Mike Moser
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1990)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Mike Moser
| image = 20170812 FIBA AUT-ALB WM-Vorqualifikation Mike Moser DSC 9250.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Moser in 2017 playing for Albania
| position = Assistant coach
| team = Houston Rockets
| league = NBA
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 211
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| nationality = American / Albanian
| high_school = Grant (Portland, Oregon)
| college =
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| career_end = 2019
| career_number = 43
| career_position = Power forward
| coach_start = 2019
| years1 = 2014–2015
| team1 = Lietuvos rytas
| years2 = 2015–2016
| team2 = Hapoel Holon
| years3 = 2017
| team3 = Sigal Prishtina
| years4 = 2017–2018
| team4 = Al Sadd Doha
| years5 = 2018
| team5 = Karhu Basket
| years6 = 2018–2019
| team6 = JL Bourg
| cyears1 = {{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}}
| cteam1 = Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2021–2022
| cteam2 = Oregon (women's assistant)
| cyears3 = {{nbay|2022|full=y}}
| cteam3 = Boston Celtics (assistant)
| cyears4 = {{nbay|2023|start}}–present
| cteam4 = Houston Rockets (assistant)
| highlights =
- AP honorable mention All-American (2012)
- First-team All-MWC (2012)
- MWC All-Defensive Team (2012)
- MWC Newcomer of the Year (2012)
}}
Michael Alexander Moser (pronounced MOH-zer; born November 8, 1990) is an American retired professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Oregon as a senior. Moser was an All-American player at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) before transferring to Oregon in 2013.
High school and college career
Moser attended Grant High School in Portland, Oregon, where he led the school to a state title in 2008. He originally committed to Arizona, but backed out of his commitment once coach Lute Olson resigned, opting for UCLA.
File: Mike Moser (cropped).jpg
After getting minimal playing time and struggling with the Bruins' style, Moser decided to transfer.{{cite web | last = Tokito | first = Mike | title = Pac-10 basketball: Former Grant High star Mike Moser will leave UCLA | work = The Oregonian | date = April 5, 2010 | url = http://blog.oregonlive.com/pac10/2010/04/pac-10_basketball_former_grant.html| accessdate = November 18, 2013}} Moser landed at UNLV, where he enjoyed a strong sophomore season in 2011–12, averaging 14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Moser was named all-Mountain West Conference and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.{{cite web | last = Bern | first = Taylor | title = UNLV's Mike Moser is an AP All-American honorable-mention honoree | work = Las Vegas Sun | date = March 27, 2012 | url = http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/27/unlvs-mike-moser-ap-all-american-honorable-mention/|access-date= November 18, 2013}} As a junior, Moser suffered a disappointing season as he battled a dislocated elbow suffered early in the season.
Moser graduated from UNLV at the end of the season and sought to transfer to another school for his last year of eligibility. He ultimately chose the University of Oregon under coach Dana Altman.{{cite web | last = Brennan | first = Eamonn | title = Oregon transfer Mike Moser goes home | work = ESPN.com | date = May 8, 2013 | url = https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/84359/oregon-transfer-mike-moser-goes-home | access-date = November 18, 2013}} As a senior in 2013–14, Moser played 34 games, averaging 13.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 28.4 minutes per game, going on to earn All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/mike-moser-1.html Mike Moser Stats]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Moser joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League averaging 13.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2 assists in 26.2 minutes per game.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/celtics-announce-2014-summer-league-roster| title=Celtics Announce 2014 Orlando Summer League Roster| work=NBA.com| date=July 1, 2014|accessdate=July 7, 2014}} On September 1, 2014, he signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League for the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|title=Mike Moser agreed terms with Lietuvos rytas|url=http://bc.lrytas.lt/en/item/1954-mike-moser-agreed-terms-with-lietuvos-rytas|website=bc.lrytas.lt|accessdate=September 16, 2016|language=lt-LT|date=September 2, 2014}}
On July 24, 2015, Moser signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{cite news|title=רכש חדש להפועל חולון: מייק מוזר|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4683537,00.html|newspaper=Ynet|accessdate=September 16, 2016|language=he-HE|date=July 24, 2015 |last1=שחרור |first1=יעל }} Moser was originally supposed to join the Phoenix Suns on September 25, 2016, but couldn't do so due to a health issue he had around that time.{{Cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/09/25/phoenix-suns-add-congo-project-big-man-camp-roster/91094030/|title = Phoenix Suns add Congo project big man to camp roster}}
In June 2017 he obtained an Albanian passport and went on to play that year with the national team in World Cup pre-qualification.{{cite web|date=June 16, 2017|title=Mike Moser gets Albanian passport|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/national-teams/national-teams/237233/mike-moser-gets-albanian-passport.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730204303/http://www.sportando.com/en/national-teams/national-teams/237233/mike-moser-gets-albanian-passport.html|archive-date=July 30, 2017|work=Sportando.com|accessdate=July 30, 2017}}{{Cite web|title=Albania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Pre-Qualifiers 2017|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-pre-qualifiers/Albania|access-date=2021-11-13|website=FIBA.basketball|language=en}}
On July 8, 2017, Moser signed with the Italian team Pallacanestro Reggiana for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web| last = | first = | title =PRESENTATO MIKE MOSER: "ENTUSIASTA DI ENTRARE A FAR PARTE DELLA PALLACANESTRO REGGIANA"" | work = Pallacanestro Reggiana | date = July 8, 2017 | url = http://www.pallacanestroreggiana.it/24503-2/ | accessdate = July 9, 2017 |language = Italian}} On August 23, 2017, he parted ways with Reggiana. Moser did not pass the physical examinations.{{cite news|title=Pallacanestro Reggiana, Mike Moser parted ways|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/245008/pallacanestro-reggiana-mike-moser-parted-ways.html|accessdate=August 23, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=August 23, 2017}}
On August 10, 2018, Moser signed with Karhu Basket from the Finnish Korisliiga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.karhubasket.fi/2018/08/10/mike-moser-on-karhubasketin-kolmas-jenkki/|title=Mike Moser on Karhubasketin kolmas jenkki|last=|first=|date=August 10, 2018|website=|publisher=Karhu Basket|language=Finnish|access-date=March 29, 2019}}
On December 20, 2018, he signed with LNB Pro A team JL Bourg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketeurope.com/livenews-fr/lnb/447694/jeep-elite-mike-moser-renforce-bourg-en-bresse/|title=Mike Moser renforce Bourg-en-Bresse|last=|first=|date=December 20, 2018|website=|publisher=Basket Europe|language=French|access-date=March 29, 2019}}
Coaching career
= Oregon Ducks women's basketball =
He was hired as assistant coach by Oregon Ducks in 2021 after working with the Dallas Mavericks as player development and analytics from 2019 to 2021.{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=Nate |title=Former Duck Mike Moser Joins Women's Basketball Coaching Staff |url=https://goducks.com/news/2021/5/3/former-duck-mike-moser-joins-womens-basketball-coaching-staff.aspx |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=University of Oregon Athletics |language=en}}
= Boston Celtics =
In July 2022, he was hired by the Boston Celtics as assistant coach-player enhancement staff.{{Cite web |title=Oregon's Mike Moser to join Udoka's staff as an assistant coach |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/oregons-mike-moser-join-ime-udokas-staff-celtics-assistant-coach |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=RSN |date=21 July 2022 |language=en}}
= Houston Rockets =
In July 2023, he was hired by the Houston Rockets as assistant coach.{{cite news |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/rockets-coaching-staff-ime-udoka-connections-18183220.php|title=Ime Udoka fills out Rockets' coaching staff with familiar faces, but no John Lucas |last=Feigen |first=Jonathan |date=July 3, 2023 |work=Houston Chronicle |access-date=July 3, 2023}}
Personal life
Moser married Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert in 2015. They have three children.{{Cite web |last=Koven |first=Kent |date=2022-06-02 |title=Tasha Schwikert Moser selected by Survivors' Committee to serve on USA Gymnastics board • USA Gymnastics |url=https://usagym.org/tasha-schwikert-moser-selected-by-survivors-committee-to-serve-on-usa-gymnastics-board/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=USA Gymnastics}}{{Cite web |title=Mike Moser - Women's Basketball Coach |url=https://goducks.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/mike-moser/3515 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=University of Oregon Athletics |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209276512 Oregon Ducks bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170506010118/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/moser_mike00.html UNLV Runnin' Rebels bio]
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