Carlos Moore
Carlos Moore
Email: cmoore13@jccc.edu
Title: Assistant Coach
Phone: 913-469-8500 ext. 4206

The photo shows a basketball coach standing courtside during a game, extending an arm toward the court as if signaling a call or directing players. A referee stands nearby, also focused on the action. Behind them, the scorer’s table is active with staff working on laptops and equipment. The gym features blue bleachers and prominent signage displaying “JOHNSON COUNTY CAVALIERS” and the program’s social media handle. The scene captures an intense in?game moment with coaches and officials fully engaged.

Assistant Coach
14th Season

Carlos Moore enters his 14th season as a member of the Johnson County women’s basketball staff, and his 15th season in the JCCC Athletics Department. Moore assists with on-court coach and scouting for the Lady Cavalier. In addition to his coaching duties, Moore also serves as an event worker for the JCCC Athletics Department and is a monitor in the Fitness Center.

With Moore on staff, the Lady Cavaliers program has captured one NJCAA Division II National Championship three NJCAA Division II National Tournament runner-up finishes, a third-place NJCAA D-II Tournament finish, eight NJCAA Region 6/District Championships and nine Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Championships. In addition, JCCC has won 91.2 percent of its games (437-42) while qualifying for the NJCAA National Tournament a total of eight times with seven top five finishes during Moore’s staff tenure.  The program has also appeared in 172-of-173 (99.4%) NJJCAA Coaches Polls, including 154 times in the Top-five (89%), with 84 times at No. 1 in the country (49%).

In addition to the team accomplishments during Moore’s stint on the staff, the program has also produced 18 NJCAA All-Americans, 16 WBCA All-Americans, one NJCAA D-II National Player of the Year (Jaylen Townsend), 10 World Exposure Report Sophomore of the Year (KK Jackson-Morris-2020, Kyrstal Rice-2020, LaJahdaBoyland-2021, Jaylen Townsend-2021 & 2022), Kierra Prim-2022, Mackenzie Hart-2023, Nariyah Simmons-2023, Saige Grampsas-2024, Jazzy Klinge-2024), two NJCAA All-Stars (LaJahda Boyland-2021, Jaylen Townsend-2021), 47 All-Region 6 performers, 49 All-East Jayhawk Conference selections, seven conference MVPs (DaShawn Harden-2013, Juanita Robinson-2014, Austin Richardson-2017, Jaylen Townsend-2021, Kierra Prim-2022, Mackenzie Hart-2023, Layla Scott-2026),  three conference defensive players of the year (Tristen McFeedres-2018, Nariyah Simmons -2022), four freshmen of the year (Nieka Wheeler, 2014, Nariyah Simmons-2022, Amani Henry-2024, Mia Adams-2026), 12 national All-Tournament picks, and two national tournament MVPs (Nieka Wheeler-2015, Layla Scott-2025).

Prior to joining the women’s program, Moore served three seasons as an assistant coach under JCCC Hall of Fame coach Mike Jeffers. In his three seasons, the Cavaliers posted a .612 winning percentage (60-38) and won a National Championship.

Individually, he helped coach one of the most decorated players in JCCC history. In 2009, Nafis Ricks was selected to the NJCAA D-II first-team, becoming the second player in NJCAA D-II history to earn first-team honors in back-to-back seasons. Ricks also was selected the National Player of the Year by the NJCAA and National Association of Basketball Coaches.   Overall, JCCC athletes garnered two All-American, nine All-Region VI and five All-East Jayhawk Conference honors in his three seasons with the men.