Chris Mooney (basketball)

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Chris Mooney
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Mooney coaching a game in February, 2013
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Richmond
Conference Atlantic 10
Record 203–162 (.556)
Biographical details
Born (1972-08-07) August 7, 1972 (age 51)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1990–1994 Princeton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997 Lansdale Catholic HS
1997–2000 Beaver College
2000–2004 Air Force (asst.)
2004–2005 Air Force
2005–present Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall 245–201 (.549)

Chris 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, where he has been for ten seasons.

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]

Personal life

Mooney is married to the former Lia Chomat, also a Princeton graduate; the couple have a son, Danny, born in 2009. and a son Ryan[4]

Mooney's personal qualities may be best illustrated by an episode that began during the 2007–08 school year. After a preseason workout in mid-September, Spiders student manager Robyn Jacobs (now Sordelett), who had just begun her senior year at UR, was told that her father had committed suicide. She immediately told Mooney's wife, and both went into his office. Mooney then bought plane tickets for himself and Jacobs to return to her home in Connecticut. He flew back to Richmond the next day, and took another trip to Connecticut for the funeral. When Jacobs returned to UR three weeks after her father's death, Mooney invited her to live with him and his wife for the rest of her senior year. After Jacobs was engaged several years later, she asked Mooney to give her away at her September 2012 wedding. The entire Mooney family was involved in the wedding—his wife was one of the bridesmaids, and their young son was ringbearer.[6]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Beaver College (Pennsylvania Athletic Conference) (1997–2000)
1998–99 Beaver College 8–17 7–9 6th
1999–00 Beaver College 16–10 12–4 2nd
Beaver College: 24–27 (.471) 19–13 (.594)
Air Force (Mountain West Conference) (2004–2005)
2004–05 Air Force 18–12 9–5 3rd
Air Force: 18–12 (.600) 9–5 (.643)
Richmond (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 Semifinals
2009–10 Richmond 26–9 13–3 3rd NCAA First Round
2010–11 Richmond 29–8 13–3 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011–12 Richmond 16–16 7–9 T–9th
2012–13 Richmond 19–15 8–8 T–8th CBI Quarterfinals
2013–14 Richmond 19–14 8–8 7th
2014–15 Richmond 21–14 12–6 T–4th NIT Quarterfinals
2015–16 Richmond 16–16 7–11 9th
Richmond: 203–162 (.556) 96–84 (.533)
Total: 245–201 (.549)

      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

  1. ↑ Princeton Men's Basketball Record Book
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  5. ↑ Mooney Signs 10-Year Contract At Richmond
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