Rick Moody (coach)

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Rick Moody

Biographical details
Born	(1954-05-26) May 26, 1954
Alma mater	Troy University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–2005	Alabama
2007–2008	Syracuse (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	311–176

Rick Moody (born May 26, 1954) is a former women's basketball assistant coach at Syracuse University, arriving in 2007. He previously served as the head coach for Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball from 1990 to 2005. He is Alabama's all-time leader in games won among basketball coaches at Alabama in terms of wins and winning percentage. His 310 total wins are more than all other Crimson Tide women's basketball coaches combined.

Coach Moody led his Alabama squads to 11 post-season tournaments including eight trips to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournaments involving Alabama while coached by Moody, Alabama advanced to five straight Sweet Sixteen appearances, as well as its only Final Four appearance in 1994. Alabama women's basketball enjoyed eight seasons of winning 20 or more games while Moody was the head coach. The 1994 team was the only Alabama team, men's or women's, to make the Final Four until Nate Oats took his Alabama men's team to the Final Four 30 years later.

He also led the Tide to a record 26 wins in the 1993–94 season. Under his direction, Alabama reached a final top-25 ranking eight times. In addition, they recorded 44 wins over nationally ranked opponents including nine versus top-10 squads. His coaching career is also highlighted by outstanding numbers, including 19 regular-season tournament titles, 145 home victories, 97 regular-season SEC wins and 13 SEC Tournament victories.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alabama (Southeastern Conference) (1989–2005)
1989–1990	Alabama	16–12	4–5	7th
1990–1991	Alabama	17–12	3–6	9th
1991–1992	Alabama	23–7	7–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1992–1993	Alabama	22–9	6–5	5th	NCAA Second Round
1993–1994	Alabama	26–7	7–4	4th	NCAA Final Four
1994–1995	Alabama	22–9	7–4	6th	NCAA Sweet 16
1995–1996	Alabama	24–8	7–4	4th	NCAA Sweet 16
1996–1997	Alabama	25–7	10–2	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1997–1998	Alabama	24–10	10–4	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1998–1999	Alabama	20–11	7–7	5th	NCAA Second Round
1999–2000	Alabama	15–14	5–9	8th	WNIT First Round
2000–2001	Alabama	19–12	5–9	8th	WNIT Second Round
2001–2002	Alabama	19–12	7–7	8th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2002–2003	Alabama	13–15	3–11	10th
2003–2004	Alabama	12–16	4–10	10th
2004–2005	Alabama	14–15	4–10	9th
Alabama:		311–176	96–101
Total:		311–176 (.639)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

• "Moody says he'll retire at season's end". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 22, 2005.
• Dobbs, Mitch (February 22, 2005). "Moody Announces Retirement". 'Bama Mag. Scout.com.