31 Facts About Doug Moe

Douglas Edwin Moe was born on September 21,1938 and is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Douglas Edwin Moe was born on September 21,1938, in Brooklyn, New York.

Doug Moe loved basketball so much that he would play in various church leagues under various assumed names.

Doug Moe was a star player at the University of North Carolina, where he was a two-time All-American.

Once, in 1961, Doug Moe was on the same flight as former Vice President Richard Nixon for the Tar Heels.

Doug Moe was selected in the NBA draft in 1960, by the Detroit Pistons, and again in 1961, this time by the Chicago Packers,.

Doug Moe was after me to shave points but I refused.

Doug Moe subsequently spent time in the Army and sold insurance.

Doug Moe graduated from Elon College in 1965 in education.

Doug Moe played a season for the team, which reached the ABA Finals that saw him along with Brown to be named ABA All-Stars.

Doug Moe finished second in the ABA MVP race, receiving three of the 22 first-place votes.

Doug Moe played for the Carolina Cougars from 1969 to 1970.

Doug Moe played for the Virginia Squires from 1970 to 1972.

Doug Moe garnered ABA All-Star honors three times in an injury-shortened five-year professional playing career.

Doug Moe began his coaching career with the Carolina Cougars in the ABA as an assistant coach to his UNC teammate Larry Brown from 1972 to 1974.

Doug Moe then followed Brown to Denver, where they coached the Nuggets from 1974 to 1976.

Doug Moe returned to Denver in 1980 to take over the head coaching reins from another UNC alum, Donnie Walsh.

Doug Moe was named NBA Coach of the Year that same year.

Doug Moe used a run-and-gun offense which had his team shoot before the opponent's defense had set up.

Doug Moe ran almost no plays, instead relying on ball movement, screens and constant cuts to the basket.

Doug Moe's passing strategy was adopted from North Carolina head coach Dean Smith.

Doug Moe disputed the fact that his teams did not play defense, attributing the high scores to the pace of the game.

Doug Moe announced his dismissal from the Nuggets on September 6,1990, at a press conference where he and his wife Jane had a Champagne toast.

Doug Moe had three years remaining on his contract but was caught in the middle of a front-office restructure initiated by Comsat Video Enterprises, Inc which had purchased the franchise eleven months earlier.

Doug Moe is honored by the Nuggets with a banner that reads "432" for his number of wins as a Nuggets' head coach.

On May 27,1992, Doug Moe was hired by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Doug Moe had his son David Moe serve as an assistant coach.

Doug Moe joined the Nuggets as a coaching consultant in 2002.

Doug Moe was moved to being an assistant coach in February 2005.

In 1997, Doug Moe was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.

Doug Moe was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998.