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. Moore received accolades from several prominent sportscasters, such as Dick Vitale, Sean McDonough and Len Elmore, recognizing him as a top head coaching prospect for several years. Moore had also been mentioned by such national outlets as ESPN, Sports Illustrated and FoxSports as a candidate for a wide range of coaching positions over his final several seasons at UConn. Under Hall of Fame head coach Jim Calhoun, Moore also helped lead perennially nationally ranked UConn to a 340-100 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). In his first seven years at UConn, his duties centered around the development of game strategy, practice planning and the organization of the Jim Calhoun Basketball Camp. In April 2001, Calhoun promoted Moore and his responsibilities then shifted more towards recruiting over the next three seasons. On October 10, 2005, Moore was named UConn’s associate head coach, a title he carried for his last two seasons in Storrs. 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, Josh Boone, Hasheem Thabeet, Jerome Dyson, Jeff Adrian and AJ Price. The Huskies currently claim the fifth most active NBA players (15) of any Division I program in the country. UConn’s 2004 recruiting class, which included Villanueva, Williams and Boone, was the consensus #1 recruiting class by every major recruiting publication. 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, which served, at the time, as the winningest five-year period in the school’s history. His 1992-93 club, after posting a record of 19-8, 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 by defeating Salem State in the MASCAC Tournament Championship Game. The tournament berth marked the first time Worcester State reached the NCAA Tournament in nearly 20 years. At Worcester State, Moore directed a high-scoring, fast-paced style of play, annually ranking WSC among the NCAA Division III leaders in scoring. Moore also gained coaching experience as an assistant at Division II Assumption College (1988-89) and Worcester State (1987-88). During his two decades as either an assistant or head coach at the collegiate level, Moore has assembled a career mark of 441-187 (.702). Moore began his collegiate coaching career at 22 at Worcester State College under Paul Baker. His responsibilities in his first year were all encompassing including scouting, recruiting and practice planning. After one season there, he moved across town to Division II Assumption College where he worked for head coach Jack Renkens. There he was the New England Prep School recruiting coordinator and worked with the backcourt players in Renkens up-tempo, fast-paced style of play. A 1987 graduate of Boston University, Moore was selected to his post at Quinnipiac 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 Jack McDonald, director of athletics at Quinnipiac. Moore currently resides in Tolland, Conn. with his wife, Eileen, and three daughters, Elizabeth Rose, Catherine Grace, and Caroline Mary.
>> THE TOM MOORE FILE • Sixth season as Quinnipiac Men’s Basketball Head Coach
• Named 2010 Jim Phelan Northeast Conference Coach of the Year
• Led Quinnipiac to program-record 23 victories and the Bobcats’ first-ever NEC Regular Season Championship and national postseason tournament berth (NIT) • Led Quinnipiac to three-straight national postseason berths from 2009-12 (NIT, CIT, CBI)
• Led Quinnipiac to one of the greatest academic turnarounds in NCAA Division I since taking over the Bobcats in 2007-08 • CollegeInsider.com Northeast Conference Coach of the Year in 2008–09
• Had a player on an All-NEC Team in each of the last five seasons • Three straight years that QU has cracked the top-10 nationally in rebounding; including a second straight year leading the country in offensive rebounding in 2011-12
• Earned a national reputation as a top recruiter and evaluator of talent • Spent 13 seasons as a member of the coaching staff at the University of Connecticut
• While at UConn, helped the Huskies compile an overall record of 340–100 and capture the 1999 and 2004 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championships
• The Huskies garnered eight Big East regular-season titles, five Big East Tournament crowns and earned 12 straight national postseason tournament bids (1995–2006) • Recruited and/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, Josh Boone, Hasheem Thabeet, Jerome Dyson, Jeff Adrian and AJ Price
• Prior to UConn, served as head coach at Division III Worcester (Mass.) State College for five seasons (1989–94)
• Became the youngest head coach of a collegiate program in New England when he was appointed at Worcester State (24 years old) • Compiled a record of 76–59 as a head coach at Worcester State, 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 • The 1993–94 Worcester State team earned a spot in the NCAA Division III National Tournament • While coaching at the Division I level, has totaled an overall mark of 433-165 (.724) (Through 2011-12 season) • BS, Boston University, journalism, 1987
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