Lee Moore (basketball)

Lee Moore
Heroes Den Bosch
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29)
Marietta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolNorth Cobb (Kennesaw, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Germani Basket Brescia
2018–2019Mitteldeutscher BC
2019–2020Atenas
2020–2021MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2021–2022Germani Basket Brescia
2022Rawlplug Sokół Łańcut
2022–2023Anwil Włocławek
2023–presentHeroes Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards

Lee Moore (born August 9, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. He played college basketball at Wallace State Community College and the University of Texas at El Paso before playing professionally in Italy and Germany.

College career

After suiting up for North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, Moore spent his freshman and sophomore seasons (2013–14, 2014–15) at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama. He transferred to the University of Texas at El Paso for his junior year.[1] In his single season at UTEP (2015–16), Moore led the Miners in scoring at 15.4 points per contest, while pulling down 5.4 rebounds, dishing out 3.5 assists and snagging 1.4 steals a game. In April 2016, he announced his decision to skip his senior year and turn pro.[2]

Professional career

On September 14, 2016, Moore started his professional career in Italy, signing with Germani Basket Brescia of the country’s highest-tier league Lega Basket Serie A.[3] He made 30 appearances for Brescia in his 2016-17 rookie season, averaging 13.0 points (season-high 26 points), 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Moore led Brescia to the 2018 Italian Cup Final, where they eventually lost to Fiat Torino.

On December 17, 2017, Moore recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with five rebounds and six assists in a 90–71 win over Reyer Venezia.[4] He finished his second season with Brescia averaging 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

On September 13, 2018, Moore signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[5] In 32 games played for Mitteldeutscher, he averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

On August 28, 2019, Moore signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Hod HaSharon of the Israeli National League, replacing Chad Frazier.[6] On October 24, 2019, he parted ways with Hod HaSharon before appearing in a game for them.[7]

Moore played for Atenas in the Argentine league and averaged 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) on March 6, 2020.[8] On July 6, 2021, he returned to Germani Basket Brescia.[9]

On August 6, 2022, he has signed with Rawlplug Sokół Łańcut of the PLK.[10]

On October 28, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.[11] On September 23, 2022, Moore signed with Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Wallace State men's basketball guard Lee Moore inks with UTEP during Wednesday's early signing period | Wallace State News". news.wallacestate.edu. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "UTEPs Lee Moore to Turn Pro". Retrieved May 20, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Lawrence, Shericka (September 14, 2016). "Lee Moore ready for pro ball in Europe". The Prospector. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Umana Venezia 71 at Gemani Basket Brescia 90". RealGM.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lee Moore stößt zum MBC – Alex Ruoff vorerst nicht einsatzfähig". Syntainics-MBC.de. September 13, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "כבר שינוי: לי מור חתם בהוד"ש במקום פרייז'ר". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "טי קיי אדוגי חתם בר"ג/גבעתיים, זר חדש להוד"ש". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lee Moore inks with MKS Dabrowa Gornicza". Sportando. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Germani Brescia signs Lee Moore". Sportando. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Lee Moore wraca do Polski, dołącza do beniaminka". plk.pl (in Polish). August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Lee Moore joins Anwil Włocławek". Sportando. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Heroes Den Bosch strengthens itself with Lee Moore". Heroes Den Bosch. Retrieved October 1, 2023.