Bobbi Morse begins her fifth season as assistant coach of the women's basketball program. Among Morse's responsibilities are recruiting and on-court coaching with a focus on the Bears post play.

Last year, Morse aided the Bears to an NCAA record 19th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. WU finished the year with a 19-8 overall record, coming in second in the UAA. In 2006-07, Morse assisted in WU's 10th-straight UAA title and sixth trip to the Final Four. That year the Bears were 25-6 overall, and 12-2 in conference play. In 2004-05, Morse helped lead the Bears to a 22-5 overall record, their eighth-straight conference championship and 17th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2005-06, she helped guide the Red and Green to a 25-3 overall record, a ninth-straight conference championship and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16.

Morse is familiar with college basketball in St. Louis, as she served as the assistant coach at Saint Louis University from 2001-03. While with the Billikens, Morse's duties included coordination of recruiting, development of post players and scouting preparation.

During her tenure, SLU posted a 31-29 record. In 2003, Morse helped the Bills to a 8-6 Conference USA record, marking the best league finish in school history en route to SLU's first postseason appearance (WNIT) in the program's history.

Between her first and second year with SLU, Morse served as an assistant coach of the Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) Utah Starzz during the summer of 2002. Among other things, Morse was responsible for evaluating college prospects and coaching the post players.

Morse's professional coaching experience began in 1997 as an assistant under head coach Angela Black with the American Basketball League's (ABL) San Jose Lasers. She helped guide the team to the second round of the 1998 ABL playoffs and worked with such players as two-time Olympian and former Stanford University All-American Jennifer Azzi.

Morse began her collegiate coaching career at Kaskaskia (Ill.) Junior College from 1986-89. During her time in Kaskaskia, Morse registered a 70-25 mark, including a 30-4 audit in her final season.

She accepted the head coaching position at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1989 and remained there for four years before becoming an assistant coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1993. After two seasons at UMKC, Morse joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln staff as an assistant from 1995-1997. She also served as an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island from 1999-2001.

Morse is a 1985 graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where she played basketball and received a bachelor's degree in business education.

Quick Facts About Morse

Years at WU: Four

Previous Coaching Experience:
2001-03: Assistant coach at Saint Louis University.
2002: Assistant coach during summer for WNBA's Utah Starzz.
1999-2001: Assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island.
1997-98: Assistant coach for ABL's San Jose Lasers.
1995-97: Assistant coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
1993-94: Assistant coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
1989-1992: Head coach at University of Missouri-St. Louis.
1986-89: Head coach at Kaskaskia Junior College (Ill.).

College Career:
Played basketball at Wabash Valley Junior College from 1981-83, during which time she became the school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder. Played for Eastern Michigan University from 1983-85 and served as team captain.

College Education:
Associate of arts and sciences from Wabash Valley College in 1983. Bachelor's degree in business education from Eastern Michigan University in 1986. Master of sports management from the United States Sports Academy in 1991.

Family: Single.