Benny Moss

 Surry County North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame To Induct Moss

WLMINGTON, N.C. – Husband. Father. UNC Wilmington men’s basketball coach. Now Benny Moss has added another title: Hall of Famer.

            The third-year UNCW skipper will be inducted into the Surry County Sports Hall of Fame this Saturday during a special ceremony at the Surry Community College Auditorium in Dobson, N.C. The Pilot Mountain native will join six other athletes, coaches and volunteers from the northwest North Carolina County in being recognized.

            “This is a great honor for me and I’m very humbled,” said Moss. “I have many fond memories of my high school career. I owe a lot to Mike Burge, my high school coach, as well as my high school teammates. An honor like this is always a tribute to your coaches and teammates, and anyone else who has helped you along the way.”

            A 1988 graduate of East Surry High School, Moss enjoyed a tremendous career with the Cardinals. He remainsEast Surry’s all-time leading scorer with nearly 1,400 points after earning All-Northwest 2A Conference honors three straight years and collecting league Player-of-the-Year in his senior season. He was also named All-State twice by the Winston-Salem Journal.

            The 6-8 Moss averaged 23.5 points during his junior year and pushed the margin to 27.0 ppg in his senior campaign, attracting the attention of college scouts. He went on to UNC Charlotte, where he was named to the 1989-90 Sun Belt Conference All-Freshman Team. After two seasons in Charlotte, Moss transferred to Pfeiffer College and helped Coach Bobby Lutz and the Falcons reach the NAIA Final Four in his senior year.

            Moss begin his coaching career with Lutz at Pfeiffer in 1993 and made stops at Phillips, HendersonState and UNCC before landing the UNCW post in 2006-07.