Carrie Moore (basketball) explained

Carrie Moore
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Harvard
Current Conference:Ivy League
Birth Date:15 May 1985
Birth Place:Lathrup Village, Michigan
Alma Mater:Western Michigan University
Player Years1:2003–2007
Player Team1:Western Michigan
Player Years2:2007–2008
Player Team2:AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski
Coach Years1:2010–2015
Coach Team1:Creighton (asst.)
Coach Years2:2016–2019
Coach Team2:Princeton (asst.)
Coach Years3:2019–2021
Coach Team3:North Carolina (asst.)
Coach Years4:2021–2022
Coach Team4:Michigan (asst.)
Coach Years5:2022–present
Awards:

Carrie Moore (born May 15, 1985) is a 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
  GPGames 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] TeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2003-04Western Michigan3243841.1%35.6%78.5%5.52.51.30.413.7
2004-05Western Michigan2849241.7%33.3%70.1%8.23.81.70.517.6
2005-06Western Michigan3348149.9%33.8%72.1%7.43.41.50.217.2
2006-07Western Michigan3281345.3%31.7%79.2%7.03.01.90.5
  • 25.4
Career1202,22444.6%33.5%75.7%7.03.11.60.418.5

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]

External links

Notes and References

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