Lee Moore (basketball)

Lee Moore (born August 9, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball at Wallace State Community College and the University of Texas at El Paso before playing professionally in Italy and Germany.

Lee Moore
No. 4 – MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995
Marietta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolNorth Cobb (Kennesaw, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Germani Basket Brescia
2018–2019Mitteldeutscher
2019–2020Atenas
2020–presentMKS Dąbrowa Górnicza

College career

After suiting up for North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, Moore spent his freshman and sophomore seasons (2013-14, 2014-15) at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama. He transferred to the University of Texas at El Paso for his junior year.[1] In his single season at UTEP (2015-16), Moore led the Miners in scoring at 15.4 points per contest, while pulling down 5.4 rebounds, dishing out 3.5 assists and snagging 1.4 steals a game. In April 2016, he announced his decision to skip his senior year and turn pro.[2]

Professional career

On September 14, 2016, Moore started his professional career in Italy, signing with Germani Basket Brescia of the country’s highest-tier league Lega Basket Serie A.[3] He made 30 appearances for Brescia in his 2016-17 rookie season, averaging 13.0 points (season-high 26 points), 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Moore led Brescia to the 2018 Italian Cup Final, where they eventually lost to Fiat Torino.

On December 17, 2017, Moore recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with five rebounds and six assists in a 90–71 win over Reyer Venezia.[4] He finished his second season with Brescia averaging 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

On September 13, 2018, Moore signed with Mitteldeutscher of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[5] In 32 games played for Mitteldeutscher, he averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

On August 28, 2019, Moore signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Hod HaSharon of the Israeli National League, replacing Chad Frazier.[6] On October 24, 2019, he parted ways with Hod HaSharon before appearing in a game for them.[7]

Moore played for Atenas in the Argentine league and averaged 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) on March 6, 2020.[8]


References
  1. "Wallace State men's basketball guard Lee Moore inks with UTEP during Wednesday's early signing period | Wallace State News". news.wallacestate.edu. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. "UTEPs Lee Moore to Turn Pro". Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. Lawrence, Shericka (September 14, 2016). "Lee Moore ready for pro ball in Europe". The Prospector. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. "Umana Venezia 71 at Gemani Basket Brescia 90". RealGM.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. "Lee Moore stößt zum MBC – Alex Ruoff vorerst nicht einsatzfähig". Syntainics-MBC.de. September 13, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  6. "כבר שינוי: לי מור חתם בהוד"ש במקום פרייז'ר". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. "טי קיי אדוגי חתם בר"ג/גבעתיים, זר חדש להוד"ש". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  8. "Lee Moore inks with MKS Dabrowa Gornicza". Sportando. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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