Morris Gross | |
Player Sport1: | Basketball |
Player Years2: | 1922–1924 |
Player Team2: | San Diego State |
Player Years3: | 1926–1927 |
Player Team3: | San Diego State |
Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
Coach Years2: | 1929–1942 |
Coach Team2: | San Diego State |
Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
Coach Years4: | 1931–1932 |
Coach Team4: | San Diego State |
Admin Years1: | 1935–1941 |
Admin Team1: | San Diego State |
Overall Record: | 190–85 (basketball) 10–6–1 (baseball) |
Championships: | Basketball NAIA (1941) |
Morris H. Gross was an American basketball player and coach, baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at San Diego State University from 1929 to 1942, compiling a record of 190–85. Smith was also the head baseball coach at San Diego State from 1931 to 1932, tallying a mark of 10–6–1. His 1940–41 basketball squad won the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship. Gross served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. In November 1944 he was assigned to coach the Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils basketball team.[1]