Florida State University Athletics
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Morton, Jake
Jake Morton
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- Assistant Coach
Jake Morton is in his first season as an assistant coach on Leonard Hamilton’s staff at Florida State University. Morton comes to Florida State from East Carolina, where he was an assistant coach for the Pirates in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Morton is an experienced coach who is back in the ACC where he both played (1989-93) and coached (2008-11) at the University of Miami. Morton helped lead the Hurricanes to three consecutive 20-win seasons and to three postseason appearances – including the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Prior to his two-year tenure at East Carolina, Morton was an assistant coach at Jacksonville State for four of the Gamecocks’ best seasons in program history. He helped the 2021-22 Jacksonville State squad to a 21-11 record, the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title, and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks averaged 20 wins per year with Morton on its staff, and twice established the single-season record for the program's Division I single-season wins mark.
Morton played for Hamilton during the four years of his playing career and graduated from Miami in 1993. As a player for the Hurricanes, he scored 909 points, totaled 245 rebounds and 194 assists. When he completed his career at Miami, he ranked ninth in Miami history in 3-point shots made (136), 10th in 3-point shots attempted (390), and 14th in career 3-point field goal percentage (.349).
As a sophomore during the 1989-90 season, Morton recorded a team-high 45 steals while averaging 11.0 points per game. That same season, he garnered the team’s “Hustle Award” at the end of the season – an honor he would earn again following the 1991-92 season – and was named the team’s defensive player of the year three separate times.
Following his playing career at Miami, Morton played professionally in Israel for six years.
Morton has been a successful assistant coach at Bowie State (2000), St. Francis (Pa.) (2001-04), James Madison (2005-07), Miami (2008-11), Western Kentucky (2012-13), Coppin State (2015-16), Jacksonville State (2017-21) and East Carolina (2022-24).
Morton is an experienced coach who is back in the ACC where he both played (1989-93) and coached (2008-11) at the University of Miami. Morton helped lead the Hurricanes to three consecutive 20-win seasons and to three postseason appearances – including the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Prior to his two-year tenure at East Carolina, Morton was an assistant coach at Jacksonville State for four of the Gamecocks’ best seasons in program history. He helped the 2021-22 Jacksonville State squad to a 21-11 record, the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title, and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks averaged 20 wins per year with Morton on its staff, and twice established the single-season record for the program's Division I single-season wins mark.
Morton played for Hamilton during the four years of his playing career and graduated from Miami in 1993. As a player for the Hurricanes, he scored 909 points, totaled 245 rebounds and 194 assists. When he completed his career at Miami, he ranked ninth in Miami history in 3-point shots made (136), 10th in 3-point shots attempted (390), and 14th in career 3-point field goal percentage (.349).
As a sophomore during the 1989-90 season, Morton recorded a team-high 45 steals while averaging 11.0 points per game. That same season, he garnered the team’s “Hustle Award” at the end of the season – an honor he would earn again following the 1991-92 season – and was named the team’s defensive player of the year three separate times.
Following his playing career at Miami, Morton played professionally in Israel for six years.
Morton has been a successful assistant coach at Bowie State (2000), St. Francis (Pa.) (2001-04), James Madison (2005-07), Miami (2008-11), Western Kentucky (2012-13), Coppin State (2015-16), Jacksonville State (2017-21) and East Carolina (2022-24).
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