Susan Moran |
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 | Hometown:
Tullamore, Ireland
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| Position:
Associate Head Coach - 11th Year
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| Experience:
11th Season at SJU
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| Alma Mater:
Saint Joseph's '02
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04/18/2013
Chatilla van Grinsven To Take Part In Sun's Training Camp Starting May 5
04/17/2013
Zampella Inducted Into SJU Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
04/16/2013
Chatilla van Grinsven Named Player of the Year; Griffin Honored As Coach of the Year
04/02/2013
Griffin Named Coach Of The Year; Chatilla van Grinsven Selected Co-Player Of The Year
03/21/2013
Hawks and Commodores Open NCAA Tournament Play At 11 A.M. Saturday on ESPN2
03/21/2013
The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team will take on Vanderbilt in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 23. Tip-off is set for 11:05 a.m. at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.
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Susan Moran, the all-time leading scorer in Saint Joseph's basketball history, enters her 11th season on Hawk Hill and second as associate head coach.
A 2002 graduate of Saint Joseph's, Moran is responsible for post development, opponent scouting, international recruiting, and equipment. Working with the post players for the past five seasons, Moran has guided six Hawks to All-Big 5 honors, three to Atlantic 10 All-Conference distinctions, four to A-10 All-Rookie Team selections and a trio of Big 5 Rookies of the Year.
Additionally, Moran has been instrumental in international recruiting as the number of foreign-born Hawks has doubled, from seven to 14 currently, over her nine seasons.
As a Hawk, the Tullamore, Ireland, native started all 122 games in her career and is the only player in SJU history to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding for four consecutive seasons. An Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press and the WBCA in 2002, Moran scored 2,340 points and holds seven other school records, including career marks for free throws made and field goals made. She ranked fourth in the nation in scoring (23.3 points per game) as a senior.
Moran was named the Atlantic 10 and Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year in 2002 and the Rookie of the Year by both in 1999. She was also a finalist for the Senior Class Award during her final year. The epitome of the term "student-athlete," Moran was a two-time Academic All-American and was twice the Atlantic 10's Student-Athlete of the Year. Saint Joseph's made two trips to the NCAA Tournament and one to the WNIT during her time on Hawk Hill.
On February 24, 2008, Moran's accomplishments on the court were recognized by the Hawks as she became just the second woman in Saint Joseph's basketball history to have her jersey (10) retired. Moran was later inducted into the Saint Joseph's Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in the spring of 2008, into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in January of 2009 and into the SJU Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2010.
Following her college career, Moran spent time playing for the WNBA's New York Liberty and professionally in Spain, New Zealand and Australia. In 2005, Moran earned MVP honors of the Women's National Basketball League in New Zealand after leading the Canterbury Wildcats to the league title. In the summer of 2006, Moran earned MVP honors of the Queensland Australia Basketball League as a member of the Rockhampton Cyclones. Recently, she returned to the hardwood as a member of the Irish National Team at the European Qualifiers.
An active member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Moran earned her master's of business administration from Saint Joseph's in December of 2007. The daughter of Ethna and Martin Moran, Susan currently resides in Philadelphia.
