University of Connecticut Athletics
Tom Moore Named Head Coach at Quinnipiac
3/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HAMDEN, Conn. (March 29, 2007)-- Quinnipiac University announced Thursday that Tom Moore officially has been hired as the head coach of the men's basketball team for the Bobcats. The announcement was made during a press conference at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. Moore takes over the Division I team after spending the past 13 years as a member of the coaching staff at the University of Connecticut and becomes just the sixth head coach in the 55-year history of the Quinnipiac men's basketball program.
"Tom Moore brings instant recognition and outstanding experience as a collegiate coach to Quinnipiac University," said Jack McDonald, director of athletics and recreation. "We are thrilled to have Tom, Eileen and their three daughters as part of our campus community. I am completely confident that Tom and his staff will bring Quinnipiac basketball to a new level in our fantastic new facility."
During his time in Storrs, Conn., Moore helped build UConn into a national powerhouse and played a major role in guiding the Huskies to the 1999 and 2004 NCAA Division I Men's National Championships. Under head coach Jim Calhoun, Moore also helped lead perennially nationally-ranked UConn to a 340-99 overall record in 13 seasons, as well as eight Big East regular-season titles, five Big East tournament crowns, and 12 straight national postseason tournament bids (1995-2006).
"I am thrilled to be joining the Quinnipiac University family as the head men's basketball coach," said Moore. "The growth of the university under the leadership of President John Lahey has been unparalleled in the Northeast, and I am honored to become a part of that continued quest for excellence."
Recognized as one of the top recruiters and evaluators of talent in the country, Moore either recruited or coached numerous current NBA players, including: Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Rudy Gay, Caron Butler, Charlie Villanueva, Marcus Williams, Jake Voskuhl, Kevin Ollie, Hilton Armstrong and Josh Boone. The Huskies currently claim the most active NBA players (14) of any Division I program in the country.
Moore becomes the seventh Jim Calhoun assistant coach to move into a head coaching position, joining Howie Dickenman (Central Connecticut), Dave Leitao (Virginia), Karl Hobbs (George Washington), Glen Miller (Pennsylvania), Steve Pikiell (Stony Brook) and Ted Woodward (Maine).
During his two decades as an assistant or head coach at the collegiate level, Moore has assembled a combined career mark of 441-187 (.702). Prior to joining the staff at UConn, Moore served as the head coach at Worcester State College for five seasons (1989-94). At the time of his appointment, he became the youngest (24 years old) head coach of a collegiate program in New England.
In his five years at the helm of the Lancers, Moore compiled a record of 76-59, the winningest five-year period in the school's history. His 1992-93 club was named the region's Most Improved Team by the New England Basketball Coaches Association and earned an ECAC Tournament berth. A year later, the 1993-94 team earned a spot in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
Moore also has coaching experience as an assistant at Division II Assumption College (1988-89) and Worcester State (1987-88).
A 1987 graduate of Boston University, Moore was selected following an exhaustive nationwide search coordinated by DHR International, a leading, privately held provider of executive search solutions with more than 40 wholly-owned offices spanning the globe. Glenn Sugiyama, DHR executive vice president and global sector leader of sports; and Pat Richter, executive vice president, education and sports practice; oversaw the process in conjunction with Val Belmonte, Quinnipiac University vice president for athletic marketing and external relations, and McDonald.
"We are extremely pleased with the way the entire process went and are thankful to Glenn Sugiyama and Pat Richter for the critical role they played," said Belmonte. "Together we were successful in attracting the best possible candidates available and, ultimately, the best possible fit for Quinnipiac University with the hiring of Tom Moore."
information above courtesy of Quinnipiac University
