Speedy Morris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Age, Net Worth, Biography

William "Speedy" Morris (born April 26, 1942) is an American basketball coach.
Morris started coaching at St.
John the Baptist Catholic School's CYO varsity basketball team.
He then went on to coach at Roman Catholic High School.
Morris was then asked to be head coach of LaSalle University's women's basketball team.
He was head coach of the La Salle University men's team from 1986 to 2001, where he led the Explorers to four NCAA tournament appearances.
Morris's 238 wins are the most in school history.
His best team was the 1989–90, led by Lionel Simmons and Doug Overton, which posted a 30–2 record and finished 12th in both major polls. Morris was the first Division I coach to coach both the men's and women's program at the same school.
While at La Salle, Morris coached future NBA players Simmons, Overton, Randy Woods, Tim Legler, and Rasual Butler.
However, he was forced to resign in 2001 after eight straight losing seasons. Soon afterward, Morris was hired at Saint Joseph's Prep High School in Philadelphia, and has been there ever since.
On February 7 2011, he earned his 561st win in the Philadelphia Catholic League, the most of any coach in league history.
On February 3, 2012, Morris earned his 900th win as Prep defeated Roman Catholic, a team he once coached.
Morris is the first and only coach in Pennsylvania state history to win 300 games with two schools.
He won his 1000th game on January 12, 2018.

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