Chris Mooney (basketball)
![]() Mooney coaching in February 2013 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Richmond |
Conference | Atlantic 10 |
Record | 288–231 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | August 7, 1972
Playing career | |
1990–1994 | Princeton |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1994–1997 | Lansdale Catholic HS |
1997–2000 | Beaver |
2000–2004 | Air Force (assistant) |
2004–2005 | Air Force |
2005–present | Richmond |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 330–270 |
Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA Division I) 5–3 (NIT) 3–3 (CBI) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
A-10 Tournament (2011) |
Christopher Scott Mooney (born August 7, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond. Prior to taking the helm of the Spiders basketball program, he was the head coach at Air Force. In his only year there, he led the Falcons to their second best record in school history (18–12). He played college basketball at Princeton. As a four-year starter at Princeton, he ranks 22nd on the school's all-time leading scoring list with 1,071 points, and 11th in three-point field goals made (142).[1]
Early years and college[]
Mooney was born and raised in working-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, spending his high school years at Archbishop Ryan High School as the child of a single father after his mother died from breast cancer when he was 13 years old.[2] Mooney's father was a Greyhound bus driver.[2]
In 1990, Mooney enrolled at Princeton University, majoring in English and playing basketball for legendary coach Pete Carril.[3] Mooney was a four-year starter at Princeton, starting all 107 games in his career and amassing 1,071 points, good for 20th place in program history.[4] He finished second for Rookie of the Year in the Ivy League as a freshman and received honorable mention all-conference honors as a sophomore, First Team All-Ivy League honors as a junior and Second Team All-Ivy League honors in his senior year.[4]
Coaching career[]
Mooney began his coaching career fresh out of college at Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. In 1997, Mooney took the helm of the program at Beaver College, now known as Arcadia University. After three years at Beaver, Mooney took an assistant coaching position under Joe Scott at the United States Air Force Academy. When Scott left to take the head coaching position at Princeton University in 2004, Mooney was elevated to the head position at Air Force. After one season at Air Force, Mooney became head coach at the University of Richmond.
The University of Richmond announced on March 27, 2011, following a run to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament that Mooney had signed a new contract running through the 2020–21 season.[5]
With an 84–74 win over Wake Forest on December 1, 2018; Mooney tallied his 240th win at Richmond, vaulting him past Dick Tarrant to become the winningest coach in Richmond history.
Head coaching record[]
College[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Beaver Knights (Pennsylvania Athletic Conference) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Beaver | 8–17 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
1999–00 | Beaver | 16–10 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
Beaver: | 24–27 (.471) | 19–13 (.594) | |||||||
Air Force Falcons (Mountain West Conference) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
2004–05 | Air Force | 18–12 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
Air Force: | 18–12 (.600) | 9–5 (.643) | |||||||
Richmond Spiders (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2005–present) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Richmond | 13–17 | 6–10 | T–11th | |||||
2006–07 | Richmond | 8–22 | 4–12 | T–12th | |||||
2007–08 | Richmond | 16–15 | 9–7 | T–4th | CBI First Round | ||||
2008–09 | Richmond | 20–16 | 9–7 | T–5th | CBI Semifinal | ||||
2009–10 | Richmond | 26–9 | 13–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2010–11 | Richmond | 29–8 | 13–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
2011–12 | Richmond | 16–16 | 7–9 | T–9th | |||||
2012–13 | Richmond | 19–15 | 8–8 | T–8th | CBI Quarterfinal | ||||
2013–14 | Richmond | 19–14 | 8–8 | 7th | |||||
2014–15 | Richmond | 21–14 | 12–6 | T–4th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2015–16 | Richmond | 16–16 | 7–11 | 9th | |||||
2016–17 | Richmond | 22–13 | 13–5 | T–3rd | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2017–18 | Richmond | 12–20 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
2018–19 | Richmond | 13–20 | 6–12 | T–10th | |||||
2019–20 | Richmond | 24–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | No postseason due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2020–21 | Richmond | 14–9 | 6–5 | 8th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2021–22 | Richmond | ||||||||
Richmond: | 288–231 (.555) | 144–119 (.548) | |||||||
Total: | 330–270 (.550) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ Princeton Men's Basketball Record Book
- ^ Jump up to: a b Litos, Michael (4 October 2010). "Chris Mooney's Graceful Toughness Rebuilds Richmond into Threat". AOL News. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Jerardi, Dick (23 March 2011). "Success heads resume of Richmond coach Mooney". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Men's Basketball Coaches: Chris Mooney". University of Richmond Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Mooney Signs 10-Year Contract At Richmond Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
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