Daryl Morey
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| Daryl Morey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 Image:Flag of Wisconsin.svgBaraboo, Wisconsin |
| Education | Northwestern University MIT Sloan School of Management |
| Employer | Houston Rockets |
| Title | General Manager |
| Term | 2007 - |
| Predecessor | Carroll Dawson |
| Spouse | Ellen |
| Children | Karen (b. 1999) Scott (b. 2001) |
Daryl Morey (born 1972) is the General Manager of the Houston Rockets. He was named Assistant General Manager on April 3, 2006 and succeeded Carroll Dawson as General Manager on May 10, 2007. Morey comes to the Rockets after serving three years as SVP of Operations and Information for the Boston Celtics. While with the Celtics, basketball operations was a key part of his responsibilities, including the development of analytical methods and technology to enhance basketball decisions, such as the draft, trades, free agency and statistical advance scouting for the coaching staff. His hiring follows the recent Moneyball trend of moving away from scouting in favor of more statistical-based analysis. Several baseball teams have hired executives with non-traditional baseball backgrounds, but the Rockets are the first NBA team to hire a general manager in this vein.
Morey earned a BS in computer science from Northwestern University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2000. He teaches a course at MIT in "Analytical Sports Management."
[edit] External links
- "Rocket Science", Houston Press article on Daryl Morey using statistical analysis to manage the Houston Rockets.
- ClutchFans: 10 Questions with Daryl Morey
- Houston Chronicle article on Morey's hiring
- MIT Sloan Alumni Profile
- Rockets see exec Morey as extra edge 2006-04-16 Houston chronicle article about Morey
