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Bill Haggerty - Assistant Coach
Bill Haggerty is entering his 24th season as an assistant coach for the Catawba men’s basketball
team. In addition to his duties under coach Baker, Haggerty assists in the coorrdination and promotion
of Catawba’s summer basketball camps, and has been active in securing basketball game sponsorships.
Haggerty also serves as head coach for the Catawba cross country teams. Twice he has
guided the men to a tie for second place and has had a runner qualify for the NCAA II Nationals four
times. He is the first Catawba coach to be associated with two programs involved in NCAA Regionals
in the same year, as the men’s basketball team also made the NCAAs in 2000-01.
Prior to his current position, Haggerty coached the women’s
basketball team at Catawba (1984-87), turning a near-winless situation
into a respectable program. Haggerty’s best year with the
Lady Indians was 1985-86, when he led Catawba to a 17-15
record, setting 30 school records in the process. He joined coach
Sam Moir on the men’s basketball staff in July 1987. A 1979 Catawba graduate, Haggerty took the
women’s basketball position at Catawba after serving as recreation director for Jefferson
Township, NJ. He was also assistant coach in basketball, football and softball at Jefferson
Township High School. He was born in New York City’s Bronx, but his family moved to Oak
Ridge, NJ, during his childhood. Haggerty graduated form Jefferson Township High School, where
he was a runner on a state championship cross country team and played basketball. He later
returned to his former school to coach another cross country state champion.
Before transferring to Catawba, Haggerty attended Morris County Community College in New
Jersey, where he also ran cross country and earned All-America honors. He ran in numerous
marathons, including Boston and New York City. Haggerty earned a bachelor’s degree in physical
education at Catawba.
Haggerty resides in Advance with his wife, Carolyn, who returned to school and graduated
from Catawba in 1994. They have three children, Amanda, a graduate of Duke University, and two
sons Jared and Travis.
Marvin Moore
Assistant Coach
Volunteer Assistant Coaches
Marvin Moore enters his tenth season as an assistant
coach with the Catawba men’s basketball program.
He returned to Catawba after serving as an
assistant for two years at Hertford County High
School.
Moore is a 1999 graduate of Catawba, earning a bachelor of arts degree
in physical education. After graduation, he played professionally in
Europe in Sweden and Monaco.
While at Catawba, he was a three-time All-SAC performer as the
Indians posted an 83-33 record and advanced to the NCAA II regional
tournament on two occasions. As a senior, Moore was the South Atlantic
Conference Player of the Year, setting a league record by scoring 650
points. He was also named all-region and All-American as well as being
selected as the SAC Male Athlete Year for the 1998-99 year. He was inducted
to the SAC Hall of Fame in May of 2004 and the Catawba Hall of Fame
in 2009.
Moore ranks 12th all-time at Catawba in scoring with 1,556 points. He
holds school records for steals in a game, season and career and ranks
fourth all-time in assists. At Hertford County High School, Moore was
named all-conference and team MVP and helped the Bears to a conference
title. Moore resides in Concord with his wife, Jessica. They have a daughter,
Sydney (1).
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