Dave Moore (basketball)

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Dave Moore
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team West Georgia
Conference Atlantic Sun
Record109–93 (.540)
Biographical details
Born (1975-02-08) February 8, 1975 (age 50)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1993–1997 Bethel
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998 Bethel (assistant)
1998–2000 Mount St. Joseph (assistant)
2000–2002 Christian Brothers (assistant)
2006–2007 Robert Morris (assistant)
2007–2018 St. Bonaventure (assistant)
2018–present West Georgia
Head coaching record
Overall109–93 (.540)
Tournaments3–3 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Gulf South regular season (2024)
Gulf South tournament (2024)
Awards
2× Gulf South Coach of the Year (2021, 2024)

Dave Moore (born February 8, 1975) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the West Georgia Wolves men's basketball team.

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Career

Moore attended Oak Hills High School and played college basketball at Bethel University before beginning his coaching career. Following stints coaching at Bethel, Mount St. Joseph, Lakota East High School, and Robert Morris, Moore joined the St. Bonaventure coaching staff in 2007 as an assistant coach. [1] With St. Bonaventure, he served as an assistant coach under Mark Schmidt for 11 years. [2] After spending 20 years as an assistant coach, Moore was named the next head coach at West Georgia in April 2018. [3] In the 2023–24 season, he led West Georgia to becoming the Gulf South Conference regular season and tournament champions, with a record of 27–6. [4] As a result, he was named the 2024 Gulf South Coach of the Year. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
West Georgia Wolves (GSC)(2018–2024)
2018–19West Georgia 17–1212–86th
2019–20West Georgia 9–197–1311th
2020–21West Georgia 14–812–63rd (East) NCAA Division II Second Round
2021–22West Georgia 15–1312–85th
2022–23West Georgia 21–1017–74th NCAA Division II Second Round
2023–24West Georgia 27–619–51st NCAA Division II Second Round
West Georgia:103–68 (.602)79–47 (.627)
West Georgia Wolves (ASUN)(2024–present)
2024–25 West Georgia 6–254–14T–10th
West Georgia:6–25 (.194)4–14 (.222)
Total:109–93 (.540)

      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. Clark, Dave. "Cincinnati's Dave Moore named head coach at University of West Georgia". The Enquirer. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  2. Butler, J. P. (April 16, 2018). "No Moore: Bona assistant takes top job at Division II West Georgia". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  3. "UWG taps Moore as new head coach". Times-Georgian. April 17, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  4. "UWG advances to NCAA tournament with conference win". Times-Georgian. March 14, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  5. "GSC Men's Basketball All-GSC, Major Awards Announced". gscsports.org. March 5, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.