Benny Moss enters his fourth season at the helm of the UNCW men's basketball program with high expectations.

After orchestrating one of the nation's best turnarounds in 2007-08, Moss faced numerous injuries and obstacles in his third season on the bench. When it was over, the Seahawks wound up with a 7-25 overall ledger and a 3-15 mark in the CAA.

In three seasons with the Seahawks, Moss has fashioned a 34-60 (.362) overall record and a 20-38 (.345) conference scorecard.

After enduring a 7-22 debut in 2006-07, UNCW bounced back with a 20-13 record and second-place finish in the CAA in 2007-08. Moss finished second in the league's Coach-of-the-Year balloting after piloting the Seahawks to their fifth 20-win season. The loss of several key players, however, stalled the rebuilding process in 2008-09, leaving Moss and his staff scrambling.

Before being named the seventh head coach in UNCW history on April 20, 2006, the veteran coach assisted with programs at four different institutions.

Moss, 39, joined the Seahawks after serving six seasons as the top aide for Bobby Lutz at UNC Charlotte, where the 49ers compiled a 114-69 record during his stay.

Following a playing career at Pfeiffer and UNC Charlotte, Moss broke into the coaching profession at Pfeiffer in Misenheimer, N.C., and made stops at Phillips University in Enid, Okla., and Henderson State in Arkadelphia, Ark., before landing in the Queen City.

Overall, he served 13 years as an assistant coach and helped four programs compile a 287-121 (.703) record.

In his six years with the 49ers, UNCC won two league titles, posted three 20-win seasons and advanced to four NCAA Tournaments. The 49ers went 19-13 in 2005-06 and collected a post-season berth in the National Invitation Tournament.

A 1992 graduate of UNCC, Moss lettered two years for the 49ers in 1990 and 1991 before transferring to Pfeiffer, where he played and later coached under Lutz. He was named to the 1990 Sun Belt Conference All-Freshman Team at UNCC, earned Academic All-American honors and was voted to the 1993 Carolinas Conference All-Tournament Team at Pfeiffer.

Moss served as an assistant coach at Pfeiffer for three seasons as the Falcons went 71-22. Pfeiffer won a pair of conference titles, advanced to two NAIA National Tournaments and was national runner-up in 1995. In his final year with the Falcons in 1996, Pfeiffer moved to NCAA Division II, went 21-8 and appeared in the Top 25 poll.

Moss then spent two years on the staff of Rand Chappell at Phillips and joined Chappell for two seasons at Henderson State. Phillips amassed a 55-12 record, and Henderson State carved out a 47-18 mark with Moss on the bench.

Moss earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from UNCC in 1992 and completed his M.B.A. at Pfeiffer in 1994.

He and his wife, Dee Dee, have a son, Duane (11), and a daughter, Courtney (7).