Dallas Moore
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1994)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dallas Moore
| image = Dallas Moore.jpg
| caption =
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 180
| league = CBA
| team = Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
| number = 24
| nationality = American / Albanian{{cite web |title=Dallas Moore player in Albania (ALB) |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/239375-dallas-moore |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=11 November 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|27}}
| birth_place = Largo, Florida, U.S.
| high_school = Boca Ciega (Gulfport, Florida)
| college = North Florida (2013–2017)
| draft_year = 2017
| career_start = 2017
| years1 = 2017–2018
| team1 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro
| years2 = 2018
| team2 = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| years3 = 2018–2019
| team3 = Auxilium Torino
| years4 = 2019–2020
| team4 = Nanterre 92
| years5 = 2020–2021
| team5 = Guangzhou Loong Lions
| years6 = 2021–2022
| team6 = Partizan
| years7 = 2022–2023
| team7 = CSKA Moscow
| years8 = 2023–2024
| team8 = Guangzhou Loong Lions
| years9 = 2024–present
| team9 = Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
| highlights =
- 2× AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016, 2017)
- 2× Atlantic Sun Player of the Year (2016, 2017)
- 3× First-team All-Atlantic Sun (2015–2017)
- Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year (2014)
}}
Dallas Joseph Moore (born October 27, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Albanian professional basketball player for the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for University of North Florida (UNF), where he was named the ASUN Conference Player of the Year after both his junior and senior seasons in 2016 and 2017.
College career
Moore, a 6'1 point guard from St. Petersburg, Florida, immediately entered the starting lineup upon arriving at UNF. As a freshman during the 2013–14 season, he averaged 12.5 points and 2.6 assists per game – both team highs – and was named the ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore, Moore led the team to its first NCAA tournament berth and was named first-team All-Atlantic Sun. In his junior season, Moore averaged 19.8 points and 6.0 assists per game and was named the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year.{{cite news|last=Putnam|first=Bob|title=Former Boca Ciega standout Dallas Moore declares for NBA draft|date=March 31, 2016|work=Tampa Bay Times|url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/hometeam/former-boca-ciega-standout-dallas-moore-declares-for-nba-draft/2271526|accessdate=July 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818123647/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/hometeam/former-boca-ciega-standout-dallas-moore-declares-for-nba-draft/2271526|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}
Following his junior year, Moore declared his eligibility for the 2016 NBA draft,{{cite news|title=UNF player Dallas Moore declares for NBA Draft, but will not hire agent|date=April 1, 2016|work=The Florida Times-Union|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/basketball/2016-04-01/story/unf-player-dallas-moore-declares-nba-draft-will-not-hire-agent|accessdate=July 21, 2016}} before ultimately choosing to return to the Ospreys for his senior season.{{cite news|title=Dallas Moore Withdraws Name from NBA Draft List|date=May 23, 2016|work=unfospreys.com|url=http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2016/5/23/mens-basketball-dallas-moore-withdraws-name-from-nba-draft-list.aspx|accessdate=July 21, 2016}}
In his senior year at North Florida, he averaged 23.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Moore finished his college career with 2,437 points, which is the most in UNF history and 2nd most in ASUN Conference history.{{cite news|title=Dallas Moore - University of North Florida|url=https://unfospreys.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8505&path=mbball|access-date=August 16, 2018|work=unfospreys.com}} On February 26, 2017, Moore was named Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, becoming the third student-athlete in ASUN history to secure back-to-back ASUN Player of the Year recognition.{{cite news|url=http://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/20170225ta6guf|title=Back-to-Back Honors for Moore; FGCU Collects Three @ASUNMBB Awards|access-date=August 16, 2018|work=asunsports.org|date=February 26, 2017}}
Professional career
=Pesaro (2017–2018)=
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Moore joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2017 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 9.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.{{cite news|title=Dallas Moore to Play for Denver Nuggets in NBA Las Vegas Summer League|url=http://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/20170628eeprfh|access-date=August 16, 2018|work=asunsports.org|date=June 28, 2017}}
On July 15, 2017, Moore started his professional career with the Italian team Consultinvest Pesaro, signing a one-year deal.{{cite news|title=Dallas Moore sceglie la VL Pesaro!|url=http://www.victorialibertas.it/index.php/news/news-17-18/573-dallas-moore-sceglie-la-vl-pesaro|accessdate=July 15, 2017|work=Consultinvest Pesaro|date=July 15, 2017|language=Italian|archive-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023113/http://www.victorialibertas.it/index.php/news/news-17-18/573-dallas-moore-sceglie-la-vl-pesaro|url-status=dead}} On October 8, 2017, Moore recorded a season-high 29 points, shooting 9-of-13 from the field, along with four rebounds and three assists in a 102–95 win over Reggio Emilia. He was subsequently named LBA Round 2 MVP.{{cite news|title=Serie A 2017-2018, Round 2 MVP: Dallas Moore, Victoria Libertas Pesaro|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/249411/serie-a-2017-2018-round-2-mvp-dallas-moore-victoria-libertas-pesaro.html|accessdate=August 16, 2018|work=Sportando.basketball|date=October 10, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In 22 games played for Pesaro, Moore finished the season as the LBA second-leading scorer with 18.7 points, to go with 3.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
=Hapoel Tel Aviv (2018)=
On August 16, 2018, Moore signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|title=דאלאס מור השלים את סגל האדומים|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19271|accessdate=August 16, 2018|work=basket.co.il|date=August 16, 2018|language=he}} On October 6, 2018, Moore recorded 24 points in his first Israeli League game, he shot 9-of-13 from the field, along with three rebounds and four assists in a 100–81 win over Hapoel Eilat.{{cite news|title=Winner League, Game 1: Hapoel TA Vs Hapoel Eilat|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=23789&lang=en|access-date=November 10, 2018|work=basket.co.il|date=October 6, 2018}} On November 10, 2018, Moore parted ways with Hapoel after appearing in six games.{{cite news|title=הוא חוזר: האואל חתם בהפועל ת"א|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19522|access-date=November 10, 2018|work=basket.co.il|date=November 10, 2018|language=he}}
=Auxilium Torino (2018–2019)=
On November 20, 2018, Moore signed a deal with Italian team Auxilium Torino.{{cite news|title=Un play 'europeo' per la Fiat Torino: ecco Dallas Moore|url=http://web.legabasket.it/news/124077/un_play__europeo__per_la_fiat_torino__ecco_dallas_moore|accessdate=November 21, 2018|work=legabasket.it|date=November 20, 2018|language=Italian|trans-title=A European playmaker for Fiat Torino: Dallas Moore|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828022236/http://web.legabasket.it/news/124077/un_play__europeo__per_la_fiat_torino__ecco_dallas_moore|url-status=dead}} On January 13, 2019, Moore recorded a career-high 30 points, shooting 12-19 from the field, along with six rebounds in a 102–98 loss to Pesaro.{{cite news|title=Fiat Torino 98 at Consultinvest VL Pesaro 102|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2019-01-13/Fiat-Torino-at-Consultinvest-VL-Pesaro/328256|accessdate=July 23, 2019|work=RealGM.com|date=January 13, 2019}} In 23 LBA games played for Torino, he averaged 15.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, while shooting 40 percent from three-point range.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
=Nanterre 92 (2019–2020)=
On July 23, 2019, Moore signed a one-year deal with Nanterre 92 of the French LNB Pro A.{{cite news|title=Nanterre 92 sign Dallas Moore|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/nanterre-92-sign-dallas-moore/|accessdate=July 23, 2019|work=Sportando.basketball|date=July 23, 2019}} He averaged 14.2 points and 2.4 assists per game. Moore signed a one-year extension with the team on June 16, 2020.{{cite news |title=Nanterre re-sign Dallas Moore to a new 1-year contract |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/nanterre-re-sign-dallas-moore-to-a-new-1-year-contract/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=June 16, 2020 |date=June 16, 2020|last1=Borghesan |first1=Ennio Terrasi }}
=Guangzhou Loong Lions (2020–2021)=
On October 17, 2020, Moore signed with Guangzhou Loong Lions.{{cite web |title=广州男篮签下双外援达拉斯-摩尔和艾萨克-哈斯 (Guangzhou Loong Lions signed Dallas Moore and Isaac Haas) |url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/basketball/cba/2020-10-17/doc-iiznctkc6124613.shtml |website=sina.com.cn |access-date=2 December 2020 |language=Chinese |date=17 October 2020}}
=KK Partizan (2021–2022)=
On July 23, Moore signed with KK Partizan of the ABA League and EuroCup.{{cite news |title=Dallas Moore officially signs with KK Partizan |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/dallas-moore-officially-signs-with-kk-partizan/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 24, 2021 |date=July 24, 2021|last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}
Albania national team
On May 24, 2018, Moore received an Albanian passport,{{cite news|title=Dallas Moore getting Albanian passport|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/national-teams/national-teams/274915/dallas-moore-getting-albanian-passport.html|access-date=August 16, 2018|work=Sportando.basketball|date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023423/https://sportando.basketball/en/national-teams/national-teams/274915/dallas-moore-getting-albanian-passport.html|url-status=dead}} making him eligible for the Albania national basketball team.
On July 1, 2018, Moore made his first appearance for the Albanian team in the EuroBasket 2021 qualification game against Denmark.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/game/0107/Albania-Denmark|title=Albania v Denmark - FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers|access-date=August 16, 2018|work=fiba.basketball|date=July 1, 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.unfospreys.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8505&path=mbball North Florida Ospreys bio]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Dallas-Moore/Summary/57912 RealGM profile]
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2021/pre-qualifiers/player/Dallas-Joseph-Moore FIBA profile]
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