is a Japanese-American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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High school career

Moore attended Bellevue High School in

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and played for its varsity basketball team. As a senior, he averaged 12.6 points per game, helping the Wolverines finish the season with a 25–4 record. For his performance, he was named to the Second Team All-King County. Moore also played club basketball for the Emerald City Basketball Academy Pioneers.

College career

Seattle

Moore attended

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and played for the Redhawks. He made his collegiate debut on December 17, 2015, against the Northwest Indian Eagles, posting season-highs on scoring and rebounds with 17 and seven, respectively, while shooting 63.6 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three. As a freshman, he averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists over 16 games. In his first game of the season, Moore scored 15 points and grabbed two rebounds against the

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on November 11, 2016. On January 26, 2017, he grabbed a season-high nine rebounds versus the

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. Two days later, he posted a season-high 33 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field and 8-of-10 from three, to go along with six rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals in a 96–84 win over

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, setting a program record for the second most 3-pointers in a single game. As a sophomore, Moore made 16 starts and he averaged 10.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 26.6 minutes per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from three. He led the Redhawks in 3-pointers made for the season with 74.

UC Santa Barbara

Moore transferred to

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and sat out the 2017–18 season. On November 6, 2018, Moore made his debut for the

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in a game against the

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, scoring a season-high six points and grabbing one rebound. On November 13, he registered season-highs on rebounds and assists with four and seven, respectively, versus

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. Moore finished the season averaging 1.2 points, 0.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 6.9 minutes over 11 games.

UBC

Moore transferred from

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, where he played for the

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. On January 4, 2020, he scored a season-high 14 points against

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. On February 21, Moore logged a

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with 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a playoff win over the

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. He started in 16 of 30 games for the Thunderbirds, averaging 7.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the 2019–20 season. With the 2020–21 U Sports season being cancelled due to

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, Moore did not play a single game for the Thunderbirds.

Professional career

Osaka Evessa (2021–present)

On June 11, 2021, Moore signed with the

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of the

Personal life

Moore, a Japanese-American, was born in

. He has one older brother named Jeffrey.

Career statistics

College

U Sports

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NCAA Division I

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References

External links

Seattle Redhawks bio

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos bio

UBC Thunderbirds bio

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