Morgan Eye joined the SEMO women’s basketball staff prior to the 2017-18 season. She coaches the Redhawk guards and also assists in all aspects of the program.
In 2017-18, Eye mentored Tesia Thompson, the first to gain All-OVC Newcomer, All-OVC Second Team and later named OVC Freshman of the Year honors in the same year.
Thompson ended the season with a team-high 398 points. She recorded 51 steals and 164 rebounds in her freshman campaign.
Eye comes to Southeast from the University of Missouri, her alma mater. She most recently filled the role of Graduate Student Manager for the Tigers Women’s Basketball team. During her two years as a graduate manager, Eye was responsible for opponent film and video breakdown, oversight of the scout team, position breakdown, marketing for the Tiger Paws and Show-Me Squad, along with numerous other duties ranging from team travel to camps.
Eye was a student-athlete for the Tigers from 2011-15. Eye holds the program record for career (367), season (112) and single-game (11) 3-pointers. She played in 127 career games (84 starts) and averaged 10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per contest. She reached double figures in scoring in over 50 games throughout her career.
As a senior in 2014-15, Eye led the SEC with 84 made 3-pointers and was invited to the State Farm College Women’s 3-Point Championship. She tied a WNIT record with nine 3-pointers in a second-round victory at Kansas State.
Eye finished second nationally with an average of 3.48 threes per game and sixth in the NCAA with 106 as a junior. During her sophomore season, she set a program record with 112 shots from beyond the arc and led the country with an average of 3.5 3-pointers per game. She established a new program record with 11 baskets from long range vs. Auburn on Jan. 6, 2013.
A native of Montrose, Missouri, Eye was a first-team All-State performer by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and Missouri Sportswriters. She led her team to a perfect 31-0 record and Class 1 state title in 2010. During her prep career, she set a school record with 2,537 points. She averaged 23.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.6 steals per game as a senior, when she led her team to a 28-1 mark.
Eye earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Mizzou in May 2015 then earned her masters of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology from Mizzou in May 2017.
