PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton’s women’s basketball head coach Courtney Banghart has announced the hiring of a familiar face as an assistant coach. Carrie Moore, who was the team’s Director of Basketball Operations from 2008-10, will take the positon that was recently opened after Megan Griffith was hired as Columbia’s head coach.
Carrie will serve the program in all aspects as well as coordinating the recruiting efforts for the Tigers.
“Princeton University is such a special place and the opportunity to be a part of this coaching staff is an unbelievable blessing,” said Moore upon the hiring. “I look forward to inspiring and challenging our players to help maintain the level of excellence that defines this program on and off the basketball court.”
“Carrie is a winner in every sense of the word,” mentioned Banghart. “As a coach, she’s coached in the NCAA Tournament for both programs of which she’s been a part. She’s recruited at an elite level and most importantly, she’s developed players with passion and compassion.”
Moore was an assistant coach at Creighton University from 2010-2015. The Bluejays made post-season appearances in all five years —including back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history (2012 & 2013).
Prior to her move to Omaha, Moore spent two seasons as the director of basketball operations at Princeton. She was part of the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009-10, as the Tigers went 26-3 on the season, including 14-0 in Ivy League play.
“It was so special to be a part of Princeton’s first NCAA Tournament team in 2010 and I’ve been watching closely ever since as the program has continued to reach unprecedented heights,” noted Moore about her first tenure with Banghart’s squad.
“She possess integrity, humility, and a great respect and love for Princeton,” Banghart remarked about Moore. “I’m grateful to my players, past and present, for earning a candidate of Carrie’s quality. As is the case with everyone in our organization, she will make us better.”
“I have so much respect for Courtney and what she’s built here and I can’t thank her enough for all that’s she done for me personally and professionally over the years,” said the new Princeton assistant coach. “I’m honored and excited to be back and I am eager to get to work with this new generation of Tigers.”
Moore was a four-year letterwinner at Western Michigan University under Coach Ron Stewart. She amassed 2,216 points during her career, scoring 813 of those points during her senior season. The school’s fifth All-America selection, Moore set nine school records and four Mid-American Conference records.
She is the only Mid-American Conference women’s basketball player to capture the NCAA scoring crown, averaging 25.4 points per game during her senior season. She led the nation in the stat category from start to finish. Moore was named first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District, second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America and was a nominee for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Moore also earned the 2007 MAC. Player of the Year award.
After graduation, Moore signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA before signing a professional contract with KSSSE AZA PWSZ Gorzow Wielkopolski in Gorzow, Poland for the Polish Professional Women’s Basketball League (PLLK).
A native of Lathrup Village, Mich., Moore graduated from WMU magna cum ladue with a journalism degree in 2007.
She is the niece of Courier Assistant to the Publisher Stephan Broadus and wrote a weekly column, ‘Diary of a Rising Hoop Star,’ for the newspaper while at WMU.
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