Jimmy Moore (basketball)

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Jimmy Bridgers Moore[1] (born January 30, 1973)[2] is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

Career[]

Born in Los Angeles,[2] Moore grew up in Southern California. He played basketball at Redwood High School, before transferring to Lemoore High School.[3] While attending Dixie Junior College in St. George, Utah, Moore "was accused of date rape", according to The Washington Post.[4] The Associated Press reported, that "rape charges weren't filed because prosecutors couldn't prove it didn't involve consensual sex. Moore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct."[5]

A 6'8 forward, Moore transferred to the University of Nevada in 1993. He was Nevada's leading scorer in 1993–94,[6] averaging 19.2 points per contest and also pulled down 8.2 rebounds per outing.[7] He was subsequently named to the All-Big West Second Team. In 1994–95, he grabbed a team-high 6.8 rebounds a game.[6] In November 1994, he was arrested "on suspicion of three misdemeanor battery charges involving an attack on a woman", according to The New York Times.[8] Moore denied the allegations.[9] In March 1995, he was sentenced to six months in jail. In July 1995, Moore was freed from house arrest.[3]

Moore played professionally in China (Zhejiang Golden Bulls, CBA),[10] Hungary (Budapesti Honvéd SE, 1996-1997),[2] Luxembourg,[11] Portugal (Illabum;[12] Povo de Esgueira, 1997-98; Estrelas, 1998-1999),[1] Poland (Śląsk Wrocław, 1999-2000),[13] and Denmark (Værløse/Farum, 2001-2002; BF Copenhagen, 2002-2003). He played in the FIBA Korać Cup with Honvéd.[2] In the 1997-98 season, Moore won the Portuguese cup competition Taça da Liga with Povo de Esgueira[14] and was named Most valuable player of the Portuguese league LCB.[12] With Esgueira, he participated in the FIBA Korać Cup and played in the FIBA Saporta Cup with Estrelas in 1998-99.[2] While under contract at Śląsk Wrocław, Moore also saw action in the FIBA Saporta Cup.[2] In 2002, he captured the Danish national championship and the Danish cup competition with Værløse/Farum.[15] In the 2002-03 season, Moore won the Danish cup competition with Copenhagen, scoring 25 points in the final against the Bakken Bears.[16] With the Danish team BF Copenhagen, he participated in the European club competition FIBA Champions Cup,[17] besides games in the domestic league.[18] While playing in Europe, he also got into coaching, working as youth coach for the clubs he played for.[19] His last stop as a professional basketball player was at BF Copenhagen (Denmark) in the 2002-03 season. When the team went bankrupt, he returned to the US.[20] In 2010, he was named head boys basketball coach at El Diamante High School in Visalia, California.[19]

In 2018, Moore accepted the head coaching job at Randers Cimbria in Denmark's Basketligaen.[21] He received Basketligaen Coach of the Year honors in 2019–20. Moore had coached Randers to a 19–5 record, his team was sitting in second place of the Basketligaen table, when the 2019–20 season was stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] After two years at Randers, Moore signed with fellow Basketligaen side Svendborg Rabbits in May 2020.[23] He guided Svendborg to a third-place finish in the 2020–21 season and was named Basketligaen Coach of the Year the second straight year.[24]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jimmy Moore :: Jimmy Bridgers Moore ::". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Jimmy Bridgers | FIBA Europe Champions Cup for Men (2003) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ^ a b "Former Nevada star freed from house arrest". newspapers.com - Reno Gazette. 1995-07-08. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  4. ^ "Furthermore. Colleges". The Washington Post. 1994-12-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  5. ^ "Nevada Hoop Star in trouble again". Deseret News. 1994-12-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  6. ^ a b "Leading Scorer & Rebounder by Season" (PDF). nevadawolfpack.com. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Moore College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Nevada Player Arrested". The New York Times. 1994-11-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. ^ "The Billings Gazette from Billings, Montana on December 7, 1994 · 15". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  10. ^ Eurobasket. "Zhejiang Golden Bulls basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2021-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Jimmy Moore Player Profile, BF Copenhagen, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2021-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ a b "Jimmy Moore sagra-se campeão da Dinamarca". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  13. ^ Redakcja (1999-09-09). "Trzech kandydatów do medali?". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  14. ^ "No Esgueira fazem-se amizades para a vida". EsgueiraBasket. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  15. ^ "Værløse/Farum vandt The Double". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 2002-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  16. ^ "Resultater". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2002-12-14. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  17. ^ "Zwycięstwo Anwilu w Pucharze Mistrzów". Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  18. ^ "Resultater". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  19. ^ a b "El Diamante Coach Jim Moore's Journey 'Round the World". Valley Voice. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  20. ^ "Den amerikanske drøm om et dansk mesterskab: Chris Nielsen og Morten Hansen skal løfte trofæet". amtsavisen.dk. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  21. ^ "Kun ét hold kan true det jysk-fynske basketmonopol". folkebladetlemvig.dk. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  22. ^ "JIMMY MOORE KÅRET SOM ÅRETS TRÆNER I BASKETLIGAEN". Randers Cimbria, facebook.com. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  23. ^ "Jimmy Moore skifter til Svendborg Rabbits". fullcourt.dk. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  24. ^ "Svendborg Rabbits snupper bronzen". Basketligaen. Retrieved 2021-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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