Utah State basketball: Aggies extend Morrill's contract through 2015 season
"Stew has built one of the most successful programs in the country and has done a remarkable job in sustaining that success over time," said Barnes. "Stew is highly respected nationally by his coaching peers and his exceptional ability to recruit and develop our student-athletes is evident in the success they have had both on the court and in the classroom. I look forward to Stew's continued leadership of our program for many years to come."
During his 10 years at Utah State, Morrill has guided the Aggies to an incredible 237-86 (.734) record, which includes a 124-44 (.738) league mark in the Big West and Western Athletic Conferences and an 18-6 (.750) record in conference tournaments. During his tenure as Aggie head coach, he has led Utah State to four conference tournament championships and four regular season titles, including its first-ever WAC Championship in 2008 as USU finished league play with a 12-4 record.
Also in 2008, Morrill passed the legendary E. Lowell Romney's record of 225 wins to became the school's winningest basketball coach as the Aggies defeated Boise State, 82-78, on Jan. 17 in Logan.
Morrill has led Utah State to nine straight 23-win seasons and nine straight postseason appearances (5-NCAA, 4-NIT), both of which are school records. The previous school record for 20-win seasons and consecutive postseason appearances was three set in the early 1960s. In the last nine years, Utah State owns the fifth-best winning percentage in the nation at 75.3 percent (222-73), and is one of just three school's across the country to notch nine straight 23-win seasons along with Gonzaga and Kansas.
In 22 years of collegiate coaching, Morrill owns a 455-224 (.670) record. He was 97-52 (.651) in five years at Montana (1987-91), 121-86 (.585) in seven years at Colorado State (1992-98), and is 237-86 (.734) in 10 years at Utah State (1999-2008).
Among active coaches at the Division I level, Morrill ranks 22nd all-time in victories (455) and 27th in winning percentage (.670), while his current streak of nine straight 20-win seasons is tied for the eighth-longest in the nation.
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