Aug. 24, 2007, legendary men’s basketball head coach Rick Majerus was hired at Saint Louis University (SLU). His first hire was Porter Moser as an assistant coach, who was let go as head coach at Illinois State University (ISU) in 2004.
Now, 10 years later, Moser is in his seventh season as head coach at Loyola. Majerus died of congestive heart failure in 2012, but he left a lasting impact on Moser and influenced the building of the Loyola men’s basketball program.
Majerus is considered one of the greatest coaches in NCAA history. From 1989-2004, he was head coach at the University of Utah, where he led the Utes to 10 NCAA tournaments.