Jimmy Moore (basketball, born 1973)

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Jimmy Moore
Personal information
BornJanuary 30, 1973
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 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 career1995–present
Position Forward
Career history
As player:
1995–1996 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
1996–1997 Budapesti Honvéd SE
1997–1998Povo de Esgueira
1998–1999Estrelas
1999–2000 Śląsk Wrocław
2001–2002 Værløse
2002–2003BF Copenhagen
As coach:
2010–??? El Diamante High School
2018–2020 Randers Cimbria
2020–2022 Svendborg Rabbits
2022–2023 Randers Cimbria
Career highlights and awards
  • Basketligaen Coach of the Year 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23

Jimmy Gastion Bridgers Moore [1] (born January 30, 1973) [2] is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

Career

Born in Los Angeles, [2] Moore grew up in Southern California. He played basketball at Redwood High School, before transferring to Lemoore High School. [3] While attending Dixie Junior College in St. George, Utah, Moore "was accused of date rape", according to The Washington Post. [4] 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." [5]

A 6'8 forward, Moore transferred to the University of Nevada in 1993. He was Nevada's leading scorer in 1993–94, [6] averaging 19.2 points per contest and also pulled down 8.2 rebounds per outing. [7] He was subsequently named to the All-Big West Second Team. In 1994–95, he grabbed a team-high 6.8 rebounds a game. [6] 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. [8] Moore denied the allegations. [9] In March 1995, he was sentenced to six months in jail. In July 1995, Moore was freed from house arrest. [3]

Moore played professionally in China (Zhejiang Golden Bulls, CBA), [10] Hungary (Budapesti Honvéd SE, 1996-1997), [2] Luxembourg, [11] Portugal (Illabum; [12] Povo de Esgueira, 1997-98; Estrelas, 1998-1999), [13] Poland (Śląsk Wrocław, 1999-2000), [14] and Denmark (Værløse/Farum, 2001-2002; BF Copenhagen, 2002-2003). He played in the FIBA Korać Cup with Honvéd. [2] In the 1997-98 season, Moore won the Portuguese cup competition Taça da Liga with Povo de Esgueira [15] and was named Most valuable player of the Portuguese league LCB. [12] With Esgueira, he participated in the FIBA Korać Cup and played in the FIBA Saporta Cup with Estrelas in 1998-99. [2] While under contract at Śląsk Wrocław, Moore also saw action in the FIBA Saporta Cup. [2] In 2002, he captured the Danish national championship and the Danish cup competition with Værløse/Farum. [16] In the 2002-03 season, Moore won the Danish cup competition with Copenhagen, scoring 25 points in the final against the Bakken Bears. [17] With the Danish team BF Copenhagen, he participated in the European club competition FIBA Champions Cup, [18] besides games in the domestic league. [19] While playing in Europe, he also got into coaching, working as youth coach for the clubs he played for. [20] 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. [21] In 2010, he was named head boys basketball coach at El Diamante High School in Visalia, California. [20]

In 2018, Moore accepted the head coaching job at Randers Cimbria in Denmark's Basketligaen. [22] 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. [23] After two years at Randers, Moore signed with fellow Basketligaen side Svendborg Rabbits in May 2020. [24] 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. [25] In April 2022, Moore won the Danish Cup title with Svendborg. [26] He left the Rabbits in June 2022 for personal reasons. [27]

In July 2022, he signed with Randers Cimbria of Denmark's Basketligaen returning for a second stint in charge at the club. [28] 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. [29] Moore parted ways with Randers Cimbria in 2023. [30]

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