Men's Basketball
Coaches
Head Coach Kevin M. Moore
Kevin Moore heads into his eighth season as head coach of the Blue Devils in 2007-08. An experienced bench boss, Moore has spent 20 seasons at the NCAA Division III level.
He was hired at Fredonia State before the 2001-02 school year. His coaching career began in 1983 at Pennsylvania's Mansfield University as as assistant basketball coach for three years. He then moved to Alfred University, where he was an assistant coach and assistant athletic director during the 1986-87 academic year.
In July of 1987, Moore began an eight-year engagement as head basketball coach and coordinator of physical education at Elmira College. Under his guidance, the Soaring Eagles made five post-season appearances. His 1994 team won the ECAC Upstate New York championship, and his 1995 squad appeared in the NCAA Division III tournament.
Moore left Elmira in July 1995 to take over at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. He generaled the Generals for four seasons, with collateral assignments as golf coach and physical education instructor.
Moore is a graduate of SUNY Brockport, where he was a four-year letter winner and a team captain. He graduated magna cum laude in 1983 with a bachelor of science degree in physical education and a concentration in coaching. In 1986, he received his master of arts in education from Mansfield University, also with a coaching concentration.
Moore has five children: Matthew, Nicholas, Grace, Alice and Patrick.
E-mail Coach Moore
122 Steele Hall
716-673-3108
Assistant Coach Lester Harbin
Lester Harbin is back to assist the Devils for his second season in 2008-2009.
Formerly a resident of Southfield, Mich., Harbin was the assistant head coach during the 2006-07 season at Laurinburg (N.C.) Institute. Four Laurinburg players eventually choose NCAA Division I basketball programs. Prior to moving to the prep school, Harbin spent two seasons as assistant men's basketball coach (2004-06) and one season as assistant men's golf coach (2005-06) at Lees-McRae College, an NCAA Division II institution in Banner Elk, N.C.
Harbin earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lees-McRae after playing one season there. He also played collegiately at North Alabama, and for two seasons at Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College, where he led the team in blocked shots, rebounds, and field-goal percentage.
E-mail Coach Harbin
122 Steele Hall
716-673-3108