Roy Morris

Position: Dir. of Basketball Operations (3rd Year)

Former Torero standout Roy Morris enters his third year in the position of Director of Basketball Operations. Morris, who played for the USD basketball program between 1999-2003, will work with budget planning, team travel and monitoring of student-athlete academics.

"We are excited to have Roy back in the program and on our staff," stated USD head coach Bill Grier. "As a former student-athlete he understands what is necessary to be successful at USD which will be a valuable resource for our players. Roy is passionate about the program and he will be a great fit with our staff."

During his four-year stint with the Toreros, Morris appeared in 110 games. During his senior campaign he started all 30 games with the Toreros winning the 2003 WCC Tournament and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history. He finished third on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg) for the 18-12 ball club while converting 44.3% from the field and 41.5% from beyond the three-point line. He graduated from USD in 2003 with a degree in Communication Studies and minor in Leadership.

After graduating from USD he had a couple of stints in professional basketball. In 2003-04 he played for the Colombia-Cucuta Canoneros where he averaged 24.2 ppg, 8.8 assists and 6.6 rebounds. After a few years in restaurant management, he returned to basketball where he played for the Mexico-Tijuana Galgos (2007-08), the Mexico-All Tourney Team in Torreon, Mexico (2007-08; 18.6 ppg), the Chile Dimayor-Deportes Castro (2008-09; 17.1 ppg), and with Mexico-Fuerza Guinda Nogales (2008-09; 25.3 ppg). His most recent job was as an Online Advisor for Ashford University.

From nearby Bonita, California, Morris played at Bonita Vista High School in Chula Vista, California. During his senior year (1998-99) he averaged 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds with the team going 30-5 and winning their first-ever CIF state champinship. He was named the Metro Conference Most Valuable Player.