Chuck Moore Named NJCAA Division II, District 15 Coach of the Year

SOUTH PRINCE GEORGE, Va. -- Richard Bland College men's basketball head coach Chuck Moore has been named the 2018 NJCAA Division II, District 15 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.  Moore led the Statesmen to an overall record of 22-11, including the program's third appearance in four years at the NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship.  Richard Bland earned its national tournament trip after finishing as runners-up at the District 15, Region 10 Tournament Championship.

Moore, who has previously announced his resignation, effective June 30, to pursue other professional opportunities, completed his Statesmen coaching career with an outstanding overall record of 126-42 (.750) over the past five seasons, including 71-24 (.747) in Region 10, while an even more impressive 64-10 (.865) at home in Statesman Hall since 2013-14.  He has led the program to a pair of 30-win seasons among three 25-win campaigns, earning NJCAA Division II Top 20 national rankings in each of the five seasons.  Moore led Richard Bland to the 2014-15 NJCAA Division II National Championship with a school-record of 32-4, including the Region 10 Tournament Championship.  Moore led the Statesmen to an overall record of 30-6 during 2016-17, making their second NJCAA DII National Tournament Final Four appearance in three years, after winning another Region 10 Tournament Championship.

Moore previously was the 2017 NJCAA District 15 Coach of the Year, the 2015 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Junior College Coach of the Year, the 2015 Spalding NJCAA Division II Coach of the Year, the 2015 NJCAA District 6 Coach of the Year, the 2015 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) College Division Coach of the Year and the 2009 Region 10 Coach of the Year.