Morgan Tuck is the General Manager for the Connecticut Sun and has been with the team for nine years total: four years as a player and five years on the front office side. She is originally from Bolingbrook, Illinois and attended the University of Connecticut where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and won four consecutive NCAA Championships. After graduating, Morgan was drafted by the Sun as the third overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft and spent five years in the league, winning a WNBA championship with the Seattle Storm in 2020. She joined the Connecticut Sun front office after retirement, starting out as the Director of Franchise Development and working her way up to Assistant General Manager before becoming General Manager in 2024. Morgan’s journey showcases that athletes can make an impact on and off the court, with their careers having endless potential after retirement. Read more below about Morgan’s journey and the impact Black History Month has had on her:

What was your path prior to working for the Sun?

“I played basketball my whole life. I was fortunate and got recruited to play at UConn and played there for four years. Then I was fortunate again to get drafted to the Sun in 2016 and had my first season that summer.”

This year's Black History Month theme is "A Century of Black History Commemorations," celebrating the 100th anniversary of celebrating Black History Month. When you think of Black History Month, what comes to mind?

“When I hear “Black History Month”, I think of bringing awareness to the great things that Black people have done. I think at times when we think of Black history, it’s sometimes very negative and [centered] on the struggles that Black people have had. But I think Black History Month is celebrating the good things, or maybe the forgotten about or washed over things. You don’t want to only have one month for it [because it should be celebrated year-round], but I think it’s great that it’s a month that we get to celebrate Black excellence.”

What does legacy mean to you?

“Legacy means impact and the impact that you leave behind.”

What legacy do you want to leave?

“I want my legacy to be that I had a really positive impact on the people that I was around. I want to always have a good reputation, but when people think of when Morgan was around, that they have a positive feeling in some way. It could be one person, it could be a group of people, but [I want them to think] that I made a positive difference or feel like I’ve made their day a little bit better or helped them in some way. Just because I feel like there’s so much negativity around and I feel like if I can be a positive light for people, that’s what I would want my legacy to be.”

Currently being the youngest General Manager in the WNBA, what type of impact do you hope to have on younger girls, players, and your peers?

“I always think of the player side [first] because I don’t feel like I’m too far removed in that we can make jumps to different positions even if you haven’t been retired for 15-20 years. You can still get to where you want to get to. Then I think just in general, when I was young and thought of what a GM did, I realized it was kind of put on a pedestal because of the type of position it is. But I also realized that if I can become a GM, I think any little girl can become a GM if they want to. So just keeping in mind that it’s attainable and if you work hard and stay to the path that you want to be on while staying dedicated to it, you never know what could happen. I never thought I’d be a GM at this point, or the youngest GM in the league, but I think I had really good people around me that helped me get there. So, I want to show those young girls or the current players that are trying to figure it out, that your life can take a big pivot. You can maybe think this is the end or ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do next’, that’s how I felt when I retired. I didn’t think that in five years, I’d be sitting as a GM. You never know where life can take you. Just stay committed to the process.”

What is your favorite memory of Black History Month?

“Honestly, I don’t have one specific memory, but my parents were always really good with teaching us Black history, especially my mom. Just making sure that we knew about the positive things with Black history. I know I said at times Black History Month gets a negative connotation but growing up I always thought of it very positively because that’s what I heard and that’s what I got to learn about. I always grew up thinking if they could do it under those situations when society was where it was, there’s no excuse for me. Those times when my parents were teaching me things and my mom is explaining different people, that’s what stands out to me. I think it really did help me feel like I don’t have the barrier that I can’t get there because I’m Black or the societal things that are in place. But to me when I think of Black History Month, it made me feel empowered and that it was a good thing to be Black. I shouldn’t be afraid of it or ashamed. So that’s what I think of with the memories of Black History Month as a whole.”

How do you hope Black History Month will continue to be celebrated?

“I think the more exposure that it gets, especially now when it seems like history is trying to be washed away or diluted, that people understand that history is history. It’s not all great and roses and amazing things to hear, but it is history and it matters. But also taking the time to celebrate that Black people have done a lot, especially in this country. I feel like for the future, I hope that it’s always being put on a bigger scale, that it’s not forgotten about, and that we don’t look years down the road and there is officially no Black History Month anymore. I think it has to keep growing in a positive way to help people also understand that there’s a lot of amazing things Black people have done and it shouldn’t be forgotten about because of the climate or where things are in the world. But that it always has to be celebrated and appreciated.”

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