He was a three-year starter and 1,000-point scorer in men's basketball and two-time all-league selection in golf.

During the 2002-03 season, he led the team in 3 pt field goals made (49) and free throw percentage (82.4%)[3] After graduation in 2005, Morrell landed his first coaching job at King University for two seasons before joining Oliver Purnell's staff at Clemson as a graduate assistant and director of basketball operations from 2007 to 2010.

[4] After a one-year stop at Charleston Southern, Morrell joined Shaka Smart's staff at VCU, and was part of four Rams NCAA Tournament squads.

[5] Morrell followed Smart to Texas as an assistant coach and stayed in the position until April 11, 2018 when he was named the seventh head coach in UNC Asheville men's basketball history, replacing Nick McDevitt who departed for Middle Tennessee.

Most recently, Morrell coached current Atlanta Hawks player Isaiah Taylor, and 2016 McDonald's All-American Jarrett Allen, who was selected 22nd overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets.