A veteran of coaching women’s basketball and coaching several seasons against Hampton University, E. Todd Moore now joins the Lady Pirates staff starting his first season in 2020-21.
He comes to Hampton after coaching at Wekiva High School in Orlando, Fl., for the 2019-2020 season with Head Coach Tommy Butts. They finished 24-8 overall and 8-1 in the Metro Conference as they won the district, regional and finished as state runner-ups in 6-A Girls Basketball.
Moore coached collegiately last at Alcorn State in the 2018-19 season. Before Alcorn, he coached in the AAU ranks in Texas before his stint at Alcorn State. He worked with A-Game Athletes, Inc. (2017-18) in Dallas and Xtreme Heat Sports (2016-17) in Houston. Moore coached area youth and student-athletes of a variety of ages by developing their skills through camps, one-on-one training and group sessions. He also volunteered with the Dallas Mavericks G-League team, the Texas Legends, as an assistant coach during the 2015-16 season under head coach Nick Van Exel.
He had a couple stints against Hampton in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as he coached at South Carolina State in the 2014-15 season, where they finished 16-12 overall and 9-7 in conference. Other NCAA DI experience includes assistant coaching stints at Savannah State (2011-12), Cincinnati (2009-2011), and as a graduate assistant for the men at Morgan State (1994-95).
During the summer of 2009, he trained and coached with Philly Triple Treat AAU team with Head Coach Yolanda Laney in Philadelphia, Pa. That program featured Betnijah Laney, who later attended Rutgers University and was just named the Most Improved Player in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream this season. Also in that program were Kahleah Copper (Rutgers/Chicago Sky) and Brittany Hrynko, (DePaul/San Antonio Silver Stars), along with eight other young ladies that played D-I basketball.
Moore spent the 2007-08 season as coach and director of player development at Apex Academies, a prep school and training center in Pennsauken, New Jersey, where he trained Markieff Morris (Kansas/Los Angeles Lakers) and Marcus Morris (Kansas/Los Angeles Clippers) during the 2007-08 season for prep school. Prior to that, he spent two seasons as the varsity girl’s coach at Potter’s House Christian Academy (2005-06) and Esprit de Corps Center for Learning (2006-07), both in Jacksonville, Florida.
He started his coaching career at Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. as an assistant boys’ basketball coach. While there, he worked with eight Division I signees and one future NBA All-Star player in Rasheed Wallace who was the USA Today National Player of the Year honors in 1992-93 when the school went 31-0, was ranked No. 1 in the nation, and won what was dubbed by USA Today a mythical national championship.
After his time at Morgan State, the Philadelphia native spent the next two years at Howard Community College before accepting the head boys’ A.A.U. coaching job in Columbia, Maryland. He coached nine years in that role, won a pair of Maryland state championships, and made two appearances in the national tournament in Florida. He also coached current NBA star Carmelo Anthony at the Mount Royal Recreation Center in Baltimore.
Moore was a men’s assistant coach at Dundalk Community College (1997-00), Benedict College (2001-02), and at his alma mater Edward Waters College (2002-03). While at Dundalk, his efforts helped the team to a 77-20 record, the 1999 Maryland JUCO Conference Championship title, the 2000 Region XX Tournament title, and the 2000 NJCAA Division II National Tournament title. In 2000, Dundalk finished second at the Maryland JUCO Championship.
He is the proud father of three children: Brittney Moore, Tyanaesse Moore and T. J. Moore.
