Morrison, who is in his third season with the program, led the Aggies to a 27-4 regular-season record and a second-place finish in the SEC with a 14-1 conference record. Under his leadership, four Texas A&M players (Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, Logan Lednicky, Maddie Waak, Kyndal Stowers) earned AVCA All-American honors this season.
On Thursday, Dec. 18, Texas A&M makes its first appearance in the NCAA volleyball Final Four in the Morrison era and in program history. Morrison and the Aggies defeated No. 6 TCU in the second round, No. 2 Louisville with a reverse sweep in the Sweet 16 and No. 1 Nebraska in an Elite Eight five-set thriller to reach the Final Four stage in Kansas City.Before joining the Aggies in 2022, Morrison was the head coach of the Team USA Volleyball U19 team and the director of sports performance for League One Volleyball.
AVCA NCAA Division I Coaches of the Year
- 1982: Dave Shoji, University of Hawai’i
- 1983: Taras Liskevych, University of the Pacific
- 1984: Leilani Overstreet, Fresno State University
- 1985: Mike Hebert, University of Illinois
- 1986: Terry Pettit, University of Nebraska
- 1987: Kathy DeBoer, University of Kentucky
- 1988: Lisa Love, University of Texas-Arlington
- 1989: Andy Banachowski, UCLA
- 1990: Russ Rose, Penn State University
- 1991: Don Shaw, Stanford University
- 1992: Mary Wise, University of Florida
- 1993: Kathy Gregory, University of California Santa Barbara
- 1994: Terry Pettit, University of Nebraska
- 1995: Chuck Erbe, Michigan State University
- 1996: Mary Wise, University of Florida
- 1997: Russ Rose, Penn State University
- 1998: Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University
- 1999: Iradge-Ahrabi Fard, University of Northern Iowa
- 2000: John Cook, University of Nebraska
- 2001: John Dunning, Stanford University
- 2002: Bobbi Peterson, University of Northern Iowa
- 2003: Mick Haley, University of Southern California
- 2004: Jim McLaughlin, University of Washington
- 2005: John Cook, University of Nebraska
- 2006: Andy Banachowski, UCLA
- 2007: Russ Rose, Penn State University
- 2008: Russ Rose, Penn State University
- 2009: Dave Shoji, University of Hawai’i
- 2010: Rich Feller, University of California Berkley
- 2011: Michael Sealy, UCLA
- 2012: Jerritt Elliott, University of Texas
- 2013: Russ Rose, Penn State University
- 2014: Shawn Olmstead, BYU
- 2015: Hugh McCutcheon, University of Minnesota
- 2016: John Dunning, Stanford University
- 2017: Mary Wise, University of Florida
- 2018: Heather Olmstead, Brigham Young University
- 2019: Ryan McGuyre, Baylor University
- 2021 (spring): Craig Skinner, University of Kentucky
- 2021 (fall): Dani Busboom Kelly, University of Louisville
- 2022: Jennifer Petrie, University of San Diego
- 2023: John Cook, University of Nebraska
- 2024: Dan Fisher, University of Pittsburgh
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