Charles Moir
Encyclopedia
Charles Moir is a former college basketball
coach. He was the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
team from 1976 until his resignation in October, 1987. During his eleven seasons at Tech, Moir compiled a 213-119 record, but was forced to resign after the discovery of severe NCAA violations. Including his time at Tech and coaching stints in high school and at Roanoke College
and Tulane University
, Moir compiled a career record of 616-238 in his 31 seasons as a high school and college head coach.
and baseball
athlete at Appalachian State University
. Following his college career, Moir played Minor League Baseball
with the Cincinnati Reds
organization.
After three years in baseball, Moir moved on to coach high school basketball, coaching for eleven years at Stuart, Virginia
, Jefferson, North Carolina
, and Mount Airy, North Carolina
and finishing with a career record of 224-43.
In 1963, Moir joined the Virginia Tech basketball
coaching staff as an assistant. After coaching under Bill Matthews and Howard Shannon for four seasons, Moir moved on to Roanoke College
where he compiled a 133-44 record in his six years, winning the NCAA College Division (now called Division II) national championship in 1972
.
Moir's first recruit at Roanoke was Frankie Allen, the first African American
basketball player in school history, who would eventually follow Moir as the head coach of Virginia Tech and become Virginia Tech's first African American head coach.
Moir left Roanoke for Tulane University
in 1973, where he earned a 46-33 record. After three years in New Orleans, he returned to the Hokies and Virginia Tech.
, who had moved on to Wyoming
. In Moir's first season, the Hokies earned a bid to the NIT
, but fell in the second round to #12 Alabama
. In Moir's third season as coach, the Hokies, who had been independent since leaving the Southern Conference
some 13 years earlier, joined the upstart Metro Conference
. Tech stunned tournament favorite #13 Louisville
in the conference semi-finals and went on to defeat Florida State
for the conference championship.
Following Moir's lone losing season with the Hokies (1986–1987), a report presented by Mike Glazier and Mike Slive detailed 12 NCAA violations in Moir's program. The report found that, "in reviewing the academic records of basketball athletes, it is evident that most are not serious students" and that not a single player who entered Tech from 1981 until 1986 graduated. The most serious were that a player had falsely been given credit for a course he did not take and the wife of another player was given a personal car loan. Moir himself was cleared of any wrongdoing, but was forced to resign. Athletics director and football coach Bill Dooley
had been dismissed earlier that year and the school was placed in the unenviable position of having both football and basketball on NCAA probation.
During his time at Tech, Moir led the Hokies to four NCAA tournament appearances and four NIT appearances. With a record of 213-119, Moir remains Tech's winningest basketball coach of all time and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Hall of Fame in 2006.
.
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
coach. He was the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.-History:...
team from 1976 until his resignation in October, 1987. During his eleven seasons at Tech, Moir compiled a 213-119 record, but was forced to resign after the discovery of severe NCAA violations. Including his time at Tech and coaching stints in high school and at Roanoke College
Roanoke College
Roanoke College is an private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college is located in Salem, Virginia, a suburban independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia...
and Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
, Moir compiled a career record of 616-238 in his 31 seasons as a high school and college head coach.
Before Virginia Tech
Moir was a basketballCollege basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
and baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
athlete at Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...
. Following his college career, Moir played Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
with the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
organization.
After three years in baseball, Moir moved on to coach high school basketball, coaching for eleven years at Stuart, Virginia
Stuart, Virginia
Stuart is a town in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 961 at the 2000 census. Due to recent boundary expansion, the town of Stuart has an estimated population of nearly 1,700 residents. The town of Stuart was named after Confederate Gen. J.E.B...
, Jefferson, North Carolina
Jefferson, North Carolina
Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ashe County.-History:...
, and Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation...
and finishing with a career record of 224-43.
In 1963, Moir joined the Virginia Tech basketball
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.-History:...
coaching staff as an assistant. After coaching under Bill Matthews and Howard Shannon for four seasons, Moir moved on to Roanoke College
Roanoke College
Roanoke College is an private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college is located in Salem, Virginia, a suburban independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia...
where he compiled a 133-44 record in his six years, winning the NCAA College Division (now called Division II) national championship in 1972
1972 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
The 1972 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1971-2 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
.
Moir's first recruit at Roanoke was Frankie Allen, the first African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
basketball player in school history, who would eventually follow Moir as the head coach of Virginia Tech and become Virginia Tech's first African American head coach.
Moir left Roanoke for Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
in 1973, where he earned a 46-33 record. After three years in New Orleans, he returned to the Hokies and Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech
Moir became the head coach in 1976, replacing Don DeVoeDon DeVoe
Donald E. "Don" DeVoe is a former American college basketball coach and former player. DeVoe played college basketball for Ohio State University, and later served as the head coach for Virginia Tech, the University of Wyoming, the University of Tennessee, the University of Florida and the U.S...
, who had moved on to Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
. In Moir's first season, the Hokies earned a bid to the NIT
1977 National Invitation Tournament
The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....
, but fell in the second round to #12 Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball program has a history of being among the best of the Southeastern Conference . It trails only Kentucky in basketball wins, SEC tournament titles, and SEC regular season titles in the 12-member conference. The team is coached by head coach Anthony Grant,...
. In Moir's third season as coach, the Hokies, who had been independent since leaving the Southern Conference
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
some 13 years earlier, joined the upstart Metro Conference
Metro Conference
The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were in urban metropolitan areas in, or at least on the fringes of, the Southern United States...
. Tech stunned tournament favorite #13 Louisville
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team is the 18th winningest college basketball team in NCAA Division I history and has the 10th best winning percentage in college basketball history. Currently coached by Rick Pitino, the Cardinals of the University of Louisville have been to 37 NCAA...
in the conference semi-finals and went on to defeat Florida State
Florida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
for the conference championship.
Following Moir's lone losing season with the Hokies (1986–1987), a report presented by Mike Glazier and Mike Slive detailed 12 NCAA violations in Moir's program. The report found that, "in reviewing the academic records of basketball athletes, it is evident that most are not serious students" and that not a single player who entered Tech from 1981 until 1986 graduated. The most serious were that a player had falsely been given credit for a course he did not take and the wife of another player was given a personal car loan. Moir himself was cleared of any wrongdoing, but was forced to resign. Athletics director and football coach Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , and Wake Forest University , compiling a career college football record of...
had been dismissed earlier that year and the school was placed in the unenviable position of having both football and basketball on NCAA probation.
During his time at Tech, Moir led the Hokies to four NCAA tournament appearances and four NIT appearances. With a record of 213-119, Moir remains Tech's winningest basketball coach of all time and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Hall of Fame in 2006.
Personal
Moir's son, Page Moir, is currently the head basketball coach at Roanoke CollegeRoanoke College
Roanoke College is an private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college is located in Salem, Virginia, a suburban independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia...
.