Nathan Moran joined the Missouri Western coaching staff for the 2019-20 season as a graduate assistant.
In four seasons at Lipscomb, Moran totaled 1,140 career points, 405 assists, 258 rebounds and 110 steals. He had a career average of 85.4 percent at the free throw line and was a 37 percent three-point shooter. Moran finished his career by helping the Bisons to the NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden in 2019. He was part of a Lipscomb senior class that finished with the most wins in a season in the program’s Division I era. Moran was also part of the program’s first-ever win over a ranked team and NCAA Tournament appearance (2018). Moran helped Lipscomb win the 2019 ASUN regular season championship and the 2018 ASUN tournament championship.
Moran was twice named ASUN Player of the Week as a junior, leading the conference in free throw percentage and finishing second in assists. He tied Lipscomb’s NCAA era single game record with nine made three-pointers against Fisk as a junior. As a sophomore, Moran led the ASUN in free throw percentage and ranked second in assists. As a freshman he twice scored 17 points, once against Missouri and also against Colorado.
Moran prepped at Battleground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee where he helped the Wildcats to the 2014 TSSAA state championship where he was named MVP after scoring 17 points in the championship game. He led BGA to a 31-3 record as a senior, averaging 18.3 points and 4.8 assists per game. Moran received his bachelor’s degree from Lipscomb in 2018 and began work on his MBA in 2019 which he plans to continue at Missouri Western.
Nathan resides in St. Joseph with his wife Brook, who was a four-year starter for the Lipscomb women’s soccer team.
