Buffalo State Bounces Women's Basketball Program to Moss
Buffalo State named Jerome Moss its fifth women's basketball coach since the varsity program's inception in 1965. Vice President for Student Affairs Hal Payne and Athletics Director Jerry Boyes made the announcement.
Moss inherits the program after Fred Batchelor resigned to take the head coaching position at Division II Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. The Bengals won their ninth SUNYAC championship last season, and made their 11th appearance in the NCAA playoffs while posting a 25-4 record.
Moss, a native of Elmira, NY, comes to Buffalo State with 18 years of basketball coaching experience on his resume, most recently serving as the first assistant coach with SUNYAC-rival Fredonia State for the past two seasons. At Fredonia, Moss's duties included assisting with the planning and running of practices, recruiting and gameday coaching. In his first season with the team, he helped lead the Blue Devils to the conference semifinals for the first time in the program's history and a 16-10 record, one win shy of a school best.
From 1995 through 2000, Moss served as the head coach for the Forrestville Central High School boys' varsity team, and was named the Chautauqua County Division III Coach of the Year in his first season. Prior to that experience, he was an assistant with Fredonia State and Elmira College's men's teams. Moss has also worked as a basketball referee and as an instructor with several summer camps.
As a player, Moss played two seasons at Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to Fredonia where he was an All-SUNYAC performer and the team's most valuable player as a junior. He was also inducted into the Elmira Free Academy Hall of Fame in recognition of his four-year high school career.
"We are very pleased to welcome Jerome to our program," Boyes said. "We are confident that he is the right person to continue the tradition of women's basketball at Buffalo State College."
"I am excited to come to a program with such a rich history of success," Moss said. "I look forward to the challenge of maintaining and building on that success in the coming years."
Moss holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in special studies from Fredonia State. He will also serve as the academic coordinator for Buffalo State's Athletics Department and will assume his duties immediately.
Moss inherits the program after Fred Batchelor resigned to take the head coaching position at Division II Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. The Bengals won their ninth SUNYAC championship last season, and made their 11th appearance in the NCAA playoffs while posting a 25-4 record.
Moss, a native of Elmira, NY, comes to Buffalo State with 18 years of basketball coaching experience on his resume, most recently serving as the first assistant coach with SUNYAC-rival Fredonia State for the past two seasons. At Fredonia, Moss's duties included assisting with the planning and running of practices, recruiting and gameday coaching. In his first season with the team, he helped lead the Blue Devils to the conference semifinals for the first time in the program's history and a 16-10 record, one win shy of a school best.
From 1995 through 2000, Moss served as the head coach for the Forrestville Central High School boys' varsity team, and was named the Chautauqua County Division III Coach of the Year in his first season. Prior to that experience, he was an assistant with Fredonia State and Elmira College's men's teams. Moss has also worked as a basketball referee and as an instructor with several summer camps.
As a player, Moss played two seasons at Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to Fredonia where he was an All-SUNYAC performer and the team's most valuable player as a junior. He was also inducted into the Elmira Free Academy Hall of Fame in recognition of his four-year high school career.
"We are very pleased to welcome Jerome to our program," Boyes said. "We are confident that he is the right person to continue the tradition of women's basketball at Buffalo State College."
"I am excited to come to a program with such a rich history of success," Moss said. "I look forward to the challenge of maintaining and building on that success in the coming years."
Moss holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in special studies from Fredonia State. He will also serve as the academic coordinator for Buffalo State's Athletics Department and will assume his duties immediately.
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