Yolanda Moore

Yolanda Moore
Personal information
Born (1974-07-01) July 1, 1974 (age 50)
Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolPort Gibson (Port Gibson, Mississippi)
CollegeOle Miss (1992–1996)
WNBA draft1999: Expansion round, 6th
Selected by the Orlando Miracle
Playing career1997–2001
PositionGuard
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998Houston Comets
1999Orlando Miracle
As coach:
2007–2008DeSoto Central HS (boys' asst.)
2011Heritage Academy
2013–2014LSU Eunice
2014–2016Southeastern Louisiana
2017–2019Clark Atlanta
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× WNBA champion (1997, 1998)
  • 2× First-team All-SEC
Stats at Basketball Reference

Yolanda Moore (born July 1, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the post game radio analyst for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007.

College playing career

Moore played basketball at University of Mississippi and was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference post player. In 2010, she was inducted into Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame. She graduated from Mississippi in 1997 with a bachelor's degree with a double major in English and radio and television.[1][2]

WNBA

Moore played her first two years in the WNBA with the Houston Comets. Her debut game was played on July 9, 1997 in a 64 - 69 loss to the Phoenix Mercury where she recorded 2 points and 1 rebound.[3] She only played in 13 of the Comets' 28 games of the season as the team finished 18 - 10. She did compete in the Comets' WNBA Finals game against the New York Liberty and won a championship ring.

The 1998 season saw an improvement for Moore and the Comets as a whole. Moore had increased productivity across the board going from 7.2 mpg to 17.8 mpg, 1.2 ppg to 3.3 ppg and 1 rpg to 2.9 rpg. The Comets finished with a 27 - 3 record and again won the WNBA Finals, defeating the Phoenix Mercury in a best-of-three series.

On April 6, 1999, Moore was drafted by the Orlando Miracle in the Expansion Draft.[4] In Moore's first game with the Miracle on June 10, 1999, she conveniently lost to the Comets (her previous team) 63 - 77 while recording 2 points and 1 rebound.[5] The Miracle finished 15 - 17 and Moore missed the playoffs for the first time in her career.

After the 1999 season, Moore was drafted by the Miami Sol in another Expansion Draft that took place on December 15, 1999.[6] However, Moore never played a game for the Sol and her final WNBA game ever was her final game with the Miracle. That game took place on August 18, 1999 where the Miracle defeated the Detroit Shock 93 - 81 with Moore recording 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.[7]

Moore finished her WNBA career as a 2-time champion, playing a total of 66 games and averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebound per game.[8]

Coaching career

Moore became assistant boys' basketball coach and honors English teacher at DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi near Memphis, Tennessee in 2007.[9] In 2011, she was girls' basketball coach at Heritage Academy in Columbus, Mississippi before being fired in December.[10]

Louisiana State University at Eunice

Moore led the Lady Bengals to a 26-3 overall record. The team ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense.[11]

Southeastern Louisiana University

In April 2014 Moore became the fifth head women's basketball coach for Southeastern Louisiana University. She continued in that role for two seasons, in which she had an 11–47 record.[12]

Personal life

Moore has four children; she had her first child while attending the University of Mississippi.[2][1] In addition to her undergraduate degree at Mississippi, Moore has a master's degree in workforce educational leadership from Alcorn State University and later enrolled at Mississippi State University to pursue a Ph.D. in instructional systems and workforce development.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997† Houston 13 0 7.2 .250 — .500 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.2
1998† Houston 30 4 17.8 .451 .500 .805 2.9 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.7 3.3
1999 Orlando 23 0 5.0 .476 .000 .500 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.1
Career 3 years, 2 teams 66 4 11.2 .420 .333 .692 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.6 2.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997† Houston 1 0 3.0 — — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998† Houston 5 0 12.2 .667 — .333 1.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 4.2
Career 2 years, 1 team 6 0 10.7 .667 — .333 1.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 3.5

Head coaching record

Junior college

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
LSU Eunice Bengals (MISS-LOU Junior College Conference) (2013–2014)
2013–14 LSU Eunice 26–4 7–2 1st NJCAA Regional[13]
Total: 26–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference) (2014–2016)
2014–15 Southeastern Louisiana 7–22 3–15 12th
2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana 4–25 3–15 T–12th
Southeastern Louisiana: 11–47 6–30
Total: 11–47

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yolanda Moore". LSU Eunice. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Robb, Sharon (April 23, 2000). "Moore Defied Odds To Win WNBA Spot". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Houston Comets at Phoenix Mercury, July 9, 1997".
  4. ^ "Miracle Lose 2 in Expansion Draft". 16 December 1999.
  5. ^ "Houston Comets at Orlando Miracle, June 10, 1999".
  6. ^ "SOL: Miami Sol Timeline".
  7. ^ "Detroit Shock at Orlando Miracle, August 18, 1999".
  8. ^ "Yolanda Moore". WNBA. Archived from the original on October 3, 2000. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Caldwell, Ron (October 8, 2007). "WNBA champion sets up roots in DeSoto County". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  10. ^ Minchino, Adam (December 8, 2011). "Moore out as Heritage Academy coach". The Dispatch. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  11. ^ admin (2015-06-21). "Where are the Lady Rebels Now: Yolanda Moore - HottyToddy.com". HottyToddy.com. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  12. ^ "Southeastern Begins Search for New Head Women's Basketball Coach". Southeastern Louisiana University. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  13. ^ "2013-14 Women's Basketball Schedule".