Lincoln University Athletics

Darrell Mosley has been the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Lincoln University since the 2015-16 season.

He enters the current season with 81 victories, 14 wins from being the Lincoln University all-time leader from women's basketball coaching win. The school's all-time leader is Barbara Crittenden with 94 victories.

Mosley led the Lions to a school-record 23 victories in the 2019-20 season. He was named the CIAA Coach of the Year, and was a finalist for the WHoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year. 

The  2018-19 season saw the Lions reach the CIAA Tournament semi finals for the third consecutive year.  The team's 17-14 record marked the third time in four seasons that Coach Mosley produced a winning record.   Mosley also reached the 50-win plateau in January against Shaw University and finished the season with 58 career wins, all as the head coach for the Lions.
 
The Lions’ 2017-18 campaign was Mosley’s most successful season in his young coaching career, finishing the year with an 18-11 record and their second straight appearance in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) tournament semi-finals.   Lincoln, the number three seed in the north division, won their first two games, beating Livingstone College and 2017 CIAA Champion Johnson C. Smith to advance to the semi-finals before bowing out to eventual champion Virginia Union.  Highlights from the regular season included a seven-game conference winning streak, a come-from-behind win at Chowan University and a season-sweep over division rival Bowie State University.  The Lions also won their annual “Battle of the First” contest against Cheyney University.

Mosley's 2016-17 squad fought through injuries throughout the season but  started peaking at the right time as the CIAA Tournament approached.  Seeded fifth in the North division ,Mosley's squad won two games at the conference tournament, advancing to the semi-finals before bowing out in a six point loss to Virginia State University.  Highlighting the regular season was an upset win over nationally ranked Virginia Union University and eventual NCAA D-II Runner-Up in February.   The Lions also won their annual "Battle of the First" contest against Cheyney University.  The Lions also earned non-conference wins against Gannon University and Bloomfield College, both perennial upper tier teams in their respective conferences. 

In his first season at the helm of the Lions, Mosley inherited a senior laden team and took them to a third place regular season finish in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) North Division with an 8-8 conference record and a 14-12 overall record.  His Lions won their opening round CIAA tournament game over St. Augustine’s University before falling in the second round to Livingstone.

Highlighting the 2015-16 Lion women’s basketball season were two wins over nationally ranked opponents. Lincoln defeated #25 West Chester University 64-54 in the season opening game in November and later defeated #7 Virginia Union University 70-65 in January.

Prior to Mosley being named Head Women's Basketball Coach at Lincoln, he served as an assistant coach on the Lincoln University Men’s Basketball staff for five seasons.

As an assistant coach, the Lions had their first 20 win season as a Division II institution during the 2013-14 season.. The team finished the season with a 20-9 record which included a 10-6 CIAA campaign and a 13-2 record at Manuel Rivero Hall. A senior driven squad capped their 2013-14 season by winning the 2014 ECAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship in Fairfield, Connecticut.  After a close 71-68 victory in the semifinal round over Dominican College, the Lions notched their 20th win of the season defeating Caldwell University 65-49 in the championship game.

The Lions won their CIAA North Division championship in 2012-13, posting a 17-10 record.   Mosley's top recruit, Kenny Sharp, earned First Team All-Conference. Being predicted to finish fifth in conference, Lincoln further exceeded expectations finishing first in the division and earning a first-round bye in the CIAA Conference Tournament.

Mosley took over all responsibilities of the full-time assistant by adding the duties of recruiting, pre- season and post-season workouts, and conditioning during the 2011-12 season.  Mosley became more hands on with team travel and expenses as well as academic development. Mosley assisted with the remarkable turnaround in the program who ended the season 11-18 and seeing a 25% increase in success from the previous season. Additionally, his protégé, Denzel Mooney earned his second consecutive First Team All-Conference award for his senior year. Behind Mooney, Mosley's junior recruit, Kenny Sharp, was the second-leading scorer on the team.

In the fall of 2010, Mosley returned to complete his final semester as a student-assistant coach, where his responsibilities include skill and development, scouting reports, pre-practice, watching film, strength and condition, player personnel, monitor study hall and game strategy. Current junior Denzel Mooney saw a drastic improvement in his productivity while being mentored by Mosley and went from averaging five points per game as a sophomore to 21 points per game for his junior year, earning First Team All-Conference recognition.

Mosley, who was born and raised in Chester, Pa., and attended Chester High School, is a former member of the Lincoln University basketball team. He attended Delaware State University and helped guide the team to a conference title and played in the NIT against West Virginia. After his sophomore season, Mosley transferred to Lincoln University and was the starting point guard, as well as being named team captain.

During his senior season, Mosley earned the Sam Cozen Small College Player of the Week Award  given by the Philadelphia Area Small College Coaches Association. During the following summer, Mosley worked several camps and coached high school summer leagues, along with AAU basketball. That same summer, Mosley joined an organization called FIDONCE owned by NBA player Tyreke Evans. He spent time coaching and did sports training and skill development.