Personal information | |
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Born | January 30, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Redwood (Visalia, California) Lemoore (Lemoore, California) |
College | Dixie Junior College Nevada (1993–1995) |
NBA draft | 1995: undrafted |
Playing career | 1995–present |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1995–1996 | Dudelange |
1996–1997 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
1997–1998 | Povo de Esgueira |
1998–1999 | Estrelas |
1999 | Śląsk Wrocław |
1999–2001 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
2001–2002 | Værløse |
2002–2003 | BF Copenhagen |
As coach: | |
2010–??? | El Diamante High School |
2018–2020 | Randers Cimbria |
2020–2022 | Svendborg Rabbits |
2022–2023 | Randers Cimbria |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jimmy Gastion Bridgers Moore [1] [2] [3] (born January 30, 1973) [4] is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
Born in Los Angeles, [4] Moore grew up in Southern California. He played basketball at Redwood High School, before transferring to Lemoore High School. [5] While attending Dixie Junior College in St. George, Utah, Moore "was accused of date rape", according to The Washington Post. [6] 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." [7]
A 6'8 forward, Moore transferred to the University of Nevada in 1993. He was Nevada's leading scorer in 1993–94, [8] averaging 19.2 points per contest and also pulled down 8.2 rebounds per outing. [9] He was subsequently named to the All-Big West Second Team. In 1994–95, he grabbed a team-high 6.8 rebounds a game. [8] 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. [10] Moore denied the allegations. [11] In March 1995, he was sentenced to six months in jail. In July 1995, Moore was freed from house arrest. [5]
Moore played professionally in China (Zhejiang Golden Bulls, CBA), [12] Hungary (Budapesti Honvéd SE, 1996-1997), [4] Luxembourg, [13] Portugal (Illabum; [14] Povo de Esgueira, 1997-98; Estrelas, 1998-1999), [15] Poland (Śląsk Wrocław, 1999-2000), [16] and Denmark (Værløse/Farum, 2001-2002; BF Copenhagen, 2002-2003). He played in the FIBA Korać Cup with Honvéd. [4] In the 1997-98 season, Moore won the Portuguese cup competition Taça da Liga with Povo de Esgueira [17] and was named Most valuable player of the Portuguese league LCB. [14] With Esgueira, he participated in the FIBA Korać Cup and played in the FIBA Saporta Cup with Estrelas in 1998-99. [4] While under contract at Śląsk Wrocław, Moore also saw action in the FIBA Saporta Cup. [4] In 2002, he captured the Danish national championship and the Danish cup competition with Værløse/Farum. [18] In the 2002-03 season, Moore won the Danish cup competition with Copenhagen, scoring 25 points in the final against the Bakken Bears. [19] With the Danish team BF Copenhagen, he participated in the European club competition FIBA Champions Cup, [20] besides games in the domestic league. [21] While playing in Europe, he also got into coaching, working as youth coach for the clubs he played for. [22] 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. [23] In 2010, he was named head boys basketball coach at El Diamante High School in Visalia, California. [22]
In 2018, Moore accepted the head coaching job at Randers Cimbria in Denmark's Basketligaen. [24] 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. [25] After two years at Randers, Moore signed with fellow Basketligaen side Svendborg Rabbits in May 2020. [26] 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. [27] In April 2022, Moore won the Danish Cup title with Svendborg. [28] He left the Rabbits in June 2022 for personal reasons. [29]
In July 2022, he signed with Randers Cimbria of Denmark's Basketligaen returning for a second stint in charge at the club. [30] He helped the club to a bronze medal in the 2022-23 Basketligaen season and for the third time in his career was the recipient of the Basketligaen Coach of the Year distinction. [31] Moore parted ways with Randers Cimbria in 2023. [32]
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