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Jason Morris

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Jason Morris was announced as UNC Asheville Volleyball's Assistant Coach on Monday, Mar. 18 by Head Coach Danielle Marante.

"Jason is a huge addition to our staff and program at UNC Asheville," Marante said. "His motivational style of hard work and grit brings out the best in every player he coaches. Our student-athletes will greatly benefit from having Jason to teach and mentor them on a daily basis."

Morris was a member of Marante's coaching staff at Tusculum for five seasons and coached alongside Marante at Marshall from 2017-19. While a member of the coaching staff at Tusculum, Morris helped guide the program to the South Atlantic Conference postseason all five years and capped off his final season by helping coach the program to its first SAC Tournament title this past fall.

While at Tusculum, Morris was also the head beach volleyball coach, leading the program to a 20-11 finish in his third year at the helm. With 29 victories, Morris became the winningest head coach in program history.

Morris, a native of Ocala, Florida, graduated from the Law Enforcement Academy at the College of Central Florida and became a sheriff's deputy. While enrolled in the Academy, he began playing competitive beach volleyball, winning several tournaments around the state.

After a few years in law enforcement, Morris began coaching volleyball full-time. He started his coaching career at Vanguard High School (2009-16) and was one of the four founding members of the Ocala Power Volleyball Academy. In his eight seasons at the Ocala school, he coached a final four team (2010), back-to-back state championship teams (2012 & 2013), and two runner-up squads (2014 & 2016). Morris was tabbed the 2013 Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year and the 2016 AVCA District Coach of the Year.

While at Ocala Power, several of his teams qualified for USA Volleyball nationals, with the 2013 and 2018 squads winning the championship. Morris won six USAV national qualifiers as a coach, including the JVA World Championship in 18's Premier Division in 2018 and the 2019 Music City Qualifier in Nashville. His 2012 AAU team won the national championship.

"I am very thankful and excited for this opportunity," Morris said. "I look forward to working with Coach Marante and transforming this program. We are here to change the culture and compete for championships. I am also excited to work with this talented group of young ladies and watch the team chemistry develop through lots of hard work."