McKenzie Moore

McKenzie Moore
Moore in May 2018
Avtodor Saratov
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1992-05-11) May 11, 1992
Santa Rosa, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school College Park (Pleasant Hill, California)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015 Nelson Giants
2015 Leuven Bears
2016 Canterbury Rams
2016–2017 Promitheas Patras
2017 Canterbury Rams
2017–2018 Lavrio
2018–present Avtodor Saratov
Career highlights and awards

McKenzie Moore (born May 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Avtodor Saratov of the VTB League. After a troubled college tenure, Moore began his professional career with New Zealand's Nelson Giants in 2015. He returned to New Zealand in 2016 and won the NBL Most Valuable Player Award after leading the Canterbury Rams to the minor premiership. Moore has also played in Belgium and Greece.

High school career

Moore attended College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, California. As a senior at College Park in 2010–11, he averaged 18 points, six rebounds and 11 assists en route to being tabbed MVP of the Diablo Valley Athletic League. He led College Park to a 22–3 record and earned MVP honors at three tournaments, including the Jim Stephenson Invitational. Prior to his senior year, he gave an oral commitment to Saint Mary's but never signed a letter of intent.[1]

College career

Due to a sub-par academic record, Moore was unable to sign with a Division I program coming out of high school.[2] He instead enrolled at City College of San Francisco for the 2011–12 season and played for the Rams as a freshman.[3][4]

Moore enrolled at UTEP for the spring 2012 semester[5] and joined the Miners men's basketball team in December 2012 for the rest of the 2012–13 season.[1] He appeared in 25 games with 15 starts as a sophomore, averaging 8.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 24.4 minutes per game. He rated among the Conference USA leaders in blocked shots and steals, finishing 13th in both categories. On January 30, 2013, he scored a season-high 18 points against UAB.[6] He was named to the 2013 Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average) and was named a Conference USA Men's Basketball All-Academic Team honoree.[1]

After a promising sophomore season for the Miners, Moore ran into controversy as a junior in 2013–14. He missed the team's fifth game of the season on November 23 with a concussion,[7] and the team's tenth game of the season on December 16 due to suspension.[8] His December 16 suspension was imposed by head coach Tim Floyd after Moore sat near the end of the team bench after being subbed off against Sacramento State on December 7, and refusing to head to the locker room upon being told to do so by Floyd.[9] He played three further games for UTEP before he and teammate Jalen Ragland were suspended from the team indefinitely starting with the December 28 game against Western Illinois.[10] He was later dismissed from the program on January 7, along with Ragland and Justin Crosgile, for gambling on sporting events.[11][12][13][14] He appeared in just 11 games for UTEP in 2013–14 and made nine starts, averaging a team-high 13.1 points, as well as 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 27.3 minutes per game.[15]

Professional career

Nelson Giants (2015)

In January 2015, Moore signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.[16][17] He teamed up with fellow 6'6" guard DeRonn Scott, as the pair looked to take advantage of their size and quickness.[18] Moore earned three Player of the Week awards during the season,[19] with his third one coming after scoring a career-high 35 points against the Taranaki Mountainairs on June 6.[20] He helped the Giants finish second on the ladder following the regular season with a 13–5 win/loss record, and faced the third-seeded Wellington Saints in the semi-finals where they lost 97–85.[21] In the semi-final loss, he fractured the sesamoid bone in his foot, but chose not to have an MRI scan.[22] He appeared in all 19 games for the Giants in 2015, averaging 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game.[23] He subsequently earned NBL All-Star Five honors.[24]

Milwaukee Bucks (2015)

Upon the conclusion of the Nelson Giants' season on July 4, Moore returned to the United States and joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League.[25][26] Moore appeared in three of the Bucks' six summer league games, recording his best game of the tournament on July 16 with two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 11 minutes of action against the Phoenix Suns.[27]

Leuven Bears (2015)

On November 19, 2015, Moore signed a try-out contract with the Leuven Bears of the Belgian Basketball League.[28] He made his debut for the club two days later, recording four points, two rebounds and two steals in 13 minutes against VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster.[29] Later that month, he was released by Leuven after being ruled out for four to six weeks with a broken toe,[30] the same toe injury he suffered with Nelson.[22]

Canterbury Rams (2016)

On April 4, 2016, Moore signed with the Canterbury Rams as an injury replacement for Jamie Adams.[31][32] He made his debut for the Rams four days later, recording 32 points, a career-high 13 rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 91–78 win over the Southland Sharks.[33][34] He subsequently earned Player of the Week honors for Round 5.[35] In his second game for the Rams on April 15, he recorded 16 points, 10 assists, five steals, three rebounds and one block in a 97–72 win over the Wellington Saints.[36] On April 30, he had his second 32-point outing of the season in a 107–97 loss to his former team, the Nelson Giants.[37] On May 8, he recorded 16 points, a career-high 13 assists and nine rebounds in a 95–82 win over the Hawke's Bay Hawks.[38] Six days later, he recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 106–78 win over Hawke's Bay, booking the Rams a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2002.[39][40] The Rams finished the regular season in first place with a 13–5 record. In their semi-final match-up with the fourth-seeded Super City Rangers, the Rams were outclassed despite a 35-point effort from Moore. He played the entire 40 minutes of the game, as the Rams were defeated 104–85.[41][42] For his efforts during the season, he was named the league's Most Valuable Player.[43] In 13 games for the Rams, he averaged 22.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 3.4 steals per game.[23]

Dallas Mavericks (2016)

After attending NBA mini-camps held by the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks,[44] Moore accepted an offer by the Mavericks to join their summer league team for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[45][46] In six games for the Mavericks, he averaged 6.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists in 18.0 minutes per game.[47]

Promitheas Patras (2016–2017)

On August 16, 2016, Moore signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[48] Promitheas missed the playoffs in 2016–17 with a 10–16 record. Moore appeared in all 26 games for the team, averaging 10.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.[49]

Return to Canterbury (2017)

On April 27, 2017, Moore signed with the Canterbury Rams for the second half of the 2017 New Zealand NBL season.[50] Rams coach Mark Dickel looked to bring back Moore to bolster the squad and revive their campaign after they started the season with a 5–5 record.[51] However, in his season debut on May 5, the Rams were defeated 105–94 by the Southland Sharks, with Moore recording 11 points, six rebounds and six assists.[52][53] On May 20, he recorded a triple-double with a game-high 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 91–83 win over the Hawke's Bay Hawks.[54][55] He was subsequently named Player of the Week for Round 10.[56] On May 27, he notched a game-high 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting, while also recording 10 rebounds and six assists, to help the Rams clinch a place in the NBL's final four for the second consecutive season behind a 79–71 win over the Sharks.[57][58] He was subsequently named Player of the Week for Round 11.[59] He went on to miss the final three games of the regular season after spraining his foot against Southland in Round 11.[60] The Rams finished the regular season in fourth place with a 10–8 record, and lost to the first-seeded Wellington Saints 94–73 in their semi-final match-up. Moore had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the loss.[61][62] He appeared in six games for the Rams, averaging 17.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[23]

Lavrio (2017–2018)

On July 11, 2017, Moore signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League, returning to Greece for a second stint.[63][64] Lavrio finished the 2017–18 regular season in sixth place with a 14–12 record, before losing to Promitheas in the quarter-finals. In 25 games, he averaged 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

Avtodor Saratov (2018–present)

On July 21, 2018, Moore signed with Russian team Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.[65]

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