Jalen Moore (basketball, born 1999)

This article is about the former Oakland University men's basketball player. For the former Utah State University men's basketball player, see Jalen Moore (basketball, born 1995).
Jalen Moore
Moore with Oakland in 2020
Sigal Prishtina
PositionPoint guard
LeagueKosovo Superleague
Personal information
Born (1999-08-07) August 7, 1999 (age 25)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolCloverdale
(Cloverdale, Indiana)
College
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023Haukar
2023Hamar
2024–presentPrishtina
Career highlights and awards

Jalen Moore (born August 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague. He played college basketball for Olney Central College and Oakland University.

High school career

Moore attended Cloverdale High School in Cloverdale, Indiana. As a senior, he averaged 36.8 points per game and scored 1,033 points, the third-most in a single season in state history.[1] His 2,440 career points ranked 11th in state history.[2]

College career

Moore began playing college basketball at Olney Central College. He averaged 19.3 points and 7.8 assists per game as a freshman.[3] In his sophomore season, he averaged 22.6 points, 6.2 assists and five rebounds per game. He was a Third Team National Junior College Athletic Association Division I All-American and an All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference selection.[4]

For his junior season, Moore moved to the NCAA Division I, transferring to Oakland.[5] He was drawn there in part due the success Kay Felder, another undersized point guard, had with the program.[6] On January 8, 2021, Moore scored 33 points in an 84–81 loss to Green Bay in overtime.[7] On January 16, he posted 31 points and 12 assists in an 81–74 win over Youngstown State.[8] Six days later, Moore recorded 18 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in an 86–81 victory over Detroit Mercy, the first triple-double by an Oakland player since Felder in 2016.[9] He averaged 17.9 points, a Division I-leading 8.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.[10] Moore was named to the First Team All-Horizon League.[11] He was named to the Second Team All-Horizon League as a senior.[12]

Professional career

In July 2023, Moore signed with Haukar of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[13] On 14 November, he was released by the club. In six games, he averaged a league leading 27.3 points along with 9.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists.[14] Two days later, he signed with Úrvalsdeild club Hamar.[15] He appeared in 4 league games for Hamar, averaging 28.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists before leaving the team at the christmas break.[16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
* Led NCAA Division I

College

NCAA Division I

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Oakland 30 29 37.8 .383 .349 .776 4.1 8.4* 1.7 .1 17.9

Personal life

Moore's father, William, played college basketball for Daytona State College and Murray State before embarking on a professional career.[17]

References

  1. ^ Bennett, Joey (March 13, 2018). "Bennett's Minutes: So what's next for Jalen Moore?". Greencastle Banner-Graphic. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Moore moves into third on single-season scoring list". Tribune-Star. March 10, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Bennett, Joey (February 19, 2020). "Bennett's Minutes: Jalen Moore 2.0 dominating at Olney". Greencastle Banner-Graphic. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Bennett, Joey (April 6, 2020). "Olney Central's Moore voted third-team JUCO All-American". Greencastle Banner-Graphic. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Paul, Tony (April 10, 2020). "Oakland finally finds point guard in JUCO All-American transfer Jalen Moore". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Scheidel, Matthew (January 20, 2021). "Jalen Moore looks to be OU's next great point guard". The Oakland Post. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Friday's college basketball: Jalen Moore's 33 not enough, Oakland falls to Green Bay in OT". The Detroit News. January 8, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Saturday's state men: Oakland completes sweep of Youngstown State". The Detroit News. Associated Press. January 16, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Moore's triple-double leads Oakland past Detroit Mercy, 86-81". Oakland University Athletics. January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Casazza, Mike (June 4, 2021). "Breaking down WVU's non-conference schedule". 247 Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Horizon League Announces 2020-21 #HLMBB All-League Awards". Horizon League. February 23, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "Horizon League Unveils 2021-22 #HLMBB All-League Awards" (Press release). Horizon League. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  13. ^ Andri Már Eggertsson (23 July 2023). "Haukar komnir með Bandaríkjamann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  14. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 November 2023). "Haukar reka stigahæsta leikmann deildarinnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  15. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 November 2023). "Hamarsmenn semja við Jalen Moore og reka tvo leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Þægilegur fyrsti sigur Keflavíkur eftir hátíðarnar". Karfan.is. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  17. ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (January 31, 2018). "Guard flirting with Indiana's single-season scoring record, and it's not who you think it is". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 5, 2021.