Khalid Moore
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Khalid Moore
| image =
| caption =
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lbs = 207
| league = LNB Pro A
| team = Saint-Quentin
| number = 12
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|07|29}}
| birth_place = Mineola, New York, U.S.
| high_school = Archbishop Molloy
(Queens, New York)
| college =
- Georgia Tech (2018–2022)
- Fordham (2022–2023)
| draft_year = 2023
| career_start = 2023
| years1 = 2023–2024
| team1 = Lavrio
| years2 = 2024–present
| team2 = Saint-Quentin
| highlights = *Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2023)
}}
Khalid Jahfari Moore (born July 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Saint-Quentin of the LNB Élite.{{cite web|title=Khalid Moore - Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball - Player Profile Forward|url=https://www.championsleague.basketball/en/teams/saint-quentin-basket-ball/348157-khalid-moore|website=championsleague.basketball|access-date=May 28, 2025}} He played college basketball for Georgia Tech and Fordham.
College career
Moore played four season with the Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology averaging 4.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1 apg in 20.3 minutes per game.{{cite web|title=Khalid Moore - Fordham Rams Forward|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4395632/khalid-moore|website=espn.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}} In the end of the fourth season he decided to enter the transfer platform of the NCAA, as a graduate, and ended up at the Fordham Rams.{{cite web|title=Fordham adds Georgia Tech transfer Khalid Moore|url=https://www.zagsblog.com/2022/05/02/fordham-adds-georgia-tech-transfer-khalid-moore/ |website=zagsblog.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}} He played there his last college basketball season, where he averaged 15.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 1.8 apg and was named All-Atlantic 10 third team.{{cite web|title=2 Khalid Moore - Men's Basketball|url=https://fordhamsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/khalid-moore/12362 |website=fordhamsports.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}}
Professional career
After going undrafted at the 2023 NBA draft, Moore joined the New York Knicks for the 2023 NBA Summer League.{{cite web|title=Khalid Moore Earns Summer League Invite from New York Knicks|url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2023/6/28/mens-basketball-khalid-moore-earns-summer-league-invite-from-new-york-knicks.aspx |website=fordhamsports.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}} He played there just 4 games, averaging 2.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 1,0 apg. {{cite web|title=Khalid Moore at realgm|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Khalid-Moore/Summary/132190 |website=basketball.realgm.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}}
=Lavrio (2023–2024)=
On August 18, 2023, Moore signed his first professional contract overseas in Greece with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. {{cite web|title=Khalid Moore Inks Pro Deal in Greece|url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2023/8/18/mens-basketball-khalid-moore-inks-pro-deal-in-greece |website=fordhamsports.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}} He spent the whole 2023-24 season there playing as a starter, averaging 10.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.3 apg and 1.1 spg (steals per game).{{cite web|title=Khalid Moore at realgm|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Khalid-Moore/International/132190/2024/By_Season/Per_Game/0/All_Leagues |website=basketball.realgm.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}}
He returned to the US to participate in the 2024 NBA Summer League, this time with the Brooklyn Nets.{{cite web|title=Khalid Moore to Play with Brooklyn Nets in NBA Summer League|url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2024/7/8/mens-basketball-khalid-moore-to-play-with-brooklyn-nets-in-nba-summer-league.aspx |website=fordhamsports.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}}
=Saint-Quentin (2024–present)=
On June 25, 2024, Moore moved to France and signed with Saint-Quentin of the LNB Élite.{{cite web|title=Khalid Moore (ex Lavrio) signs at Saint Quentin|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/878187/Khalid-Moore-ex-Lavrio-signs-at-Saint-Quentin |website=eurobasket.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}} In his first season there he started 29 of his team's games, in all competitions, and averaged 6.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 0.9 apg.{{cite web|title=Khalid Moore at realgm|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Khalid-Moore/International/132190/2025/By_Season/Per_Game/0/All_Leagues |website=basketball.realgm.com|access-date=May 28, 2025}}
References
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External links
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{{Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball current roster}}
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players
Category:Fordham Rams men's basketball players