BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Head coach John Crooks has announced the hiring of Matt Moot as assistant men's golf coach at Campbell University.  Moot, who served on the Camel staff from 2017-21, re-joins the program after spending the last two seasons as assistant coach at NC State.
 
"I've had the privilege of coaching Matt, and I've had the privilege of working with him," said Crooks, who is entering his 33rd year in charge of the Campbell men.  "I know he's one of the finest individuals and one of the finest coaches. He's a man of high character and enthusiasm. I'm just proud and honored that he would come back and help his alma mater.  I'm excited for Matt to be here. We're going to do great things."
 
During his time at NC State, Moot helped lead to the Wolfpack to consecutive NCAA regional berths, including an appearance in the 2021 NCAA finals.  NC State won seven tournaments over three semesters.  He also coached a pair of All-Americans in Benjamin Shipp and Maximilian Steinlechner.
 
"I am grateful for the opportunity to come back home," said Moot.  "This is just something else on a long list of things for which I am indebted to Coach Crooks. I am excited to work with him and Coach (Ashley) Sloup in helping these student-athletes reach potentials that exceed even their expectations."
 
Sloup, who was hired as men's assistant after Moot moved to NC State in Feb. 2021, will add women's assistant coaching responsibilities to her existing role in the Camel program.
 
Moot previously served as assistant coach at his alma mater from January 2017 through Feb. 2021.  During his first stint with the Camels, he helped guide CU to a pair of Big South Conference titles and three-straight NCAA regional appearances.  With Moot on staff, the Camels logged 11 first-place tournament finishes.
 
Campbell earned a top-25 preseason national ranking (No. 23) in the fall of 2019, finished in a first-place tie at the Little Rock/First Tee Classic, while adding three runner-up finishes (Golfweek Conference Challenge Wolfpack Intercollegiate, Intercollegiate at Innisbrook) before the season was halted after six events due to the coronavirus outbreak.  The Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) named junior Pontus Nyholm to the PING All-East Region team.
 
Moot helped guide Campbell to a victory at the 2017 Border Olympics in March, then to a record-breaking triumph at the 2017 Big South Conference Championship to earn the league's automatic berth in the NCAA West Lafayette Regional.
 
In his first full season at Campbell (2017-18), Moot helped lead Campbell to three tournament wins - the ODU OBX Intercollegiate, Battle at Stono Ferry and Border Olympics - a Big South runner-up finish and a second-straight NCAA Regional berth.
 
The 2018-19 squad won a school-record five tournaments, earned a fourth-straight NCAA postseason trip, and claimed the Big South crown for the second time in three years.
 
He has mentored the 2017, 2019 (Jesper Svensson) and 2018 (Ray Kraivixien) and 2021 (Pontus Nyholm) Big South golfers of the year.
 
Seven Camels that Moot has coached have gone on to play professionally on circuits sanctioned by the PGA and European tours – Gaston Bertinotti, Craig Hornberger, Kraivixien, Thomas La Morte, Jeremy Nevius, Nyholm and Svensson.
 
A two-time NCAA regional participant during his Campbell career, Moot joined the Fighting Camel staff after playing professionally and serving assistant general manager at Windber Country Club in Salix, Pa., and as head coach at Bishop McCort High School in his hometown of Johnstown, Pa.
 
During his playing career at Campbell, Moot compiled 11 top-10 individual finishes and a 73.77 stroke average in 38 events.  The Golf Coaches Association of America twice named Moot a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.  He graduated with a 3.69 grade-point average as a business administration major and earned Atlantic Sun Conference all-academic team recognition in each of his four years.
 
Moot capped the 2011 season with a second-place finish at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship (69-69-72—210), his third runner-up showing of the year.  He recorded a 72.2 stroke average and ranked 194th in the final Golfstat Cup listing.  He finished 13th nationally in greens-in-regulation (.733), according to Golfstat.
 
He finished among the top 20 golfers in each of his last seven stroke play events, including second-place showings at the Georgetown Intercollegiate, where Campbell claimed team honors, and the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate.  A two-time A-Sun all-tournament performer, Moot finished fourth in the 2010 A-Sun event.  In addition, he was named to the 2011 A-Sun all-conference second team and earned an individual berth to the NCAA Virginia Tech Regional.
 
He tied for 14th in the 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship to help the Camels earn the team title and the program's first team berth in the NCAA Regionals.
 
After graduating from Campbell in May 2011, Moot played on several mini-tours along the east coast, including events on the Egolf Tour, Florida Professional Golf Tour, and Web.com Tour for two seasons.
 
He served as assistant general manager at Windber Country Club in Salix, Pa.
 
As the head boys' and girls' golf coach at Bishop McCort High School, his teams collected a number of tournament titles, including the 2016 Laurel Highlands Conference Championship.
 
Moot returns to a Camel program that has made six-consecutive NCAA postseason appearances and won three of the last five Big South Conference titles.