Dudey Moore
Donald W. "Dudey" Moore | |
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Sport(s) | Basketball |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | April 5, 1910
Died |
April 10, 1984 74) Bristol, Pennsylvania | (aged
Alma mater | Duquesne |
Playing career | |
1930-1934 | Duquesne |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1948–1958 1958–1963 |
Duquesne La Salle |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 270–107 (.716) |
Tournaments |
NCAA: 1-1 (.500) NIT: 11-8 (.579) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships NIT Champion (1955) NIT Runner-up (1954) |
Donald W. "Dudey" Moore (April 5, 1910 – April 10, 1984) was an American college men's basketball coach. He was the head coach of Duquesne from 1948 to 1958 and La Salle from 1958-1963. He coached his teams to a 270-107 record, winning the 1955 National Invitation Tournament, five NIT semifinals appearances and making one NCAA tournament appearance. Moore's college coaching career abruptly ended after the a first round loss in the 1963 National Invitation Tournament. After the loss, La Salle students hanged Moore in effigy, and Moore promptly resigned
In college, Moore played for Duquesne under coach Chick Davies. He was inducted into the Duquesne athletics Hall of Fame in 1965.[1][2]
In 1952 he was named the Coach of the Year for college basketball.[3]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Duquesne Dukes (Independent) (1948–1958) | |||||||||
1948–49 | Duquesne | 17-5 | |||||||
1949–50 | Duquesne | 23-6 | NIT Fourth Place | ||||||
1950–51 | Duquesne | 16-11 | |||||||
1951–52 | Duquesne | 23-4 | NCAA Elite Eight NIT Fourth Place | ||||||
1952–53 | Duquesne | 21-8 | NIT Third Place | ||||||
1953–54 | Duquesne | 26-3 | NIT Runner-up | ||||||
1954–55 | Duquesne | 22-4 | NIT Champions | ||||||
1955–56 | Duquesne | 17-10 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
1956–57 | Duquesne | 16-7 | |||||||
1957–58 | Duquesne | 10-12 | |||||||
Duquesne: | 191–70 (.732) | ||||||||
La Salle Explorers (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1963) | |||||||||
1958–59 | La Salle | 16-7 | 5-2 | 2nd | |||||
1959–60 | La Salle | 16-6 | 6-1 | 2nd | |||||
1960–61 | La Salle | 15-7 | 7-2 | 3rd | |||||
1961–62 | La Salle | 16-9 | 5-3 | 5th | |||||
1962–63 | La Salle | 16-8 | 7-1 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
La Salle: | 79–37 (.681) | 30–9 (.769) | |||||||
Total: | 270–107 (.716) | ||||||||
National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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