Nic Moore

{{Short description|American professional basketball player (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Nic Moore

| image = Nic Moore.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Moore with Nanterre in 2017

| number = 11

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 170

| league = LNB Pro B

| team = Boulazac Basket Dordogne

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|1}}

| birth_place = Winona Lake, Indiana, U.S.

| nationality = American

| high_school = Warsaw (Warsaw, Indiana)

| college =

Illinois State (2011–2012)
SMU (2013–2016)

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2016

| years1 = 2016–2017

| team1 = New Basket Brindisi

| years2 = 2017

| team2 = Nanterre 92

| years3 = 2017–2018

| team3 = New Basket Brindisi

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = Virtus Roma

| years5 = 2019–2020

| team5 = Champagne Châlons-Reims

| years6 = 2021

| team6 = Benfica

| years7 = 2021

| team7 = MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza

| years8 = 2021–present

| team8 = Boulazac Basket Dordogne

| highlights =

AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016)
2× AAC Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
3× First-team All-AAC (2014–2016)
MVC All-Freshman Team (2012)

| medal_templates =

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

}}

Nic Moore (born July 1, 1992){{cite web|title=Nic Moore Player Profile|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Nic-Moore/Summary/30527|website=RealGM|accessdate=12 March 2015}} is an American professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. Moore played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. He was named American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016.{{cite web|last1=Vecenie|first1=Sam|title=SMU's Nic Moore, Temple's Fran Dunphy headline AAC honors|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25104269/smus-nic-moore-temples-fran-dunphy-headline-aac-honors|website=CBS Sports|accessdate=12 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Nic Moore Bio|url=http://www.smumustangs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=481|website=SMUMustangs.com|accessdate=12 March 2015}} Moore previously competed for the Illinois State Redbirds.

College career

Moore played his freshman year at Illinois State, where he averaged 10.0 points and 3.9 assists per game and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team. In the first round of the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, Moore scored 24 points in a 96-93 win against Ole Miss. He posted 25 points in their 92-88 loss to eventual champion Stanford. After the season, Illinois State coach Tim Jankovich accepted an assistant coach job at SMU. "As soon as Coach Jankovich left I made up my mind and knew I wanted to go play for a BCS program," Moore stated. "It didn't matter who was going to be the head coach. My decision had already been made." He ended up transferring to SMU to play under Larry Brown.{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Raphielle|title=Report: SMU lands another transfer in former Illinois St. guard Nic Moore|url=http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/14/report-smu-lands-another-transfer-in-former-illinois-st-guard-nic-moore/|accessdate=25 May 2015|work=NBC Sports|date=14 June 2012}}

In his sophomore season, Moore posted averages of 13.6 points, 4.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 32.2 minutes per game. Moore scored in double figures in 30 of the Mustangs' 37 games. In the quarterfinals of the 2014 National Invitation Tournament, he hit a 3-pointer to in the closing seconds to help SMU to a 67-65 win over California.{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Bill|title=Nichols: How SMU's Nic Moore handles 'stressful' job of Larry Brown's point guard|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/columnists/bill-nichols/20150318-nichols-how-smu-s-nic-moore-handles-stressful-job-of-larry-brown-s-point-guard.ece|accessdate=25 May 2015|work=Dallas News|date=18 March 2015}}

As a junior, Moore led SMU in scoring (14.2 points per game) and assists (5.2 per game) in 34.5 minutes per game. He shot 42.2 percent from the floor and 40.8 percent on 3-pointers. Moore, who called being coached by Larry Brown stressful, improved his hot-headedness and won praised for having a quick hand. "He [Brown] showed me the ropes of the game," Moore said. "I thought I knew it, but he slowed my game down and made me think like a point guard and how to be a leader." He was named American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He scored 24 points in the NCAA Tournament game versus UCLA. After a controversial goaltending call gave the Bruins a one-point lead with 13 seconds to go, Moore missed two shots to ensure a 60-59 win for UCLA.{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Bill|title=Nichols: 'Heartbreaking' loss has SMU coach Larry Brown asking questions|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/smu-mustangs/20150319-nichols-heartbreaking-loss-has-smu-coach-larry-brown-asking-questions.ece|accessdate=25 May 2015|work=Dallas News|date=19 March 2015}}

On February 1, 2016, he was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.{{cite news|last1=Nortlander|first1=Matt|title=Cat Barber, Fred VanVleet missing from list of Cousy Award finalists|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25468790/cat-barber-fred-vanvleet-conspicuously-missing-from-cousy-award-finalists|accessdate=February 2, 2016|work=CBS Sports|date=February 1, 2016}} He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.{{cite news|last1=Payne|first1=Terrence|title=Naismith Trophy midseason list announced|url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/oklahoma-sooners-buddy-hield-lsu-tigers-ben-simmons-naismith-trophy-35-finalists-021116|accessdate=February 19, 2016|work=Fox Sports|date=February 11, 2016}}

Professional career

On July 8, 2016, Moore signed with Italian club New Basket Brindisi for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Enel Brindisi signs rookie Nic Moore|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/205454/enel-brindisi-signs-rookie-nic-moore.html|accessdate=November 20, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=July 8, 2016}}

On July 6, 2017, Moore signed with the French team Nanterre 92 for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web| last = | first = | title =Nic Moore est nanterrien! | work = Nanterre 92 | date = July 6, 2017 | url = http://www.jsfnanterre.com/en/actualite/basket/pro/4878/nic-moore-est-nanterrien | accessdate = July 6, 2017 |language = French}} On November 7, 2017, he left Nanterre and returned to New Basket Brindisi.{{cite web| title = Nic is back! Ufficiale il ritorno di Nic Moore in biancoazzurro | website = newbasketbrindisi.it | date = November 7, 2017 | url = http://www.newbasketbrindisi.it/nbb/portale/news/8084/nic-is-back-ufficiale-il-ritorno-di-nic-moore-in-biancoazzurro | accessdate = November 10, 2017 |language = Italian |trans-title=Nic is back! Nic Moore officially is white-lightblue again}} He averaged 13 points per game with the club. Moore signed with Virtus Roma on June 29, 2018.{{cite web |title=Nic Moore inks with Virtus Roma |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a2-ovest/279304/nic-moore-inks-with-virtus-roma.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 8, 2018}}

On March 1, 2021, he joined S.L. Benfica of the LPB in Portugal.{{cite web|title= Nic Moore contratado para colmatar baixa na posição de base|date=March 1, 2021|website=SLBenfica.pt|language=pt|url= https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2021/03/01/basquetebol-benfica-nic-moore-contratado-para-colmatar-baixa-na-posicao-de-base|access-date=March 2, 2021}}

On July 28, 2021, he has signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).{{Cite web|url=https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/n/21271/nic-moore-rozgrywajacym-mks.html|title=Nic Moore rozgrywającym MKS|last=|first=|date=July 28, 2021|website=plk.pl|publisher=|language=pl|access-date=August 3, 2021}}

On November 4, 2021, he has signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boulazac-basket-dordogne.com/nic-moore-arrive-dordogne/|title=Nic Moore arrive en Dordogne|last=|first=|date=November 4, 2021|website=boulazac-basket-dordogne.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=March 23, 2022}}

International career

Moore competed on behalf of the United States in the 2015 World University Games, playing with mainly Kansas Jayhawks players.{{cite news|last1=Vecenie|first1=Sam|title=SMU's Nic Moore to play with Kansas team at University Games|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25191847/smus-nic-moore-to-play-with-kansas-team-at-university-games|accessdate=21 May 2015|work=CBS Sports|date=21 May 2015}} He averaged 6.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Moore started all eight games for Team USA and helped the team go 8-0 and win a gold medal.{{cite news|last1=Nightengale|first1=Bobby|title=SMU's Moore, Florida Gulf Coast's DeBose enjoyed filling in for KU|url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2015/jul/14/smus-moore-florida-gulf-coasts-debose-enjoyed-fill/|accessdate=August 4, 2015|work=Kansas Jayhawks|publisher=University of Kansas|date=July 14, 2015}}