Doral Lamont Larod Moore (born January 21, 1997) is an American

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player. He played

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from 2015 to 2018. He is a 2.15 m (7' 1") tall

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Early life and high school career

Doral L. Moore, Jr. was born in

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, on January 21, 1997, to parents Valerie and Doral Moore. He was raised in

Stockbridge, Georgia Stockbridge is a city in Henry County, Georgia, Henry County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was 25,637, up from 9,853 in 2000. Stockbridge is part of the Atlanta metr ...

. Moore attended Luella High School in Mcdonough, Georgia and

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, and played on both the basketball teams. On April 4, 2015, the Eagles won the

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High School National Tournament. He graduated in 2015.

College career

Moore was rated as a top 60 prospect by 247Sports and a 72nd in the ESPN 100 in 2015. He chose Wake Forest University and played three seasons with the

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as a center under head coach and former NCAA player of the year

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. In his final season, he averaged 11.1 points and 9.4 rebounds; he had a team-best 61 blocks and set a single-season school record by shooting 68.9% from the field. In 2017-2018, he led the

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in field goal percentage (.689), true shooting percentage (.658), and rebound percentage (21.0). In the same year, he placed in the conference's top 10 with 9.4 rebounds per game (3rd), 9.1% block percentage (4th), 26.0 player efficiency rating (5th), 291 total rebounds (6th), 2.0 blocks per game (7th), and 61 total blocks (8th). In his ACC career, he finished 2nd in field goal percentage with .653, 4th in total rebound percentage with 19.6, and 8th in block percentage with 9.9.

College statistics

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Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2018–2019)

On April 17, 2018, Moore announced that he was forgoing his senior year at Wake Forest and instead entered the NBA draft. Moore competed for the

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in NBA Summer League. On August 30, 2018,

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General Manager Chris Wallace announced Moore signed with the team and was added to the team's training camp roster. He was waived on October 13, as one of the final roster cuts before opening night and subsequently added to the roster of the Grizzlies'

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affiliate, the

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Delaware Blue Coats (2019–2020)

On October 17, 2019, Moore’s returning player rights were traded to the

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for a third round selection in the 2019 G League draft. He recorded 19 points, 17 rebounds, five blocks, one assist and one steal in a win over the

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on December 1. Moore averaged 7.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Blue Coats.

London Lions (2021)

On January 22, 2021, Moore signed with the London Lions of the

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Grises de Humacao (2021)

On August 6, 2021, Moore signed with

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of the

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Taiwan Beer (2021)

On November 23, 2021, Moore signed with

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of the

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. He averaged 16.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 12 games.

TaiwanBeer HeroBears (2022)

On Feb 10, 2022,

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of the

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announced that they have promoted Doral to the higher-tier league. He appeared in 9 games, averaging 8.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.8. On Mar 23, 2022, Doral was released.

References

External links

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College stats @ sports-reference.com
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