Carrie Moore (basketball)

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Carrie Moore
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHarvard
ConferenceIvy League
Record36–24 (.600)
Biographical details
Born (1985-05-15) May 15, 1985 (age 39)
Lathrup Village, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materWestern Michigan University
Playing career
2003–2007Western Michigan
2007–2008AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2015Creighton (asst.)
2016–2019Princeton (asst.)
2019–2021North Carolina (asst.)
2021–2022Michigan (asst.)
2022–presentHarvard
Head coaching record
Overall36–24 (.600)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Carrie Moore (born May 15, 1985) is an American former basketball player and current head coach for Harvard.

Playing career

Moore played college basketball at Western Michigan where she finished her career as the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,224 points in 120 games. During her senior year in 2006–07, she was the NCAA scoring leader with 813 points, averaging 25.4 points per game. She became the only MAC player to ever lead the NCAA in scoring. When she scored 34 points in a post-season tournament game against Miami, she became the conference's record holder for points in a single season.[1] During her senior year she set nine school records, including points (2,224), field goals made (759) and free throws made (541). Following an outstanding season, she was named Mid-American Conference's Co-Player of the Year.[2]

Following her collegiate career at Western Michigan, she signed with the Phoenix Mercury to a training camp contract after the 2007 WNBA Pre-Draft Camp. She played in two pre-season games, averaging 8.5 points and 2.0 assists.[3] She then played one year with AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Basket Liga Kobiet in Poland during the 2007–08 season.[4] On April 4, 2008, she signed with the Chicago Sky to a training camp contract.[5]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage
 FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high  *  Led Division I
Year[6] Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003-04 Western Michigan 32 438 41.1% 35.6% 78.5% 5.5 2.5 1.3 0.4 13.7
2004-05 Western Michigan 28 492 41.7% 33.3% 70.1% 8.2 3.8 1.7 0.5 17.6
2005-06 Western Michigan 33 481 49.9% 33.8% 72.1% 7.4 3.4 1.5 0.2 17.2
2006-07 Western Michigan 32 813 45.3% 31.7% 79.2% 7.0 3.0 1.9 0.5 *25.4
Career 120 2,224 44.6% 33.5% 75.7% 7.0 3.1 1.6 0.4 18.5

Coaching career

On December 1, 2008, Moore was named Director of Basketball Operations for Princeton. During her two seasons from 2008 to 2010, she helped lead Princeton to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010, as the Tigers finished the season with a record of 26–3, including 14–0 in Ivy League play.[7]

Creighton

Moore served as an assistant coach for Creighton from 2010 to 2015. In 2012, she helped Creighton advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. In 2014, she helped Marissa Janning become Creighton's first All-American since 1998.[8]

Princeton

On April 18, 2016, Moore was named an assistant coach for Princeton.[9][10] During her time at Princeton, they won consecutive Ivy League regular season and tournament championships in 2018 and 2019.[11]

North Carolina

On May 14, 2019, Moore was named an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for North Carolina.[12] This reunited her with former Princeton head coach Courtney Banghart.[13][14] In her first year, her 2019 recruiting class was ranked No. 10 by ESPNW. In her second year, her 2020 recruiting class was ranked third nationally. Three of those players were named McDonald's All-Americans, making UNC one of just four schools nationally with three or more honorees.[15][16]

Michigan

On May 7, 2021, Moore was named an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Michigan.[17][18]

Harvard

On April 5, 2022, Moore was named the head coach for Harvard, following the retirement of longtime head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith.[19]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Harvard Crimson (Ivy League) (2022–present)
2022–23 Harvard 20–12 9–5 T-2nd WNIT Great Eight
2023–24 Harvard 16–12 9–5 3rd
Harvard: 36–24 (.600) 18–10 (.643)
Total: 36–24 (.600)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball: Individual Career Records". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Carrie Moore named MAC Player of the Year". wmich.edu. March 9, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sky Signs Carrie Moore to Training Camp Contract, Moeggenberg to Sit Out in '08". WNBA.com. April 4, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Drew, David (January 21, 2019). "Report: Former WMU women's basketball star Carrie Moore arrested on DUI charge". MLive.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sky signs Moore to training camp deal". Daily Herald. April 4, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Moore Named Director of Basketball Operations". goprincetontigers.com. December 1, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Carrie Moore Joins Women's Basketball Staff". gocreighton.com. May 28, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Princeton women's basketball welcomes back Carrie Moore as assistant coach". New Pittsburgh Courier. April 18, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Women's Basketball Welcomes Back Carrie Moore As Assistant Coach". goprincetontigers.com. April 18, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Carrie Moore". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Trendel, Avery (May 14, 2019). "Carrie Moore Hired as Assistant Coach for UNC Women's Basketball Program". Chapelboro. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "UNC Hires Assistant Coach Carrie Moore". goheels.com. May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Moore's Belief System Powers Her Career". goheels.com. August 16, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Carrie Moore". goheels.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Q and A with Coach Carrie Moore". goheels.com. April 29, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  17. ^ Zuke, Ryan (May 7, 2021). "UM women's basketball hires Michigan native Carrie Moore as recruiting director". MLive.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  18. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (May 7, 2021). "Moore Added to Michigan Staff as Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Paul, Tony (April 5, 2022). "UM basketball assistant, Country Day alum named head women's coach at Harvard". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 5, 2022.