Brian Morton will serve as a student coach as he finishes his undergraduate degree in recreation as part of the fifth year scholarship program at Emporia State. He just completed a two year career with the Hornets in 2018.  He started 48 of the 55 games he played for the Hornets. He scored 21 points on seven of nine shooting as Emporia State nearly upset Missouri 67-62 in Columbia, Mo.

Morton transferred to Emporia State from Lansing (Mich.) CC and is a Lansing Eastern HS graduate.