Episode 470: Tom Moore, UConn MBB Assistant Coach Sports Business Secrets

Today’s guest is Tom Moore, Men's Basketball Assistant Coach at the University of Connecticut.



For those who are unaware, Coach Moore was my Head Coach at Quinnipiac University from 2008-2012. He gave me the opportunity to walk-on to the team when I arrived as a freshman, which led to four of the best years of my life, and for that I'll be forever grateful.



Coach Moore has nearly 30 years of college basketball coaching experience, starting with Division III Worcester State and Division II Assumption College before jumping to the University of Connecticut for the first time in 1994. After two national championships at UConn, he took over as Head Coach at Quinnipiac University in 2007. He made a stop at URI with Dan Hurley in 2017 before returning to UConn the following season.



Most recently he's coming off his 3rd National Championship, all of which he obtained as a Husky.



Today we talked about:


studying journalism before ever thinking about coaching
how he got his first opportunity as a coach
what it was like to work under HOF Coach Jim Calhoun
the NBA players he coached & what made them great
some coaching philosophies from Quinnipiac
highs and lows of the coaching journey
returning to UConn & the goal from day one
relationships with players & recruiting criteria  
and much more



Appreciate you tuning in. Hope you enjoy!