Morgan Eye Scott feels ‘at home’ in new role as Jefferson City’s head girls basketball coach
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
After spending one season as a head coach at the collegiate level, former Mizzou women's basketball standout Morgan Eye Scott has returned to coaching high school in one of the toughest conferences Mid-Missouri has to offer.
"[The Central Missouri Athletic Conference (CMAC)] is a gauntlet," Eye Scott said. "It's the SEC of high school basketball, so excited about it, familiar with it, again."
As she noted, it will not be the Missouri native's first time leading a team in the CMAC, as she spent five years rejuvenating the Hickman girls basketball program. Under her watch, the Kewpies won five tournament championships and earned multiple runner-up finishes, while making it to three district championship games.
Now, she's trading out the purple and golf, for the red and black.
"I think just the people, so far," Eye Scott said, when asked about what has stood out about Jefferson City's culture. "You know, from the administration standpoint, the people we met with...they want to be involved, they want to be supportive and we love that. I know there's expectations here and that doesn't, you know, intimidate me. It excites me. So, very excited to to build on on what's been started here."
She will take over a Lady Jay squad that finished as the Class 5, District 5 runner up in the 2025-26 season, going 17-12 overall.
Eye Scott has already gotten to meet her team, host a few practices with them and even play in the annual NBCA showcase, as she begins to get to know her roster.
"[I] got to see a lot of good things and a lot of areas that we need to really work on. But, there's definitely some talent here and a group that's hungry for it and so I'm excited to get to work with them," she said.
Prior to coming to Jefferson City, Eye Scott spent one season as the head women's basketball coach at William Woods.
"I had a great experience at William Woods, you know, got back into what recruiting was like. At the end of the day, you're still teaching basketball, you're teaching life lessons and that part didn't change. The main thing for me has always been to positively impact lives and that that part, again, whether you're at college or high school, has been the same. I want to continue to do that here," the Mizzou alum said.
Of course, many Tiger fans may remember Eye Scott for her lights out performances in a black and gold jersey at Mizzou. In fact, she still holds the record for the most 3-pointers made in a single game for the Tigers with 11 and has the two highest marks for three's in a single season.
As far as her next chapter is concerned, she's taking it one day at a time.
"I've always been a person that focuses on, you know, being in the moment and in the present. So, [our goal as a team is we want] our girls to have great attitudes, effort, energy and attention to detail. Those have always been the controllables that we focused on and I think if we do that, good things will happen," Eye Scott said.
Eye Scott's first season as the head coach of the Lady Jays will begin in November.
