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men's basketball team. Moser spent 10 years (2011–2021) at

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, helping lead the

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to the Final Four in

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. Originally from

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, Moser attended and played varsity basketball at

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, and then

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. Moser previously held the head coaching position at Illinois State (2003–2007) and Arkansas-Little Rock (2000–2003). Prior to being hired at Loyola, Moser was an assistant coach at Saint Louis under Rick Majerus for the 2007-08 season, and the associate head coach from 2008-11.

Playing career

During his high school career, Moser helped lead Benet Academy in suburban Lisle to a 70-14 (.833) record in three years on the varsity roster, playing for coach Bill Geist. The Naperville native led Benet to three West Suburban Catholic Conference titles and was a three-time all-conference and two-time all-area selection. As a senior, he was named Most Valuable Player in the West Suburban Catholic Conference. On May 6, 2017, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame. Moser went on to play college basketball at

for coach

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, where he helped the Bluejays to a Missouri Valley Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 1989. He played in 102 games including 27 starts, averaging 4.6 points and 1.7 assists per game during his collegiate career.

Coaching career

Assistant

After graduating from Creighton, Moser began his coaching career in the 1990–91 season as a graduate assistant at Creighton under Tony Barone. Following Barone to

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, Moser was an assistant there from 1991 to 1995 and helped Texas A&M make its first postseason appearance in seven years, in the

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. After serving as an assistant at

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in the 1995–96 season, Moser returned to Texas A&M for what would become Barone's final two seasons as head coach from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000, Moser was an assistant coach at Arkansas–Little Rock, under Wimp Sanderson in his first season and

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in his second.

Arkansas–Little Rock

Moser's first head coaching job was with Arkansas–Little Rock from 2000 to 2003. Inheriting a 4-24 team, Moser led the Trojans to an 18-11 record in his first season and finished with an overall 54-34 record. Statistically, the Trojans moved from last to first in the

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in field goal percentage defense and three-point field goal percentage defense in Moser's first season in 2000–01.

Illinois State

Moser was the head coach at Illinois State from 2003 to 2007. After finishing the 2003-04 season 10-19, Moser led Illinois State to a 17-13 overall record and sixth-place finish in the

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(MVC). However, Illinois State dropped to 9-19 in 2005-06 season, including a 1–9 finish. Despite an improvement to 15–16 in 2006-07 season, Illinois State lost in the first round of the MVC Tournament for the 3rd consecutive season. Seeking a change "in the overall direction of the program," Illinois State Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger fired Moser and terminated the contracts of Moser's three assistant coaches on March 5, 2007.

Saint Louis

Ranked in the top 50 Division I assistant coaches by ''

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'' in 2009, Moser was an assistant coach at Saint Louis under Rick Majerus from 2007 to 2011, including as associate head coach from 2008 to 2011. In 2009–10, Saint Louis finished 23-13 and as CBI runners-up.

Loyola Chicago

On April 5, 2011,

named Moser head coach of the

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team. Moser's hire followed the firing of Jim Whitesell, who went 109–107 in seven seasons. In his introductory press conference, Moser said that he aspired to make Loyola Chicago into a

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contender similar to

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. Under Moser, Loyola Chicago went 7–23 in the 2011–12 season and 15–16 in 2012–13 before moving from the Horizon League to the

(MVC) in 2013. In its first season in the MVC, Loyola Chicago went 10–22. Moser's fourth season was his first at Loyola Chicago with a winning record, at 24–13 (8–10 MVC) and the College Basketball Invitational title following a two-game sweep of Louisiana–Monroe. After a 15–17 season in 2015–16, Loyola Chicago had its second winning season under Moser in 2016–17 with an 18–14 (8–10 MVC) record.

2018 Final Four run

Moser had his most successful season at Loyola Chicago in 2017–18, with a 32–6 (15–3 MVC) record, MVC regular season and

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titles, and appearance in the

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as a no. 11 seed. The MVC preseason poll picked Loyola Chicago to finish third, with one vote picking Loyola Chicago for first place. On December 6, 2017, Loyola Chicago beat a top-five team for the first time since the 1984–85 season after a 65-59 away upset of no. 5

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. On March 4, 2018, Loyola Chicago defeated Moser's former school Illinois State 65-49 in the MVC tournament final to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time since

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. Entering the NCAA Tournament as a no. 11 seed, Loyola Chicago had close upset victories in the first three rounds, 64-62 over no. 6 Miami (FL) in the Round of 64, 63-62 over no. 3

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in the Round of 32, and 69-68 over no. 7

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in the Sweet 16. The win over Nevada was the 30th overall win for Loyola Chicago, enough for the most wins in program history. Loyola Chicago advanced to its first Final Four since the

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national title year, after a 78-62 win over no. 9 Kansas State. Loyola became only the fourth no. 11 seed to reach the Final Four, after

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, and VCU in

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. On March 31, Loyola Chicago lost to no. 3

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69-57 in their Final Four game held at the

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. Prior to Final Four weekend, Moser expressed hope that his team's run in the tournament would make it easier for other

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programs to earn at-large NCAA Tournament bids.

Recruiting Chicago-area players

Moser had success drawing recruits from the Chicago area talent pool. Former players Milton Doyle (Marshall), Donte Ingram (Simeon), Christian Negron (Elgin), and

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(Jacobs) as well as 2021-22 players Lucas Williamson (Whitney Young), Nick DiNardi (Providence Catholic), Marquise Kennedy (Brother Rice) and Tom Welch (Naperville North) were all from the Chicago area.

Oklahoma

On April 2, 2021, Moser accepted the head coaching position at the

, succeeding retired coach

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. Moser agreed to a 6-year contract with the Sooners. He was officially announced as the Sooners' head coach in a press conference on April 7.

Broadcasting

During the 2019 NCAA tournament, Moser signed on with

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and

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as a guest TV studio analyst for the second round of the tournament.

Personal life

Moser and his wife Megan have four children: Jordan, Jake, Ben, and Max.

Head coaching record

References

External links