Women's Basketball: Former star scores director position

Head coach Courtney Banghart said she is excited to add Moore to her staff.

“I’ve hired winners, people who have won and are committed to the game,” Banghart said. “Leading the nation in scoring is a very big deal, and that piqued my interest.”

Moore will also bring an impressive academic resume to Princeton. She graduated from Western Michigan magna cum laude with a GPA above 3.7 and was named second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America her senior season.

“[Moore] demonstrated both energy and commitment to the sport,” Banghart said. “She’s smart, and she’s hard-working, and those things are irreplaceable.”

As director of operations, Moore’s job description will carry a host of responsibilities, ranging from brokering film exchanges to coordinating the recruiting database and planning community service outings for the team.

“Princeton University has a tradition throughout the years to be a fine institution academically and athletically,” Moore said. “I didn’t feel like I could go wrong getting my introduction to college coaching here. I couldn’t be any more excited to be here.”

While Moore will be on the sideline during games, NCAA rules prohibit her from having any on-court contact with the team.

“I’m not allowed to be on the court with the girls, but I’ll definitely be here for any type of advice or things that I observe,” Moore said. “I can’t actually get out and practice with the girls because of the rules.”

Moore finished her record-setting college career with the all-time scoring record at Western Michigan with 2,216 points. Moore is now looking forward to kicking off her coaching career at Princeton after playing one professional season in Poland.

“The long-term, ultimate goal is to be a head coach just like Courtney. I feel like this is the first necessary step for that to happen,” Moore said. “I’ve never been on the coaching side of the game. This will help me learn what goes on behind the scenes and to learn the coaching part of it as well.”

Though Moore will be learning about coaching from Banghart, Moore will bring the serious, competitive mentality that she had on the court to Princeton’s sideline this season.

“The ultimate goal is to win an Ivy League title. I’m used to winning, I’m a competitor, and whether or not I’m on the office or the court, I hope to do it to the best of my ability,” Moore said. “I just want to grow and learn everything that I can here so that I can just see what it takes to coach on the D-I level.”

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In addition to providing useful advice from her wealth of basketball experience to the team, Moore will be an imposing force in the coaching staff’s daily midday pickup basketball games.

“She’ll certainly make us better at noon,” Banghart said.