Dudey Moore

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Donald W. "Dudey" Moore
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1910-04-05)April 5, 1910
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died April 10, 1984(1984-04-10) (aged 74)
Bristol, Pennsylvania
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
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
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References

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