Craig Moore (basketball)

Craig Moore (born September 8, 1987) is an American basketball player who is currently a member of Princeton 3x3 in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour.[1]

Craig Moore
Personal information
Born (1987-09-08) September 8, 1987
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolLawrenceville School
(Lawrenceville, New Jersey)
CollegeNorthwestern (2005–2009)
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
PositionGuard
Career history
De Friesland Aris (Netherlands)
Gaz Metan Media (Romania)
Princeton 3X3 (FIBA 3X3)

High school

Moore was a four-year letter winner and was team captain his senior at the Lawrenceville School (NJ). He finished his career with 171 3-pointers and earned All-State honors following his sophomore and junior years.[2]

College career

Moore played college basketball at Northwestern University from 2005–2009. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team following the 2005–2006 season when he averaged 6.8 points and 2.3 assists per game, and finished second on the team with 54 3-pointers.

He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2007–2008 after leading the Big Ten in made 3-pointers/game (3.23), while setting a school record 97 3-pointers in the season.

Moore was named a consensus third-team All-Big Ten selection his senior year. He broke his own school record with 110 3-pointers, finishing his career with 320, fourth all-time in Big Ten history.[3]

Career Stats[4]
Season School G FG FGA FG% 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% REB AST STL BLK PF PTS
2005–06 Northwestern 29 66 171 .386 .632 54 152 .355 11 13 .846 54 68 18 2 44 197
2006–07 Northwestern 31 83 226 .367 .522 59 180 .328 26 35 .743 56 63 27 4 53 251
2007–08 Northwestern 30 138 312 .442 .586 97 242 .401 29 35 .829 87 93 55 7 70 402
2008–09 Northwestern 31 142 336 .423 .492 110 271 .406 50 63 .794 99 84 41 8 73 444
Career Northwestern 121 429 1045 .411 .545 320 845 .379 116 146 .795 296 308 141 21 240 1294

Coaching Career

Moore served as an assistant coach for Princeton University in 2011, and for Northwestern during the 2012–13 season. In 2014, Moore was named Director of Basketball Operations for Princeton University men's team.[5]

Professional career

Moore played for De Friesland Aris in the Netherlands (2009–2010); and for Gaz Metan Medias in Romania (2011–2012). He currently is a member of Princeton 3x3,[6] and is a 3-time National Champion (2014, 2017, 2018) in 3x3 basketball, having competed in two 3x3 World Cups (2014, 2017).

References
  1. "Princeton | FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2018". worldtour.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. "NU Men's Basketball roster".
  3. "USA Men's 3x3 World Cup Team Seeks Success From Long Range". www.usab.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. "Craig Moore College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. "Craig Moore Named Men's Basketball Director of Operations". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  6. "Princeton | FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2018". worldtour.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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