Ezekual Samuel James Moore (born November 30, 1997) is a professional Trinidadian-American

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player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played

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for Saint Louis,

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, and SIU Edwardsville.

High school career

Moore attended Riverview Gardens Senior High School in Saint Louis, Missouri where he played for his father, Gerard Moore. As a Junior in 2014–15, he ranked among the St. Louis area leading scorers, second behind

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, averaging 27.6 points and 4.3 assists per game while helping the Rams to an appearance in the Missouri Class 4A District finals where they lost, the squad's deepest run since 2000. As a senior in 2015-16 Moore averaged 21.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game and helped Riverview Gardens win its first district title since 1998. He then lead them to the state quarter final where they lost to, soon to be, state champs

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. Moore ended up being Third-team All-Metro selection by the ''

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,'' Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 4A first-team All-State pick and graduated as Riverview Gardens all time varsity scorer with 1,395 career points.

College career

As a freshman at Saint Louis in 2016–17, Moore played in 29 games, averaging 5.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1 assists in 20.8 minutes per game. Moore led the Billikens in 3 point Field Goals Made (80) and percentage (.39) on the season. Becoming the first Billiken freshman to lead his team in those categories since SLU joined the A-10 in 2005–06. He recorded 5 10-plus games as a freshman, scoring 10 points against

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in Las Vegas, 12 points against Duquesne on January 11 and a career-high 12 points against Wichita State on December 6. On March 4, Moore tied his career-high against Richmond. After his freshman year campaign came to an end, Moore asked to be released from his scholarship. He originally signed with

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but ended up at Southwestern Illinois College Months later he committed to play for head coach Frank Haith and the

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. He scored a season high 11 points against

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. Moore played in 14 games for Tulsa and averaged 2.6 points in 10.5 minutes per game. In January 2019, he announced he was transferring again to SIU Edwardsville. Moore averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Following the season, he announced he was forgoing his final season of collegiate eligibility to turn professional.

College statistics

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Professional career

In August 2020, Moore signed a one-year contract with

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of the Spanish

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. In February 2021, Moore announced he was leaving the club due to personal reasons. He subsequently joined Stevnsgade Basketball of the Danish league. In April of 2022, Moore was bought out of his contract from French Club

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. His addition helped win the LNB B French championship.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–2023)

On October 24, 2022, Moore joined the

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roster. On January 24, 2023, Moore was waived.

Oklahoma City Blue (2023)

On February 15, 2023, Moore signed with the

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Scarborough Shooting Stars (2023–present)

On June 9, 2023, Moore signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, making his debut that night.

Professional statistics

Personal life

Moore was born in

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and raised in

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. His parents are Gerard and Crystal Moore. He has 3 siblings in which he is the oldest. Two sisters, Addaya who currently plays basketball at the

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, and Azaria. He also has a brother Zidane who plays for

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. His father played basketball for Hall of fame Coach

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. Zeke graduated with a degree in Education.

References

External links

Saint Louis Billikens bioSIU Edwardsville Cougars bioZeke Moore Recruitment
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