May 3, 2006

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland assistant basketball coach Rob Moxley has accepted a position as Associate Head Coach at the University of Charlotte, head coach Gary Williams announced today. Moxley, who also served as the Terps' recruiting coordinator, spent seven seasons as an assistant at Charlotte before joining the Maryland staff last spring.

"Rob has an opportunity to become Associate Head Coach at Charlotte," says Williams. "He feels this is the best way for him to become a head coach in the near future and I wish him well in his endeavors."

Moxley lived up to his reputation as one of the recruiters in the country in his short time at Maryland. The Terps inked four players during early signing in November and the signing class was ranked as the 18th best in the country by Rivals.com. In addition, Maryland added junior college forward Bambale Osby from Paris (Texas) Junior College during April signing.

"I am sincerely grateful to coach Gary Williams for allowing me the opportunity to coach at Maryland," said Moxley. "It has been a tremendous experience working for a future Hall of Fame coach. I learned so many things from Coach Williams in the past year that will help me throughout the rest of my career. I will always be a Gary Williams fan and a Maryland fan - the team I grew up rooting for."

Moxley was hired to join Williams' staff on April 15, 2005. The addition of Moxley and fellow first-year assistant coach Michael Adams gained immediate national acclaim as the web site CBS Sportsline.com noted Maryland's new coaching hires as some of the best of the off-season.

During his previous stint at Charlotte, the 49ers earned six trips to the postseason, including five berths in the NCAA Tournament. Working under head coach Bobby Lutz, the 49ers also won a pair of tournament championships in Conference USA, a regular-season title and earned berths in the semifinals of the league tournament four times.

He served as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator in the Charlotte program during those seven years. An outstanding recruiter, four of the classes Moxley helped land were ranked in the top 20 nationally. His recruiting class in 2000 was 14th in the nation, headlined by 2001 National Freshman of the Year and NBA lottery pick Rodney White.

An excellent teacher as well as recruiter, Moxley's offensive expertise helped the 49ers experience success in the long-range game. Charlotte ranked second in the nation in 3-point shooting in 2001 (.360) and led the conference in 3-point shooting in four of his last six seasons. One of Moxley's players led C-USA in 3-point shooting in each of his seven seasons.

Moxley's first coaching position was also with Lutz at Pfeiffer (N.C.) University. He was credited with recruiting the bulk of the Pfeiffer team that played for the NAIA national championship in 1995. In his two years, the Falcons compiled a 53-12 record, including an appearance in the NAIA Sweet 16 in 1994. He followed Lutz to Gardner-Webb for a brief time before returning to Pfeiffer for two years, where he served as an assistant to head coach Dave Davis.

A local product, Moxley grew up in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, graduating from Fauquier High School in Warrenton, Va. He was a NJCAA Division III All-America guard in 1991 at Montgomery (Md.) Community College, before transferring to Newberry (S.C.) College to play for his final two seasons.