Jalen Moore (basketball, born 1999) explained

Jalen Moore
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:170
Team:Sigal Prishtina
League:Kosovo Superleague
Nationality:American
Birth Date:7 August 1999
High School:Cloverdale
(Cloverdale, Indiana)
College:
Career Start:2023
Years1:2023
Team1:Haukar
Years2:2023
Team2:Hamar
Years3:2024–present
Team3:Prishtina
Highlights:

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

Led NCAA Division I

College

NCAA Division I

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Oakland| 30 || 29 || 37.8 || .383 || .349 || .776 || 4.1 || style="background:#cfecec;" | 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]

External links

Notes and References

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