Jake Morton, a former player and assistant coach for the Miami Hurricanes, has taken a position at Alcorn State University.
Jake Morton was brought on board as an assistant coach for Florida State a year ago, working under the Seminoles' head coach, Leonard Hamilton, who retired. Prior to his role at FSU, he was an assistant coach at East Carolina.
During his playing days for Miami, Morton scored 909 points, grabbed 145 rebounds and handed out 194 assists along with making 136 threes in his career. Morton was also named the team's defensive player of the year, three times during his playing days. Before getting into coaching, Morton played six years professionally in Israel.
In addition to being an assistant at Miami and Florida State, Morton has also assisted on the division one level at St. Francis (Pa.) (2001-04), James Madison (2005-07), Western Kentucky (2012-13), Coppin State (2015-16), Jacksonville State (2017-21) and East Carolina (2022-24).
Jake Morton was brought on board as an assistant coach for Florida State a year ago, working under the Seminoles' head coach, Leonard Hamilton, who retired. Prior to his role at FSU, he was an assistant coach at East Carolina.
During his playing days for Miami, Morton scored 909 points, grabbed 145 rebounds and handed out 194 assists along with making 136 threes in his career. Morton was also named the team's defensive player of the year, three times during his playing days. Before getting into coaching, Morton played six years professionally in Israel.
In addition to being an assistant at Miami and Florida State, Morton has also assisted on the division one level at St. Francis (Pa.) (2001-04), James Madison (2005-07), Western Kentucky (2012-13), Coppin State (2015-16), Jacksonville State (2017-21) and East Carolina (2022-24).
