Jimmy Bridgers Moore (born January 30, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

Career

Born in

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, Moore grew up in

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. He played basketball at Redwood High School, before transferring to

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.'''' While attending Dixie Junior College in

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, Moore "was accused of date rape", according to

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. The

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reported, that "rape charges weren't filed because prosecutors couldn't prove it didn't involve consensual sex. Moore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct." A 6'8 forward, Moore transferred to the

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in 1993. He was Nevada's leading scorer in 1993–94, averaging 19.2 points per contest and also pulled down 8.2 rebounds per outing. He was subsequently named to the All-

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Second Team. In 1994–95, he grabbed a team-high 6.8 rebounds a game. In November 1994, he was arrested "on suspicion of three misdemeanor battery charges involving an attack on a woman", according to

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. Moore denied the allegations. In March 1995, he was sentenced to six months in jail. In July 1995, Moore was freed from house arrest.'''' Moore played professionally in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(

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, CBA),

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( Budapesti Honvéd SE, 1996-1997),

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

(Illabum; Povo de Esgueira, 1997-98; Estrelas, 1998-1999),

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

(

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish fo ...

, 1999-2000), and

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(Værløse/Farum, 2001-2002; BF Copenhagen, 2002-2003). He played in the

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with Honvéd. In the 1997-98 season, Moore won the Portuguese cup competition

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with Povo de Esgueira and was named

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of the Portuguese league LCB. With Esgueira, he participated in the FIBA Korać Cup and played in the

FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...

with Estrelas in 1998-99. While under contract at Śląsk Wrocław, Moore also saw action in the FIBA Saporta Cup. In 2002, he captured the Danish national championship and the Danish cup competition with Værløse/Farum. In the 2002-03 season, Moore won the Danish cup competition with Copenhagen, scoring 25 points in the final against the

Bakken Bears Bakken Bears is a Denmark, Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. The club plays in the Basketligaen, the top tier basketball league in Denmark. Founded in 1953, the club has won the Basketligaen 20 times and holds the record for t ...

. With the Danish team BF Copenhagen, he participated in the European club competition FIBA Champions Cup, besides games in the domestic league. While playing in Europe, he also got into coaching, working as youth coach for the clubs he played for. His last stop as a professional basketball player was at BF Copenhagen (Denmark) in the 2002-03 season. When the team went bankrupt, he returned to the US. In 2010, he was named head boys basketball coach at

El Diamante High School El Diamante High School, known locally as "El D", is a WASC-accredited high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Visalia, California, USA, in Tulare County. It was established as Visalia Unified School District's fourth public high school ...

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. In 2018, Moore accepted the head coaching job at

Randers Cimbria Randers Cimbria is a Danish basketball team based in Randers. The best season of the team in history were 2014 and 2020, when they finished second in the Basketligaen. History Randers was founded in 1965, but after winning the bronze medal in 200 ...

in Denmark's

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. He received Basketligaen Coach of the Year honors in 2019–20. Moore had coached Randers to a 19–5 record, his team was sitting in second place of the Basketligaen table, when the 2019–20 season was stalled due to the

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. After two years at Randers, Moore signed with fellow Basketligaen side Svendborg Rabbits in May 2020. He guided Svendborg to a third-place finish in the 2020–21 season and was named Basketligaen Coach of the Year the second straight year. In April 2022, Moore won the Danish Cup title with Svendborg. He left the Rabbits in June 2022 due to personal reasons. In July 2022, he signed with Randers Cimbria of Denmark's Basketligaen returning for a second stint in charge at the club.

References

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