Robert Moreland

Robert Earl Moreland Sr. (November 10, 1938 – July 29, 2024) was an American college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers from 1975 to 2001, and as interim head coach during the 2007–08 season. Moreland has the most wins as a coach in Tigers history with 406. Moreland led the Tigers to a NAIA championship in 1977 and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year five times. Moreland graduated from Tougaloo in 1962.

Coaching career Moreland began his coaching career at Greer High School in Carthage, Mississippi, during the 1962–63 season. He returned to the Tigers as an interim head coach for the 2007–08 season and accumulated a 7–25 record during his final season of coaching.

The Tigers renamed the basketball court of Health and Physical Education Arena in Moreland's honor. Moreland was inducted into the Texas Southern University Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

Personal life Moreland married Victoria Pearson in 1958 and they had three children together. in Houston, Texas.