Matthew Morgan enters his first second as the director of player development after joining head coach Corey Gipson’s staff in June 2024.
Morgan joins the men’s basketball staff as the Director of Player Development, after serving as an assistant coach at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri, in 2023-24.
His duties at LYP included overseeing player development for the regional and national post-graduate athletes, assisting in scouting, practice drills, team travel, and more.
Prior to his time with the Lions, Morgan was a graduate assistant at Missouri State during the 2022-23 season, after serving as the head student manager for the Bears (2019-22), where Gipson was the associate head coach during this time.
As a graduate assistant, he assisted with scouting, in-game stats, and analytics, while leading and assisting on-court player development and on-campus recruiting visits.
Morgan began his career as a student manager at Harding, where he helped organize and set up equipment for practice and game days, assisted in game and practice film, and organized databases for recruiting.
Morgan earned a bachelor's degree in general studies from Missouri State in 2022 and a master's in professional studies with a certificate in sport's management from Missouri State in 2024.
Morgan’s Coaching Career
Austin Peay (2024-Pres.) – Named Director of Player Development June 25, 2024
Link Year Regional (2023-24) – Assistant Coach
Missouri State (2022-23) – Graduate Assistant
Missouri State (2019-22) – Head Student Manager
Harding (2017-19) – Student Manager
