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Wayne Morgan

  • Class
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
Wayne Morgan was the first basketball player in Westchester Community College history to be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. He played on the 1968-1970 teams, before transferring to St. Lawrence University.

Morgan then enjoyed a long, successful coaching career, beginning at Ithaca College, and then including stops at Dutchess Community College, Syracuse University, Dartmouth, and Xavier. He earned a 91-84 record as the Head Coach at Long Beach State over six seasons before accepting the head coaching position at Iowa State. In three years at Iowa State, Morgan had a combined record of 55-39, marking his record third to Larry Eustachy (72-26, two NCAA tournament appearances, one Elite eight appearance) and Tim Floyd (69-29, twice second round of NCAA tourney) in the history of Iowa State University basketball coaches finishing their third year. During this time his team went to the NIT semifinals and the second round of the NCAA tournament, where they were overpowered by the eventual national champions, North Carolina.

From 2009-2013, Morgan was an assistant coach at Hofstra University.

He is the author of two DVDs: 'Wayne Morgan: Mastering the 2-3 zone defense'; and 'Wayne Morgan: The Philosophy of changing defenses and the 2-3 zone.' Both feature his mastery of the 2-3 zone, much of what he learned as an assistant to Coach Jim Boeheim of Syracuse University between 1984 and 1996.

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