Benny Moss

Teams coached: UNC Wilmington Seahawks, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
UNC Wilmington record: 41-74 (.357)
Coastal Carolina record: 6-17 (.261)
Overall record: 47-91 (.341)

Benjamin Duane Moss
Born April 18, 1970
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (BA, 1992) / Pfeiffer University (MBA, 1994)
The NC-native played for Jeff Mullins at Charlotte for two years, then for head coach Bobby Lutz at then-NAIA Pfeiffer (NC)
- Started his coaching career as an assistant under Lutz for three seasons at Pfeiffer
Next up was a four-year stint working under head coach Rand Chappell; two years each at NAIA Phillips (OK) and D-II Henderson State (AR)
Returned to alma mater UNC Charlotte in 2000, becoming an assistant under his former coach Bobby Lutz who had been hired two years earlier
- In six years working with the 49ers, the team went to four NCAA Tournaments and one NIT, and won the 2004 Conference USA title
Got his first head coaching opportunity in 2006, taking the reigns at UNC Wilmington in the CAA
- After winning just 7 games in his first year, Moss led the Seahawks in a remarkable turnaround to finish 20-13 (12-6) in year two
- Things regressed in years three and four and Moss was let go during the 2009-10 season with an overall record of 41-74
Hired in 2011 by Cliff Ellis to be an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina; elevated to associate head coach in 2014
- Part of two NCAA Tournaments and Big South Tournament championships in his 12+ seasons working under Ellis
- Named interim head coach in December 2023, eight games into the season, following Ellis’ retirement from coaching