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  • Forward - Center - Indiana Fever
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2009 Statistics

PPG
2.2
RPG
1.70
APG
0.3
EFF
+ 2.80
Born: Jul 9, 1982
Height: 6-3 /  1,91
Weight: 175  lbs. / 79,4  kg.
College: Connecticut
Years Pro: 4








Background


2009 Fever Player Bio Pages (pdf)

Signed by the Fever as a free agent three games into the regular season after being waived by the Los Angeles Sparks. Beginning her fifth year in the WNBA, she played four seasons with the Sparks. She owns career averages of 2.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 14.0 minutes per game.

PRO - WNBA
2008: Moore started two games out of 28 played…she averaged 1.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game. 2007: She started 17 of 29 games played and posted a career scoring high of 13 points against Houston, 8/19…she averaged 4.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 15.2 minutes per game. 2006: Moore was a 33-game starter while appearing in every game for the Sparks…she averaged career highs of 4.3 points and 19.3 minutes per game…she played a career-high in minutes in a single game with 37 vs. Phoenix, 8/5…she posted a career high with four steals against San Antonio, 5/25. 2005: Moore played 21 games in her rookie season, split between Charlotte (6) and Los Angeles (15)…she made her Sparks debut on July 16 vs. Seattle…she was a second-round draft pick of the Charlotte Sting.

PLAYOFFS
2006: Moore started all five L.A. games in the 2006 WNBA Playoffs and averaged 4.8 points while shooting 50 percent from the field.

COLLEGE
Moore played college basketball at the University of Connecticut where she averaged 8.4 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 58.4 percent from the field. She was an important member of three NCAA championship teams in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Over the course of her career in Connecticut, Moore saw action in every game (145) and finished with a record of 132-13. She finished ranked third all time in field goal percentage at UConn (.584). After suffering an ACL tear in her left knee during the 2004 national championship game with UConn, Moore returned as a senior to average 8.4 points and 6.3 rebounds. She was a 2005 All-Big East honorable mention pick, a member of the 2005 Big East All-Tournament team, a 2004 NCAA All-Final Four selection and named to both the 2003 NCAA Tournament East Regional All-Tournament Team and Big East All-Tournament Team.


Personal

A native of Alaska, Moore played her high school basketball at Colony High School in Palmer, Alaska. She earned the Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year twice while also playing varsity volleyball. She was also a member of the 2001 USA Basketball Women’s Junior World Championship Team. With a degree in communication science, Moore would like to pursue a career in politics in addition to basketball. The person she would most like to have a conversation with is President Barack Obama


Career Transactions

Selected by Charlotte in the second round (24th overall) of the WNBA Draft, April 16, 2005…Signed by the Los Angeles Sparks, July 15th, 2005.

created:11/20/2009 6:25:54 AM
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