Assistant #3: Rob Moxley
by Akula Wolf on Apr 14, 2011 1:58 PM EDT
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Source: Rob Moxley will be NC State's third assistant. Moxley worked as an assistant at Middle Tennessee State last year.
Incoming recruit Tyler Lewis also mentioned the news this afternoon, offering his congrats to Moxley.
Moxley comes from Middle Tennessee State, and before that he spent a bunch of years at, you guessed it, UNC-Charlotte. There he worked with new NC State assistants Bobby Lutz and Orlando Early. You know, if there's ever a mutiny, I don't like Gottfried's odds. Anyway. From Moxley's MTSU bio:
At Charlotte, Moxley worked as associate head coach for five seasons and was with the program 12 years overall. He served as an assistant coach for seven years (1999-2005) before accepting an assistant coaching position at Maryland in 2005-06. He returned to Charlotte after one season to take over as associate head coach.
In 2008, HoopScooponline.com ranked Moxley 44th among the nation's top 100 assistant coaches. In 2007, rivals.com ranked him as one of the Top 25 recruiters in the country, and Basketball Times ranked Moxley 10th in its top 16 "Friends of Junior Colleges".
In my brief examination of Lutz's recruiting at Charlotte, I mentioned that he brought in a lot of junior college players. Sounds like Moxley had a lot to do with that, if he is as juco-friendly as that Basketball Times honor suggests. I wonder if he got a plaque for that.
Moxley helped land four Top 20 recruiting classes for the 49ers and was instrumental in signing 2001 ESPN.com National Freshman of the Year Rodney White and 2003 All-Conference USA choice Demon Brown. Moxley helped attract Maryland's 18th-ranked 2006 recruiting class (Rivals.com) and recruited 2010 ACC Player of the Year and 2010 NBA first round pick Greivis Vasquez.
Welcome aboard, coach. I'll try to forgive you for the Greivis Vasquez thing.
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Although sadly,
it’s pronounced De MON, as a Jamaican might, not the more highly preferable and awesome way.
I remember
the Maryland folks being excited when Moxley came aboard. I know he got a “promotion” going back to Charlotte, but I wonder if there is anything more to that story. It is really odd that the 3 assistants all worked together previously.
Maybe these guys
are on a mission from God a la the Blues Brothers.
“We’re getting the band back together!”
YES!!
This guy gets me excited. (not that way, perv!)
He’s another stud recruiter but his specialty from what I have read is the guards. He has taught 3 point shooting with great success. (and not just shooting 3 pointers, HITTING them too!)
He hasn’t been a head coach like the other two, but he was an Assoc Head Coach.
The UNC-Charley connection is kind of weird, but otherwise this guy looks really good.
Trade?
Was this a straight up trade or did we get or give future considerations or draft picks?
by Feedanddwight82 on Apr 15, 2011 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
looks like their..
strategy is to load up on carolina recruiters and have lutz help with the coaching as well. not sure how this strategy will work but i hope it does. we need to start competing in the ACC. i’m a little scared by gottfried’s rep as not being a good x’s and o’s coach and not preaching defense but i’m looking forward to seeing what he can do here especially after a couple years and getting his own recruits.
I think I like the hire
but that will be quite enough unc-charlotte for my taste.
I will admit though, they did win back in the day (before the nonsensical move to the A10) and got players…almost got michael beasley until huggins hired his juco coach
I like the fact that it seems most of these guys are probably assistant lifers .. or at least will be going forward.. so if things work out the core of the staff won’t be like musical chairs. That said, i’d like to see the bench filled out with some younger x and o wizards. Maybe with a background in the high post offense
by ginger avenger on Apr 14, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
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