OKLAHOMA CITY – Mid-America Christian head women's basketball coach Hannah Moeller will be in the running for another coaching honor as the she is one of 16 nominees for the WHoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Year Award presented by Pivot Analysis announced on Tuesday.
Moeller was selected as a nominee after being named the HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week back on Jan. 7. The fourth-year head coach was selected after guiding the Evangels to a 3-0 record during the previous week, which included a 64-61 win over Kansas Wesleyan on New Year's Eve, an 85-48 win at Bacone on Jan. 2 and closed out the week with a 73-71 victory over John Brown on Jan. 4.
Mid-America Christian reached the 20-win plateau for the fourth consecutive year under Moeller after completing the campaign with a 21-11 record and a 12-8 mark in Sooner Athletic Conference play. The Evangels were looking to compete for their third straight NCCAA National Championship after earning the Central Region automatic bid before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moeller will be looking for her third postseason coaching accolade after being selected as both the NCCAA Central Region Coach of the Year and the NCCAA National Coach of the Year last week. It was Moeller's third straight NCCAA Coach of the Year accolade, becoming the first coach at the NCCAA Division I or Division II level to win the award three consecutive years.
WHoopDirt.com will announce its NAIA Coach of the Year next week.