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Roanoke College Athletics
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ROANOKE MAROONSMen's Basketball
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On the court, the Maroons display a fast break style of play that typically averages over 80 points per game. Because of this up-tempo play, Roanoke generally utilizes 10 or more players a game. In 1999-2000, the Maroons won their 10th ODAC title with a 69-63 win over Hampden-Sydney College, which at the time was the top ranked team in the country. The Maroons advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA tournament in both 2000-2001 and 1999-2000. The 2000-01 trip to the national postseason was Roanoke’s 19, Moir’s sixth. The Maroons won Moir’s first ODAC Championship in 1993-94, with a remarkable 26-2 record and followed that with a 19-9 performance in 1994-95, and a second consecutive trip to the NCAA’s. In 1996-97, Roanoke made its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, finishing the conference schedule in first place with an overall record of 19-8. In addition to the up-tempo style of play, the Maroon coaching staff has also stressed the importance of defense. The 1999-2000 squad set a college record by allowing its opponents to shoot just 39.2 percent from the field. Over the past nine years, the Maroons have combined to allowing their opponents to shoot less than 43 percent from the field, an accomplishment that has come against some of the most challenging opponents in Division III. Moir believes you have to play the best to be the best, and future schedules will continue to convey that conviction. The Maroon basketball program is just as successful in community involvement. The entire team has volunteered with the Virginia Special Olympics, and assisted the Roanoke City School System with their Extended Day Program. This program involves after school work with selected elementary school children in both academic tutoring, and teaching fundamental basketball skills. Moir has directed several free clinics for this program. The V-Foundation Classic has added meaning to Roanoke’s annual New Year’s tournament, raising more than $48,000 for the local chapter of the American Cancer Society and the V-Foundation. The ninth annual event raised over $8,000 last year. The Maroons also host the Salem Bank & Trust Tip-Off Tournament, which assists the Community Christmas Store, a local organization that helps needy families during the holiday season. Moir came to Roanoke after serving as an assistant coach at Western Carolina University, the University of Cincinnati, Roanoke, and Virginia Tech. While at Tech (1983-87), the Hokies participated in two NCAA Tournaments and one NIT. Moir worked with two future NBA players at Tech, Dell Curry and Bimbo Coles. Moir is a product of one of the great family coaching stories. His father, Charles Moir, coached at Roanoke from 1967-73, leading the Maroons to the 1972 National Championship, before moving on to successful stops at Tulane University and Virginia Tech. The elder Moir compiled an overall record of 616-238 over 31 seasons as a head coach. He is listed in the top-75 collegiate coaches of all time in number of wins and winning percentage (.667). Charles’ brother, Sam, was head basketball coach at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., for 31 seasons. He compiled an overall coaching record of 680-430. With his second win in the 2001-02 season, Page brought the Moir clan’s all-time victory number to 1,500.
Moir lives in Roanoke with his wife, Jody, and their two children, Anna Ross and Sara Charles. |
Now in his 14th season as head basketball coach at Roanoke College, Page Moir heads up one of the most respected programs in NCAA Division III basketball. Moir is only the ninth basketball coach in the 89-year history of the sport at Roanoke. Entering the 2002-03 season, Moir needs just 19 wins to move into a tie for the most in the team’s history. With just 11 wins, he will surpass the legendary Buddy Hackman for second on the list.
Under Moir’s leadership the Maroons have compiled a 13-year record of 241-112. The Moir philosophy is in tune with that of the College and Division III, where “student” always comes before “athlete.” The graduation rate over the past 13 years is a perfect 52 of 52, with 11 of those going on to graduate school, one to law school, and two others to medical school.