Jim Moran (basketball)

{{Short description|American-Irish basketball player and coach (born 1978)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jim Moran

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 227

| league = NBA

| team = Sacramento Kings

| position = Assistant coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|3}}

| birth_place = Syosset, New York, U.S.

| nationality = American / Irish

| high_school = St. Dominic
(Oyster Bay, New York)

| college = William & Mary (1997–2001)

| draftyear = 2001

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2011

| career_position = Small forward

| coach_start = 2015

| years1 = 2001–2011

| team1 = Gran Canaria

| cyears1 = {{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}}

| cteam1 = Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)

| cyears2 = {{nbay|2021|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}

| cteam2 = Detroit Pistons (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2023–2024

| cteam3 = Rip City Remix

| cyears4 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present

| cteam4 = Sacramento Kings (assistant)

| highlights =

As player:

5× Copa Toyota champion (2003–2007)
2× Second-team All-CAA (2000, 2001)
No. 20 retired by Gran Canaria

}}

James Timothy Moran (born December 3, 1978){{cite web|title=Jim Moran|url=http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A8U|work=Player Profile|publisher =Liga ACB|year=2011|access-date=August 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917234030/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A8U|archive-date=September 17, 2013|url-status=dead}} is an American-Irish former professional basketball player and current coach, who serves as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Playing career

Moran was born in Syosset, New York and attended St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay from 1993 to 1997. He played on a state championship team during his prep years. After graduating, Moran played four years of college basketball at William & Mary (1997–2001) where he scored 1,324 points and was a two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Team member in his junior and senior seasons.

Moran played his entire professional career for CB Gran Canaria in Spain's Liga ACB (2001 to 2011).{{cite web| last =Dearth| first =Sonny| title =Jim Moran: Former W&M basketball standout sees jersey retired by Spanish club Gran Canaria| publisher =Daily Press| date =July 19, 2013| url =http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-07-19/sports/dp-spt-star-track-moran-20130719_1_wm-all-time-scoring-star-track-second-team-all-colonial-athletic-association| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140812213245/http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-07-19/sports/dp-spt-star-track-moran-20130719_1_wm-all-time-scoring-star-track-second-team-all-colonial-athletic-association| url-status =dead| archive-date =August 12, 2014| accessdate = August 21, 2013}} On April 21, 2013, Moran became the only player in Gran Canaria history to have his jersey retired. In 10 seasons with the team he recorded 2,060 points, 802 rebounds and 321 assists in 7,452 minutes.

Moran has also competed for Ireland's national team.

Coaching career

In November 2013, Moran began his coaching career as a player development coach for the NBA Development League's Maine Red Claws.{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Alan| title =James Moran's road to the NBA begins in Portland| work =examiner.com| publisher =AXS Digital Group LLC| date=August 11, 2014| url =}} He then became the Portland Trail Blazers' associate video coordinator for the 2014–15 season.{{cite web| title =Former Men's Basketball Standout Jim Moran Named Portland Trail Blazers Assistant Coach| work =TribeAthletics.com| publisher =College of William & Mary| date=November 9, 2015| url =http://tribeathletics.com/news/2015/11/9/MBB_1109150514.aspx| accessdate =November 9, 2015}} The Trail Blazers finished that season with a 51–31 record, a Northwest Division championship, and a berth into the Western Conference playoffs as a fourth-seed. Moran was promoted to be a full-time assistant coach upon the start of the 2015–16 season. He then spent the next six years with Portland, but was fired as part of a wholesale coaching staff change at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|last=Corp |first=Sean | title =Pistons add another assistant coach with a player development background to staff | publisher =Vox Media, LLC| date=July 26, 2021| url =https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2021/7/26/22595000/detroit-pistons-jim-moran-portland-trail-blazers}} Moran was hired soon thereafter as a top assistant for the Detroit Pistons.

On June 15, 2023, Moran was named the first ever head coach of the Rip City Remix, Portland's G League affiliate.{{cite web|title=Jim Moran Named Head Coach Of Portland G League Team|url=https://gleague.nba.com/news/jim-moran-named-head-coach-of-portland-g-league-team|website=NBA.com|date=June 15, 2023|access-date=June 18, 2023}}

On July 25, 2024, Moran joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach{{cite news|first=Logan|last=Struck|title=Kings Add Assistant Coach to Mike Brown's Staff|url=https://www.si.com/nba/kings/sacramento-kings-news/kings-add-assistant-coach-mike-brown-staff|work=Sacramento Kings On SI|date=July 25, 2024|access-date=August 1, 2024}} and on September 9, he was officially named an assistant coach.{{cite web|title=Kings Announce Coaching Staff Updates|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-coaching-staff-updates|website=NBA.com|date=September 9, 2024|access-date=September 10, 2024}}