Doral Moore

Doral Moore
Moore playing for Wake Forest
No. 14 – Memphis Grizzlies
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1997-01-21) January 21, 1997
Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school Montverde Academy
(Montverde, Florida)
College Wake Forest (2015–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Memphis Grizzlies

Doral Lamont Larod Moore (born January 21, 1997) is an American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Wake Forest University from 2015 to 2018.[1] He is a 2.15 m (7’ 1”) tall center.

Early life and high school career

Doral L. Moore, Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 21, 1997 to parents Valerie and Doral Moore.[2] He was raised in Stockbridge, Georgia.[3]

Moore attended Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, and played on the Montverde Eagles basketball team. On April 4, 2015, the Eagles won the Dick's Sporting Goods High School National Tournament.[4] He graduated in 2015.[2]

College career

Moore was rated as a top 60 prospect by 247Sports[5] and a 72nd in the ESPN 100 in 2015.[6] He chose Wake Forest University and played three seasons with the Demon Deacons as a center under head coach and former NCAA player of the year Danny Manning.[5]

In his final season, he averaged 11.1 points and 9.4 rebounds; he had a team-best 61 blocks and set a single-season school record by shooting 68.9% from the field. In 2017-2018, he led the ACC in field goal percentage (.689), true shooting percentage (.658), and rebound percentage (21.0). In the same year, he placed in the conference's top 10 with 9.4 rebounds per game (3rd), 9.1% block percentage (4th), 26.0 player efficiency rating (5th), 291 total rebounds (6th), 2.0 blocks per game (7th), and 61 total blocks (8th). In his ACC career, he finished 2nd in field goal percentage with .653, 4th in total rebound percentage with 19.6, and 8th in block percentage with 9.9.[7]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Wake Forest 3017.164.90.058.12.60.00.20.83.8
2016–17 Wake Forest 3108.352.50.053.32.20.00.10.92.6
2017–18 Wake Forest 313025.568.90.045.89.40.30.42.011.1
Career 923113.765.30.0504.80.10.21.25.8

Professional career

On April 17, 2018, Moore announced that he was forgoing his senior year at Wake Forest and instead entered the NBA Draft.[8] Moore competed for the Washington Wizards in NBA Summer League.[9] On August 30, 2018, Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace announced Moore signed with the team and was added to the team’s training camp roster.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Four Former Wake Forest Basketball Players Participating in NBA Summer League". Blogger So Dear. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. 1 2 "Doral Moore Bio - Wake Forest Men's Basketball - WakeForestSports.com". |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ "BrandonClayScouting.com: Prospect Eval – Doral Moore – October 8, 2014". Peach State Basketball. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Montverde Academy Wins 3rd Consecutive National Championship - MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  5. 1 2 "Wake Forest lands four-star big man Doral Moore". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  6. ↑ "Basketball Recruiting - Doral Moore - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Doral Moore College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  8. ↑ "Wake Forest's Moore decides to enter draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  9. ↑ "Doral Moore Player Profile, Wake Forest, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  10. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Doral Moore". Grizzlies.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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