Former professional basketball player and NCAA Division I student-athlete Michael Orris
joined the Augustana Men’s Basketball program as an assistant coach in April 2025 following
a successful campaign as the Head Coach at Schaumburg Christian School.
In his lone season guiding the Conquerors, he inherited a team that had won just 7 games in the season prior. Through his leadership, the team won 17 games and set a program record for single season victories.
Prior to that, Orris spent the 2020-2024 seasons at NSIC foe, the University of Mary as their top
assistant coach. During that time, he helped coach and develop Kam Warrens, who is currently
playing in the NBA G League for the Maine Celtics.
A highly ranked prep player out of Illinois, Orris played his freshman year at Kansas State
University in the Big 12 conference, winning the first ever Big 12 Conference Championship in
school history, and competing in the NCAA Division I National Tournament.
He transferred closer to home to Northern Illinois University before finishing his career at South Dakota State University. In his lone season at SDSU, Orris hit the game-winning shot in the Summit League semi-finals that propelled the Jackrabbits to the 2017 Summit League tournament championship game and an eventual second trip to the NCAA Tournament.
After college Orris played briefly overseas in Iceland before coming back to the States playing
two seasons in the NBA G League for the Agua Caliente Clippers (LA Clippers), the Fort Wayne
Mad Ants (Indiana Pacers), and the Capital City Go-Go (Washington Wizards).
Michael is married to Taty Orris, a former volleyball standout at East Central University. The
couple are parents to twin sons Micah and Malachi, along with newborn baby Theo.
