 Morse graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972, after playing college basketball with the Penn Quakers.He led the team in scoring in each of the three seasons, from 1969–70 to 1971–72, in which Penn's win-loss record was 78–6, including two NCAA Division I Elite Eight appearances (1971 and 1972).He co-captained the 1972 squad, along with Corky Calhoun, and was awarded the Class of 1915 Award, as the outstanding student-athlete of the Class of 1972.