Jim Moran (basketball)

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Jim Moran
Sacramento Kings
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1978-12-03) December 3, 1978 (age 45)
Syosset, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Irish
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school St. Dominic
(Oyster Bay, New York)
College William & Mary (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001: undrafted
Playing career2001–2011
Position Small forward
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2011 Gran Canaria
As coach:
20152021 Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
20212023 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2023–2024 Rip City Remix
2024-present Sacramento Kings (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

James Timothy Moran (born December 3, 1978) [1] is an American-Irish former professional basketball player and current coach, who serves as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings.

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Playing career

Moran was born in Syosset, New York and attended St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay from 1993 to 1997. [1] He played on a state championship team during his prep years. [2] After graduating, Moran played four years of college basketball at William & Mary (1997–2001) where he scored 1,324 points and was a two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Team member in his junior and senior seasons. [2]

Moran played his entire professional career for CB Gran Canaria in Spain's Liga ACB (2001 to 2011). [2] On April 21, 2013, Moran became the only player in Gran Canaria history to have his jersey retired. [2] In 10 seasons with the team he recorded 2,060 points, 802 rebounds and 321 assists in 7,452 minutes. [2]

Moran has also competed for Ireland's national team. [2]

Coaching career

In November 2013, Moran began his coaching career as a player development coach for the NBA Development League's Maine Red Claws. [3] He then became the Portland Trail Blazers' associate video coordinator for the 2014–15 season. [4] The Trail Blazers finished that season with a 51–31 record, a Northwest Division championship, and a berth into the Western Conference playoffs as a fourth-seed. [4] Moran was promoted to be a full-time assistant coach upon the start of the 2015–16 season. [4] He then spent the next six years with Portland, but was fired as part of a wholesale coaching staff change at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season. [5] Moran was hired soon thereafter as a top assistant for the Detroit Pistons. [5]

On June 15, 2023, Moran was named the first ever head coach of the Rip City Remix, Portland's G League affiliate. [6]

On July 25, 2024, Moran joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach. [7]

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References

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