Haverford athletic director Wendy Smith has announced the hiring of Bobbi Morgan as women's basketball coach. Morgan was head coach at Cabrini.
“Bobbi's experience and record of success made her an ideal choice for the position,” said Smith. “I have complete confidence that our program will see unprecedented success under her guidance and am very pleased that she will be joining our department.”
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to coach at Haverford College,” said Morgan. “I have always believed Haverford had the potential to be highly competitive in women's basketball. It is a nationally renowned institution, features state-of-the—art athletic facilities and I sense a true commitment to athletics from everyone I have met. I am looking forward to this challenge.”
Morgan comes to Haverford was coach at Cabrini for four seasons, in which she notched 66 wins and averaged 16.5 wins per season. This past season, Morgan guided the Cavaliers to a 21-7 record, the team's first Pennsylvania Athletic Conference title since 1999 and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Bobbi took over at Cabrini after a highly successful 17-year high school coaching career at The Academy of Notre Dame in Villanova, Pa. (1986-1989) and Haverford High School (1990-2004), compiling an impressive 326-139 career mark. Morgan took Notre Dame to the District 1 Class AA title game in 1988-89 and crowned the season with the school's first PIAA state playoff berth. At her next stop, Morgan turned Haverford High into a perennial District One powerhouse while winning six Central League titles and qualifying for the PIAA Class AAAA state playoffs seven times.
A Bryn Mawr native, Morgan is a 1981 graduate of Haverford High School. Her high school basketball coach was Julie Soriero, Haverford College's first ever women's basketball coach, who is now the athletic director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Morgan went on to played Richmond, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1985.
“I've always respected Bobbi's ability to analyze and appreciate the game,” said Soriero. “She has a wealth of experience and passion for competing.”
Outside of coaching, Morgan spent 15 years as a journalist. She worked as a news and feature writer at the Main Line Times and Main Line Times Sunday. She then worked as a staff sports writer for the Delaware County Daily Times before taking over as the managing sports editor of the Main Line Times in 1990. During her years as a journalist, Morgan won six Keystone Press Association Awards for best writing in various categories including sports writing and sports column writing. She also won a Philadelphia Press Association Award for best writing on her series on College Recruiting: How To Play The Game To Win.