Hamilton of The Athletic, please visit HERE.
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