Stefan Moody Explained

Stefan Moody
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:184
Team:Qingdao Eagles
Number:42
Birth Date:6 October 1993
Birth Place:Kissimmee, Florida, USA
High School:Poinciana
(Osceola County, Florida)
College:
Draft Year:2016
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Years2:2017–2018
Years3:2018
Years4:2018
Years5:2019–2021
Years6:2021–2022
Years7:2022–2023
Years8:2023
Years9:2023
Years10:2024–present
Highlights:

Stefan Moody (born October 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association. Standing at 1.78m (05.84feet), he plays at the point guard position. After playing one year of college basketball at FAU, one year at Kilgore College and two years at Ole Miss, Moody entered the 2016 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school

Moody attended and played high school basketball at Poinciana High School, in Osceola County, Florida, where he stayed until 2012 and led Poinciana High School to a 20–10 season. He was named to the Florida Class 7A all-state team and the Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida team and to the Parade All-America team. As a senior, he averaged 27.9 points per game.

College career

After graduating from Poinciana High School, Moody played one year of college basketball for FAU. He was named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team, as a freshman. After the 2012–13 season, Moody transferred to Kilgore College.[1] After one season, he transferred again to Ole Miss. He was named to the All-Southeastern Conference First Team, as a junior and as a senior.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Moody joined Trabzonspor of the Turkish League.[2] During his first pro season, Moody averaged 8.6 points and 4.1 assists per game.

On July 19, 2017, Moody joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[3] On February 3, 2018, Moody scored 44 points against Koroivos, and he became the first player to score over 42 points in a Greek League game, in the last 12 years.

Moody played for DEAC of the Hungarian league between 2019 and 2021. During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.

On December 6, 2021, Moody signed with Larisa of the Greek Basket League.[4] In 28 league games, he averaged 15.5 points (shooting with 39.4% from the 3-point line), 3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals, playing around 32 minutes per contest.

On July 4, 2022, Moody signed with French club Chorale Roanne.

On June 3, 2023, he joined Igokea of the Bosnian League, the Adriatic League and the Basketball Champions League.[5]

The Basketball Tournament

Stefan Moody played for Armored Athlete in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 3 games, he averaged 8 points, 2 assists, and 1.7 rebounds per game. Armored Athlete reached the Super 16 before falling to Boeheim's Army.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stefan Moody leaves FAU due to academic issues. September 12, 2017. upressonline.com. July 2, 2013.
  2. News: Trabzonspor lands rookie Stefan Moody. September 12, 2017. sportando.com. July 9, 2016.
  3. News: Cretan Kings land Stefan Moody, ex Trabzonspor. September 12, 2017. probasketballoverseas.com. July 19, 2017.
  4. Web site: Stefan Moody joins Kae Larisa . Sportando . December 6, 2021 . December 6, 2021.
  5. News: Skerletic . Dario . 2023-06-03 . Stefan Moody signs with BC Igokea - Sportando . en-US . Sportando . 2023-06-04.