EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball Head Coach Stan Gouard announced hiring of Chris Moore as an assistant coach in 2022-23. Moore will be assisting Gouard in all facets of the program.
“As USI inches closer to its Division I debut, I wanted to get someone with Division I coaching experience or Ohio Valley Conference experience and we found both in Chris,” said Gouard. “I’ve known Chris for 15 years and he has a very strong background in the OVC from a coaching and a recruiting standpoint, but more importantly he is a high-character professional.
“Chris also has the ability to relate to young people,” continued Gouard. “He also has a passion for player development and we are excited to welcome Chris into our basketball family.”
Moore, who comes to USI after spending the last year as the director of basketball operations for Recruiting Boost in Greenville, South Carolina, has a wealth of coaching experience at all levels during the last 22 years.
Within the OVC, Moore was an assistant coach at Southeast Missouri State University (2015-18) and Morehead State University (2006-10). He helped coach three All-OVC performers and the 2017 OVC Freshman of the Year during his tenure at SEMO, while assisting Morehead to the 2009 OVC Tournament title, back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in program history, and coaching the 2008 OVC Freshman of the Year.
In addition to tenures at SEMO and Morehead, Moore made stops at Wright State University (2010-15), Bellarmine University (2003-05), Indiana University-Southeast (2002-03), and the University of Cincinnati (2000-02).
Over the last 22 years, Moore has coached two All-Americans, 18 All-Conference performers, three Freshmen of the Year honorees, eleven 1,000-point scorers and 26 players who have gone on to play professionally. He also coached Kenneth Faried (2007-10), who was the 22nd overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets, during his tenure at Morehead.
Ranked as one of the top 25 mid-major assistants in the country according to CoachStat.net and a top five assistant in the Horizon League by Next-Up Recruits after the 2014-15 season, Moore
was a three-time letterman at Kentucky State University, earning Academic All-America honors in 1990-91 and serving as team captain his senior year.
Moore earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Kentucky State in 1991 and a master’s degree in sport administration from the University of Louisville in 2000.
