By DOUG IRELAND, Journal Sports
LSU basketball recruiting coordinator Jeff Moore, a longtime assistant coach to Mike McConathy at Northwestern State, is set to take over the Bossier Parish Community College basketball program.
He will follow J.A. Anglin, who moved across the Red River three weeks ago after five seasons with the Cavaliers and took over the NCAA Division III program at Centenary. Moore is already making far-reaching recruiting calls to coaching colleagues to restock the BPCC roster, according to multiple sources.
Moore, 53, was an assistant at BPCC’s Region XIV rival Tyler JC from 2002-05, then spent a year on the Cavaliers’ staff in 2005-06 before joining McConathy in Natchitoches. Moore was a junior college head coach for five seasons (1997-2002) at John Wood CC in Illinois. His 2001 team reached the NJCAA regional semifinals.
He has been recruiting coordinator at LSU on Matt McMahon’s staff for three seasons. He helped the Tigers sign three 2024-25 recruits ranked in the country’s top 65. LSU’s 2025 recruiting class was ranked as highly as fourth nationally in April by Rivals.com.
However, his role at LSU did not include on-floor coaching duties and the opportunity to run a program and develop players were apparently strong factors in his interest in the Cavaliers’ job.
The Lake Arthur, La., native, whose nickname is “Cajun,” spent 16 seasons on the Demons’ staff under McConathy, a Bossier City native who started BPCC’s program in 1983 and led it to national prominence in 16 seasons.
Moore helped the Demons make two straight postseason appearances, the 2013 NCAA Tournament followed by the College Insiders Tournament a year later.
Ninety percent of Demons basketball players graduated during Moore’s tenure and NSU’s APR continued to improve, including 1000 marks in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016. In 2014, the program received NCAA national recognition for ranking in the top 10 percent in Division I. He was promoted to associate head coach midway through his stay at NSU.
Moore has coached more than 90 players in his career from his home state of Louisiana and has signed over 100 players from the state. Among the area products he helped develop into stars at Northwestern are William Mosley, Shamir Davis, James Hulbin, Zeek Woodley and Jalan West.
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