One of our favorite things to do here at Beyond The W is write about former WNBA players who once were part of the W’s glitz and glamour to transition to either sports or non-sports lives after they put away their jerseys.
We simply call it “Where Are They Now?” In the case of Tamara Moore, whose WNBA career spanned five seasons with seven teams, she is out here making history.
Moore was recently announced as the new head coach at Mesabi Range College of the National Junior College Athletic Association. But she is not taking over the women’s basketball team at the JUCO, she will be leading the men’s Norse basketball squad.
History Made..!! Mesabi Range has hired former 6 year WNBA Pro Tamara Moore to be the NEW head Men’s Basketball Coach. Welcome to the MRC family…!! pic.twitter.com/CD5AP8DGFG
— mesabirangembb (@mesabirangembb) April 11, 2020
Congrats TMoore 〽️Mesabi Range College Names Tamara Moore New Men’s Basketball Coach https://t.co/K9kXE0LpWx
— Chasity Melvin (@chasitymelvin) April 12, 2020
Along with taking over the reins of the men’s hoops program, she will also coach softball at Mesabi Range College.
The ultimate goal for me is to be a Division I coach. I’ve never been doubted about my coaching ability. I just think it’s all about opportunity. The message, with my hiring, is that the ceiling is now broken, and let’s just take it even further.
–Tamara Moore, new Mesabi Range College men’s basketball coach (ESPN)
Moore is believed to be the only woman head coach of a men’s college program in the country. Edniesha Curry, formerly of the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks is an assistant at the men’s program at the Maine Black Bears. Moore inherits a program that finished the previous season with a 6-19 record and is coming off a stint herself as the girls’ basketball coach at Edison High School in Minneapolis.
After a standout collegiate career at Wisconsin, Moore had a WNBA career that included donning the uniforms of the Miami Sol, Minnesota Lynx, Detroit Shock, Phoenix Mercury, New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks and Houston Comets.
Now, it’s time for me to show you guys and show people that women are just as knowledgeable as men to coach the game.
–Tamara Moore, new Mesabi Range College men’s basketball coach (ESPN)
