Omari Moore
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Omari Moore
| image = Omari Moore 10 Darüşşafaka SK TBSL 20241202 (1) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Moore with Darüşşafaka Lassa in 2024
| position = Shooting guard / point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 195
| league = CEBL
| team = Niagara River Lions
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.
| high_school =
- Pasadena
(Pasadena, California) - Middlebrooks Academy
(Los Angeles, California)
| college = San Jose State (2019–2023)
| draft_year = 2023
| career_start = 2023
| career_end =
| years1 = 2023–2024
| team1 = Raptors 905
| years2 = 2024–present
| team2 = Niagara River Lions
| years3 = 2024–2025
| team3 = Darüşşafaka Lassa
| years4 = 2025–present
| team4 = South East Melbourne Phoenix
| highlights =
- CEBL champion (2024)
- Mountain West Player of the Year (2023)
- First-team All-Mountain West (2023)
}}
Omari Moore (born September 18, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He is also contracted with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the San Jose State Spartans of the Mountain West Conference. As a senior in 2023, Moore was the Mountain West Player of the Year.
Early life and high school
Moore was born and raised in Pasadena, California and graduated from Pasadena High School in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://sjsuspartans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/omari-moore/6380|title=Omari Moore|publisher=San Jose State University|work=SJSUSpartans.com|accessdate=April 1, 2023}} He averaged seven points per game during his senior season. Moore opted to enroll at Middlebrooks Academy Los Angeles for a postgraduate year, where he averaged 20 points and six assists per game. He committed to play college basketball at San Jose State (SJSU).{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/sjsu-s-omari-moore-overlooked-high-school-seeks-17822666.php|title=SJSU's Omari Moore, overlooked in high school, seeks historic victory|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=March 6, 2023|access-date=March 16, 2023}}
College career
Moore appeared in all 31 of San Jose State's games during his freshman season and averaged 4.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. He averaged 7.4 points and led the Spartans with 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.{{cite web|url=https://thespearsjsu.com/?p=13751|title=On the Sidelines with Sunjay: What’s next for Omari Moore?|first=Navin|last=Krishnan|work=The Spear|date=September 10, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2023}} Moore was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference after averaging 13.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game during his junior season.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/san-jose-state/Article/SJSU-basketball-Omari-Moore-gets-All-MW-honorable-mention-184068771/|title=SJSU guard Omari Moore gets All-MW honorable mention|first=Jackson|last=Moore|website=247Sports.com|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 17, 2023}} After the season, Moore entered his name into the 2022 NBA draft but did not sign with an agent to maintain his collegiate eligibility.{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/05/29/utah-jazz-bring-six-more/|title=Utah Jazz bring in six more players for predraft workouts, including BYU's Gideon George|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 29, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2023}} He ultimately withdrew from the draft and returned to SJSU for his senior season.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/san-jose-state/Article/Omari-Moore-withdraws-NBA-draft-will-return-San-Jose-State-Spartans-senior-year-188235439/|title=Omari Moore withdraws from NBA draft, will return to San Jose State for senior year|first=Andrew|last=Pang|website=247Sports.com|date=June 2, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2023}} Moore was named was named the Mountain West Player of the Year at the end of his senior season after averaging 17.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/03/07/sjsus-moore-miles-earn-mountain-wests-top-mbb-honors/|title=San Jose State's Omari Moore, Tim Miles win Mountain West MBB honors|work=The Mercury News|date=March 7, 2023|access-date=March 16, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4282988/2023/03/09/nba-draft-big-board-2023-wembanyama-whitmore/|title=2023 NBA Draft Top 100 Big Board: Wembanyama No. 1; Whitmore in top 5; players to watch in tourney|first=Sam|last=Vecenie|website=The Athletic|date=March 9, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/00aCv|archive-date=June 13, 2025}} Following the end of the season he entered the 2023 NBA draft.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/san-jose-state/Article/Omari-Moore-San-Jose-State-Spartans-basketball-2023-NBA-Draft-208066210/|title=Omari Moore declares for 2023 NBA Draft, officially ending college basketball career|first=Andrew|last=Pang|website=247Sports.com|date=April 8, 2023|access-date=April 11, 2023}}
Professional career
=Raptors 905 (2023–2024)=
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Moore signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on July 5, 2023.{{cite web|title=Milwaukee Bucks Sign Omari Moore To A Two-Way Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-sign-omari-moore-to-a-two-way-contract|website=NBA.com|date=July 5, 2023|access-date=July 5, 2023}} He played for the Bucks in the 2023 NBA Summer League and made one preseason appearance{{cite web |title=Omari Moore Player Profile, Raptors 905 - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Omari-Moore/Summary/152017 |website=basketball.realgm.com |access-date=1 June 2025 |language=en}} before being waived on October 18.{{cite web|title=Milwaukee Bucks request waivers on three players|url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-request-waivers-on-three-players|website=NBA.com|date=October 18, 2023|access-date=October 18, 2023}} On October 22, he signed with the Toronto Raptors, but was waived the same day.{{cite web|first=Arthur|last=Hill|title=Raptors Sign, Waive Omari Moore|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/10/raptors-to-sign-waive-omari-moore.html|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=October 22, 2023|access-date=October 24, 2023}}
Moore joined Raptors 905 of the NBA G League for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|title=RAPTORS 905 FINALIZES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER|url=https://raptors905.gleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905-finalizes-training-camp-roster-2|website=NBA.com|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=December 11, 2023}} In 36 games, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.{{cite web |title=Omari Moore, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Omari-Moore/505594 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=1 June 2025 |url-access=subscription}}
=Niagara River Lions and Darüşşafaka Lassa (2024–present)=
On May 9, 2024, Moore signed with the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) for the 2024 season.{{cite web|title=River Lions Announce Signing of Raptors 905 Guard, Omari Moore|url=https://www.cebl.ca/river-lions-announce-signing-of-raptors-905-guard-omari-moore|website=CEBL.ca|date=May 9, 2024|access-date=May 9, 2024}} He briefly left the River Lions midway through the season to play for the Toronto Raptors in the 2024 NBA Summer League.{{cite news |title=RIVER LIONS ANNOUNCE RE-SIGNING OF OMARI MOORE FOR 2025 SEASON |url=https://www.riverlions.ca/moorereturns |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=www.riverlions.ca |date=16 April 2025 |language=en}} He returned following Summer League and helped the River Lions win the CEBL championship. In 16 CEBL games, he averaged of 11.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
In August 2024, Moore signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.{{cite news |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Darussafaka signs Omari Moore, ex Niagara |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/885473/Darussafaka-signs-Omari-Moore-ex-Niagara |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=eurobasket.com |date=4 August 2024}} In 30 games during the 2024–25 season, he averaged 15.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
On April 16, 2025, Moore re-signed with the Niagara River Lions for the 2025 CEBL season.
=South East Melbourne Phoenix (2025–present)=
On June 13, 2025, Moore signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2025–26 season.{{cite news |title=Phoenix add Moore to the mix |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-add-moore-to-the-mix |access-date=13 June 2025 |work=nbl.com.au |date=13 June 2025 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://sjsuspartans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/omari-moore/6380 San Jose State Spartans bio]
{{South East Melbourne Phoenix current roster}}
{{Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year navbox}}
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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