Howard Moore is an

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coach and the former head men's basketball coach at

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. Moore replaced

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as head coach of the Flames on August 23, 2010. Moore most recently served as an assistant on head coach

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's staff at

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. Moore played at

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in the

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and graduated from the

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. He began his coaching career with assisting the head boys basketball coach at Taft High School before coaching alongside Stewart (Stew) Robinson as his assistant head coach at UIC. On the morning of Saturday, May 25, 2019, two members of his family: his wife, who died at a hospital, and his daughter, who died at the scene, were killed as the result of a collision with a vehicle that was being driven the wrong way. Assistant Coach Moore received serious injuries and was hospitalized, and his son received minor injuries. The driver of the vehicle going the wrong way was pronounced dead at the scene. Due to serious health concerns in the aftermath of the accident, Moore did not coach during the 2019–2020 nor in the 2020-21 season.

Head coaching record

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UIC bio
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