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Xavier University names Melanie Moore as new women's basketball head coach

It was an up and down season for Xavier basketball. Here's a look back and a look ahead to what's coming in 2019-2020 Adam Baum, abaum@enquirer.com

Xavier University announced Melanie Moore Friday as the Musketeers' new women's basketball coach.

Moore, who takes over for Brian Neal, is the eighth coach in program history and joins Xavier after spending the last seven seasons on the University of Michigan staff, most recently as associate head coach.

"It's a dream job for me," Moore told The Enquirer. "It's a school that has a little bit of everything from my experiences put into one.