COACHING STAFF

Brian Ellerbe
Assistant Coach

Brian Ellerbe is extremely excited to join Coach Bozeman and the Men’s Basketball Program at Morgan State, bringing over 30 years of experience.

Ellerbe, a Maryland native has achieved many milestones including being the first African-American Head Coach at both Loyola University, Maryland and The University of Michigan.

At Michigan he guided the Wolverines to its first Big Ten Championship in 22 years capturing the Inaugural Big Ten Tournament Championship.

During his coaching career Brian Ellerbe has recruited and coached several student-athletes who’ve played in the NBA such as Bryant Stith (Denver Nuggets 92’) Cory Alexander (San Antonio Spurs 95’) Robert “Tractor” Traylor (Milwaukee Bucks 98’) and Jamal Crawford (Chicago Bulls 2000’).

Ellerbe’s impressive assistant coaching career includes; Graduate Assistant Coach at Rutgers, followed by assistant positions at Bowling Green, George Mason, Univ. of South Carolina, Univ. of Virginia, George Washington and DePaul. Several Ellerbe influenced teams have experienced NCAA Tournament Bids as well as an NIT Championship.

A prep star in both his junior and senior seasons, Brian Ellerbe was one of the leading scorers in the state earning All-Wash, D.C. Metropolitan Area honors and McDonald’s All-American, where he played in the McDonald’s Capital Classic All-Star Game with Hall-of-Famers Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing.

At the collegiate level Ellerbe was a 4-year starter at Rutgers on Scarlet Knight teams winning games in both the NCAA and NIT Tournaments. He still holds the record for the most assist in a college game at famed Madison Square Garden with 16. Off the court Coach Ellerbe graduated with his class earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning at Rutgers.

Equally impressive are the diversity of skills experiences Brian Ellerbe possesses. As an entrepreneur and business man he headed a team that developed an Educational Sports Complex model joining the City of Detroit and Detroit Public Schools. He later became managing general partner of Madison Grace Construction in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A passionate supporter for student-athletes and an active advocate for current and aspiring college basketball coaches, Brian Ellerbe is frequently involved with issues concerning minority growth in the profession.

Brian Ellerbe’s ties to Morgan State joins his sister Janice who holds both an undergraduate and master’s degree from Morgan State. Coach Ellerbe, his wife Kimberly and daughter Amelie reside in Maryland.

Larry Stewart
Assistant Coach

Larry A. Stewart Jr. enters his first season as a member of the Morgan State Bears coaching staff.

Prior to joining the Bears, Stewart was the Associate Head Coach for the Bowie State men’s basketball team where he spent six seasons.

The Philadelphia native played two years scholastically at Dobbins Technical High School and was awarded a scholarship to attend Coppin State College (University) where he will be forever sealed at the forefront of Coppin State basketball history.

A standout player at Coppin State from 1988-1991, Stewart led the Eagles to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1990 and first ever National Invitational Tournament in 1991. He was a two-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year and named Black College Player of the Year in 1991, also winning the John B. Wooden Award. Stewart ranks NO. 3 All –Time at Coppin State in scoring (1,824) and first in rebounds (1,052). Stewart’s Coppin State jersey (42) was retired at a ceremony in 1993. The MEAC inducted Stewart into their Hall of Fame in 2005.

Stewart signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Washington Bullets (now Washington Wizards) in 1991 and is the first non-drafted player to make the All-Rookie Team. He played with the NBA’s Bullets, Vancouver Grizzlies and Seattle Super Sonics until 1997.

From 1997-2008, Stewart played overseas in Spain, Turkey ,Greece and France earning honors and awards leading teams in points and rebounding.

In 2006, Stewart returned to Coppin to complete his degree in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Management Science and Sociology.

Stewart is the son of Lois and Larry Stewart Sr. and has three siblings, sister Latanya, brother Stephen a graduate of Coppin and brother Lynard a graduate of Temple University. Both brothers played professional basketball in Europe.

Stewart resides in Baltimore County with his wife Toi, daughters Lexis, Laryn, and son Tai.

Hans Desir
Assistant Coach

Hans Desir joins the Bears staff with over 10 years of coaching experience. he was previously lead assistant coach for J.T. Burton at Motlow College.

Prior to his arrival at Motlow, the Miami native was the head coach for one season at TAAG Academy in Tampa. Before departing the post-graduate prep school, Desir helped four of his players secure scholarships to play at the collegiate level.

He spent the previous season as a graduate assistant at Wright State University under Head Coach Billy Donlon.

Desir spent three seasons with Burton at St Catharine College in Springfield, Ky., where he helped the Patriots enjoy record-setting success, including their first NAIA national tournament bid in 2010 and a top 10 national ranking. He also served as the Patriots' academic liaison and helped raise and maintain the basketball team's grade-point average to 3.0 during his tenure.

Over the past five years, Desir has had the honor of coaching two players who have gone on to play professionally, two All-Americans, and six all-conference performers.

He received a bachelor's degree from St Catharine in 2011 and a master's degree from the same school in 2013.

Thair Heath
Graduate Manager

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Video Coordinator

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