Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris University women's basketball 12th-year head coach Sal Buscaglia announced Thursday that Asami Morita has been named an assistant coach, rounding out the Colonials coaching staff for 2014-15.
 
"For a young coach, she certainly has a wealth of experience as a graduate assistant at Idaho State and moving to assistant coach at Arizona Western. In addition to that, she was a head coach in Japan at Kansai University and most recently was an assistant for a men's professional team in Japan," said Buscaglia. "Combine all these experiences that she brings to our program, she will be a great addition to our staff."
 
Most recently, Morita was an assistant coach for the Shiga Lakestars, a professional men's basketball team in the Basketball Japan League. Morita was responsible for recruitment of international players, coordinating team travel, scouting and also served as the team's interpreter.
 
Morita was the head coach at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan, from February 2011 through April 2013. She led her squad to its first Sweet 16 appearance in both the All Kansai Women's Basketball Championship and the Western Japan Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Championship. Kansai also had second-place conference finishes in 2011 and 2012, posting marks of 7-1 both seasons with Morita at the helm.
 
The Japanese-native cut her teeth in the coaching ranks at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., where she was an assistant under Patrick Cunningham with the women's basketball team during the 2009-10 season. Morita was responsible for all aspects of video, breaking down individual performance, opponent scouting and film exchange. In addition, she monitored student-athlete academic progress, team travel and budget.
 
Morita graduated from Kansai University in 2007 with a degree in commerce where she was a student assistant with the women's basketball team. She went on to do her post-graduate work at Idaho State, earning a Master of Physical Education in athletic administration in 2009.