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  Susan Moran

Susan Moran

Player Profile

Hometown:
Tullamore, Ireland

Position:
Assistant Coach

Experience:
7th Season at SJU

Alma Mater:
Saint Joseph's '02

Susan Moran, the all-time leading scorer in Saint Joseph's basketball history, enters her seventh season as an assistant coach on Hawk Hill.

A 2002 graduate of Saint Joseph's, Moran is responsible for post development, opponent scouting, international recruiting, and equipment. Over the past four seasons, Moran developed forward Faith Schutte to All-Big 5 honors in 2005-06 and honed the skills of current senior Brittany Ford to Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team honors in 2007 and All-Conference accolades in 2009, as well as both Hillary Klimowicz and Sarah Acker to All-Conference and Big 5 Rookie of the Year award winners.

As a Hawk, the Tullamore, Ireland, native started all 122 games in her career and is the only player in SJU history to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding for four consecutive seasons. An Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press and the WBCA in 2002, Moran scored 2,340 points and holds seven other school records, including career marks for free throws made and field goals made. She ranked fourth in the nation in scoring (23.3 points per game) as a senior.

Moran was named the Atlantic 10 and Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year in 2002 and the Rookie of the Year by both in 1999. She was also a finalist for the Senior Class Award during her final year. The epitome of the term "student-athlete," Moran was a two-time Academic All-American and was twice the Atlantic 10's Student-Athlete of the Year. Saint Joseph's made two trips to the NCAA Tournament and one to the WNIT during her time on Hawk Hill.

On February 24, 2008, Moran's accomplishments on the court were recognized by the Hawks as she became just the second woman in Saint Joseph's basketball history to have her jersey (10) retired. Moran was later inducted into the Saint Joseph's Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in the spring of 2008 and into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in January of 2009.

Following her college career, Moran spent time playing for the WNBA's New York Liberty and professionally in Spain, New Zealand and Australia. In 2005, Moran earned MVP honors of the Women's National Basketball League in New Zealand after leading the Canterbury Wildcats to the league title. In the summer of 2006, Moran earned MVP honors of the Queensland Australia Basketball League as a member of the Rockhampton Cyclones. The past two summers, she returned to the hardwood as a member of the Irish National Team, at the European Qualifiers.

An active member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Moran earned her master's of business administration from Saint Joseph's in December of 2007. The daughter of Ethna and Martin Moran and granddaughter of Betty O'Neil, Susan currently resides in Philadelphia.

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