SEC Women's Legends Spotlight: Rick Moody



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The Southeastern Conference 2019 Class of Women's Legends showcases former student-athletes and coaches from all 14 SEC member institutions.

Rick Moody, who served as head coach for Alabama women's basketball for 16 seasons (1989-2005), remains the winningest coach in Alabama basketball history with 311 career victories. During his tenure, Moody directed Alabama to 11 postseason appearances including eight NCAA tournament bids. He guided the Crimson Tide to the school's only Final Four trip in 1994 and also led Alabama to five consecutive Sweet 16 finishes from 1994-98. This season marks the 25th anniversary of his Final Four team. Moody led the Crimson Tide to 20 or more victories in eight seasons including a school-record 26 victories in 1993-94 and coached UA to a final top-25 ranking eight times. Forty-four wins came over nationally-ranked opponents under his watch, including nine versus top-10 squads. Other highlights of his coaching tenure include 29 regular season tournament titles, 145 home victories, 97 regular season Southeastern Conference wins and 14 Southeastern Conference tournament victories. Under his guidance, Moody's pupils earned 12 All-America accolades and 22 All-SEC selections. Alabama student-athletes garnered 54 Academic All-SEC awards in his tenure. Eight former Moody players continued their playing careers in the professional ranks including five that played in the WNBA.