Yolanda Moore (born July 1, 1974) is a former American professional basketball player. She was the post game radio analyst for the

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in 2007.

College playing career

Moore played basketball at

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and was a three-time All-

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post player. In 2010, she was inducted into Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame. She graduated from Mississippi in 1997 with a bachelor's degree with a double major in English and radio and television.

WNBA

Moore played her first two years in the WNBA with the

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. Her debut game was played on July 9, 1997 in a 64 - 69 loss to the

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where she recorded 2 points and 1 rebound. She only played in 13 of the Comets' 28 games of the season as the team finished 18 - 10. She did compete in the Comets' WNBA Finals game against the

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and won a championship ring. The 1998 season saw an improvement for Moore and the Comets as a whole. Moore had increased productivity across the board going from 7.2 mpg to 17.8 mpg, 1.2 ppg to 3.3 ppg and 1 rpg to 2.9 rpg. The Comets finished with a 27 - 3 record and again won the WNBA Finals, defeating the

in a best-of-three series. On April 6, 1999, Moore was drafted by the

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in the Expansion Draft. In Moore's first game with the Miracle on June 10, 1999, she conveniently lost to the Comets (her previous team) 63 - 77 while recording 2 points and 1 rebound. The Miracle finished 15 - 17 and Moore missed the playoffs for the first time in her career. After the 1999 season, Moore was drafted by the

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in another Expansion Draft that took place on December 15, 1999. However, Moore never played a game for the Sol and her final WNBA game ever was her final game with the Miracle. That game took place on August 18, 1999 where the Miracle defeated the

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93 - 81 with Moore recording 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. Moore finished her WNBA career as a 2-time champion, playing a total of 66 games and averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebound per game.

Coaching career

Moore became assistant boys' basketball coach and honors English teacher at DeSoto Central High School in

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near

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in 2007. In 2011, she was girls' basketball coach at Heritage Academy in

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before being fired in December.

Louisiana State University at Eunice

Moore led the Lady Bengals to a 26-3 overall record. The team ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense.

Southeastern Louisiana University

In April 2014 Moore became the fifth head women's basketball coach for

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. She continued in that role for two seasons, in which she had an 11–47 record.

Personal life

Moore has four children; she had her first child while attending the University of Mississippi. In addition to her undergraduate degree at Mississippi, Moore has a master's degree in workforce educational leadership from

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and later enrolled at

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to pursue a Ph.D. in instructional systems and workforce development.

Career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Head coaching record

Junior college

College

References

External links

Southeastern Louisiana Athletics - Staff Directory
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