Teri Moren

Teri Marie Moren (born April 14, 1969) Raised in Seymour, Indiana, Moren played college basketball at Purdue and was the head coach at Indianapolis from 2000 to 2007 and at Indiana State from 2010 to 2014. She became the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team in 2014.

Moren's teams have acquired many championships and accolades. Her Hoosiers won the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament and in 2023 she became the winningest coach in program history. As an assistant coach, Moren won a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship. For her success, Moren was named the 2023 AP College Basketball Coach of the Year, twice named the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year (2016 and 2023), and inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Over the course of her high school career, Moren won four sectional championships, two regional titles, and an appearance at the 1987 state basketball finals. In her senior year, Moren set a school record of 203 field goals made and averaged 18.4 points per game. She was named a 1987 Indiana All-Star and the Columbus Republic Female Athlete of the Year. At the conclusion of her high school career, Moren tallied 1,138 career points. She was part of the inaugural class of inducted into the Seymour High School Athletics Hall of Fame in December 2017.

College playing career Moren played collegiate basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers under coach Lin Dunn, now the Indiana Fever's general manager, and assistant Gail Goestenkors, who went on to coach Duke to four Final Four appearances. In her freshman season, 1988–89, Purdue finished 24–6, 3rd in the Big Ten, and reached the NCAA second round. In her sophomore season, 1989–90, Purdue finished 23–7, 3rd in the Big Ten, and reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. By Moren's junior year, the 1990–91 season, she was a consistent starter and the Boilermakers finished 26–3 overall, 1st in the Big Ten, and reached the NCAA second round. That year marked the school's first Big Ten championship. Her senior year, the 1991–92 season, the Boilermakers finished 23–7 overall, 2nd in the Big Ten, and earned a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Moren was named to the Purdue's All-Decade team and received the Ruth Jones and Red Mackey Awards at Purdue.

Coaching career

University of Indianapolis Moren began her head coaching career for the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds in Division II. She spent seven seasons at Indianapolis beginning in 2000–01. In her third year there, the 2002–03 season, the Greyhounds finished with an overall record of 29–3, a mark of 18–2 (1st), and reached the NCAA DII Second Round. At the conclusion of her final season with Indianapolis, the 2006–07 year, Moren carried an overall record of 130–73 (.640) and a conference record of 80–58 (.580).

In Moren's eighth year, the 2021–22 season, the Hoosiers finished 24–9 overall and 11–5 in Big Ten play. All five starters earned All-Big Ten honors in the annual postseason awards including All-Big Ten first team Grace Berger. The Hoosiers maintained a ranking inside the top 15 throughout the season, rising to as high as No. 4 in the Associated Press and No. 5 in the coaches poll. The team received a No. 3 seed in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight.

In the 2022–23 season, Moren guided the program to a 28–4 overall record, its first Big Ten regular season championship in 40 years, and its first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team's success also produced substantial attendance growth at games. After averaging 2,708 per game in the year prior to Moren's arrival, average home attendance reached an all-time best of 8,104 per game in 2022–23 season, a 199% increase compared to 2013–14. And after previously ranking near the bottom of the Big Ten in attendance, Indiana ranked second in the Big Ten and in the top 10 nationally. Moren was awarded with increased compensation of more than $1.3 million annually, ranking her second in the Big Ten and among the top coaches nationally. She was named the 2023 AP College Basketball Coach of the Year. Moren's contract was extended by two years thru the 2028–29 season and includes more significant performance bonuses.

USA basketball Moren served as an assistant coach for the gold medal-winning Women's U18 National Team that competed at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship. Prior to that she served as a court coach for the 2021 Women's U19 World Cup trials.

Coaching philosophy On the court, Moren's players describe her as possessing a tough, strong philosophy that expects the most out of her players. But off the court, players describe her as open and communicable with teams that feel like a family. Moren places a priority on academics with a mantra of "Graduate. Win. Serve." With the Hoosiers, her players have earned 42 Academic All-Big Ten selections and seven CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees.

Moren said her mom wanted her to emulate Pat Summitt's coaching style: "'If you are going to be a coach, be like Coach Summitt.' You know, tough and hard-nosed but classy." All-American Hoosier Mackenzie Holmes described Moren as "a badass. . . You can see her passion, her competitiveness, her energy, every single game and it doesn't change. It's infectious."