He was the head coach of Duquesne from 1948 to 1958 and La Salle from 1958 to 1963.
He coached his teams to a 270–107 record, winning the 1955 National Invitation Tournament, making four further NIT semifinals appearances and making one NCAA tournament appearance (in 1952).
Moore coached such players as Chuck Cooper, Si Green, Dick Ricketts, and Bill Raftery.
In college, Moore played for Duquesne under coach Chick Davies.
[3] He coached Team USA to a gold medal at the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel, with a team that included Larry Brown (later a 3-time American Basketball Association All Star), along with Art Heyman (later the first overall pick in the first round of the 1963 NBA draft), and Charley Rosen.