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College | Furman |
Conference | Southern |
Sport | Basketball |
Position | Power forward |
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Nationality | United States |
Born | November 7, 1958 Charleston, South Carolina |
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Jonathan Moore (born November 7, 1958) is an American former basketball player who is best known for his collegiate career at Furman University between 1976–77 and 1979–80.[1] A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Moore finished his career as one of the greatest players in Southern Conference history.[2]
During his four-year tenure at Furman, Moore averaged 16.9 points per game, became one of only three players in conference history to be named First Team All-SoCon four times, was a two-time SoCon Basketball Tournament MVP and was twice named the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[2][3] He scored 2,299 points and grabbed 1,242 rebounds, placing him on an exclusive list of NCAA Division I men's basketball players to achieve both of those milestones.[4] Through the 2009–10 season, his rebounds total is sixth all-time in conference history, while his points total ranks eighth.[2]
After his collegiate career ended, Moore was selected in the third round (64th overall) in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.[1] However, he never played a game in the league. Moore spent the first season out of college in Italy playing for Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano with another Furman alumnus, Clyde Mayes.[5] He was hoping to become more NBA-ready by playing a year of professional basketball abroad and then try to make the Pistons' roster for the 1980–81 season, but ultimately it never worked out.
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