Robert Moore

Biography

Robert Moore is entering his 16th season as head men's basketball coach at Columbus State University in 2024-25. He was named the sixth head coach in program history in April of 2010. Moore spent six seasons (1994-2000) as an assistant under CSU's all-time winningest coach, Herbert Greene. In his 15 seasons in charge of the Cougars, Moore has taken Columbus State to the NCAA Tournament on five occasions, including three appearances since the 2014-15 season. Overall, the Cougars have a 216-170 record with Moore at the helm. He has coached 11 All-Peach Belt Conference players with 14 former Cougars signing professional deals since Moore's arrival. Moore coached Nelson Haskin ('22) to be a two-time PBC Defensive Player of the Year (2021, 2022). Moore has guided Columbus State to four PBC Tournament championship game appearances as well as four 20-win seasons in his tenure, including a 20-11 season in 2021-22. He was named the 2016 PBC Coach of the Year. Moore returned Columbus State to national prominence in just his second season during the 2011-12 campaign. After a magical run to the PBC Tournament title game, CSU reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006. The 2014-15 season was the beginning of one of the best three-year stretches in Columbus State history. In those seasons, Moore led the Cougars to a 63-26 record for a .708 winning percentage. CSU appeared in the NCAA Tournament in all three years achieving the feat for just the second time in program history