<p>STORRS, Conn. — Hartford women’s basketball coach Morgan Valley has left the school to become an assistant at UConn, her alma mater.</p>
<p>Valley replaces Shea Ralph, who left the Huskies last week to become head coach at Vanderbilt. </p>
<p>Valley played at UConn from 2000 to 2004, where she was part for three national championship teams.</p>
<p>She was just 4-37 in her two seasons at Hartford. The Hawks were 3-9 in February when the school canceled the remainder of the season, citing coronavirus concerns.</p>
<p>Valley spent the 14 previous seasons as an assistant, with stints at Arizona, Washington, Virginia Tech, UMass, Towson, New Hampshire and Holy Cross.</p>
<p>“We’re absolutely thrilled to have Morgan come on board,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said in a statement. “We wanted to get someone in here who had varied experiences, and certainly Morgan, since her playing days at UConn, has had an impact at numerous schools around the country."</p>
<p>Valley’s departure from Hartford follows last week’s announcement by that school’s president that the school is considering moving the its athletic programs from Division I to Divison III.</p>
<p>But Valley said her departure was all about returning to Storrs.</p>
<p>“I was not planning on leaving Hartford until I received the call from UConn,” Valley said in a statement. “I will forever be grateful to the University of Hartford, which will always have a special place in my heart."</p>
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