Justin Moss

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Justin Moss
Personal information
Born (1993-06-19) June 19, 1993 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolRomulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2015–2017Orangeville A's
2017–2018Aubenas
2018Tarbes-Lourdes
Career highlights and awards

Justin Moss (born June 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays in the French Nationale Masculine 1 league. He played college basketball with the Buffalo Bulls.[1]

Collegiate career[]

Moss committed to Toledo out of high school but was sidelined before his freshman year after being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition thought to be career-ending.[2] Despite having an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implanted into his chest, Toledo refused to clear Moss to play but offered to allow him to remain at the school on an athletic scholarship.[3]

As a result, Moss transferred to Indian Hills Community College in Iowa where he played one season before joining his former high school coach Nate Oats at Buffalo for his sophomore season. As a junior in 2015, he was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.[4][5] Moss received the MAC East Player of the Week award twice that season, once for a week which included a double-double against the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.[6] At the conclusion of the spring semester, UB Athletics recognized Moss as the most valuable men's basketball player of the season during the Blue and White Awards Show on ESPN3.[7]

In June 2015, shortly after earning Conference Player of the Year honors, Moss and two of his teammates were discovered to have stolen $650 from Buffalo football players. On August 24, 2015, he was dismissed from the University at Buffalo.[8]

Professional career[]

Moss signed with the Orangeville A's after leaving school.[9] Moss was named the league's Player of the Week for the week ending April 3, 2016.[10] He finished the season ranked third in the league in rebounds and fourth in points.[11]

In June 2016, he was invited along with six other players to try out for the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the 2016 NBA Draft.[12]

After the Orangeville franchise folded, Moss played five games for a team in Panama.[13] In July 2017, he signed a contract to play for Aubenas in the third-tier French Nationale Masculine 1 league.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Justin Moss Bio". UBBulls.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ Silka, Zach (July 29, 2011). "Heart issue benches UT recruit". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ Parrish, Gary (February 3, 2015). "Justin Moss flourishing at Buffalo despite serious heart condition". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Justin Moss Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Justin Moss Named AP All-America Honorable Mention". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 30, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ "2014-15 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  7. ^ "UB Athletics Holds Blue and White Awards Show". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. May 3, 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  8. ^ Goodman, Jeff (August 24, 2015). "Buffalo dismisses star Justin Moss". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  9. ^ Duff, Bob. "Bob Duff: Express lose at buzzer in opener". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Justin Moss Named NBLC Player of the Week". www.nblcanada.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  11. ^ http://www.dakstats.com/Websync/Pages/Team/TeamPage.aspx?association=60&sg=MBB&sea=NBLMBB_2015&team=19079
  12. ^ Pompey, Keith (June 22, 2016). "'Nova's Arcidiacono shows the 76ers how he runs the offense". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  13. ^ Le Bolloch, Alan (15 August 2017). "NM1 : Présentation de l'US Aubenas Basket, saison 2017/2018". Basket-BallWorld (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Aubenas boucle son recrutement avec deux renforts". BeBasket (in French). July 14, 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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