Lindsey Moore

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Lindsey Moore
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 33)
Tacoma, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight153 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school Kentwood (Covington, Washington)
College Nebraska (2009–2013)
WNBA draft 2013: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Minnesota Lynx
2013–2014Virtus Elite La Spezia
2014–2015 West Coast Waves
Career highlights and awards

Lindsey Moore (born June 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player, who formerly played for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA, Virtus Elite La Spezia of LegA Basket Femminile and the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the West Coast Waves. [1]

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Moore is a point guard, and played college basketball at the University of Nebraska, where she was an AP All-American. [2]

Moore was drafted in the first round by the Lynx, and made the team out of training camp. She is currently a backup guard on the team. [3] She made her professional debut on June 1, 2013, in a victory over the Connecticut Sun. [4] Her playing time in the early season was limited, as she played behind all-WNBA point guard Lindsay Whalen; however, as the season progressed, Moore's playing time increased, and by the playoffs, she was often the second guard off the bench for a team that won the WNBA championship.

Moore was cut from the Lynx on June 24, 2014. [5] She was raised in Covington, Washington. [6]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
Denotes seasons in which Moore won a WNBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013 Minnesota 2305.7.258.250.7500.61.00.10.00.51.0
2014 Minnesota 1208.5.200.333.6670.81.20.30.00.31.1
Career2 years, 1 team3506.6.239.286.7000.61.10.20.00.41.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013 Minnesota 606.2.167.000.0000.31.20.30.20.70.3
Career1 year, 1 team606.2.167.000.0000.31.20.30.20.70.3

Nebraska statistics

Source [7]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10Nebraska3420436.4%28.9%69.7%2.14.51.30.26.0
2010–11Nebraska3143743.3%34.3%77.9%3.85.91.00.214.1
2011–12Nebraska3351942.6%31.2%81.9%3.35.12.20.215.7
2012–13Nebraska3451346.8%38.2%80.7%3.65.71.80.115.1
Career132167343.2%33.5%78.7%3.25.31.60.212.7

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