Penny Moore

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Penny Moore
Personal information
Born (1969-01-25) January 25, 1969 (age 55)
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school J.E.B. Stuart High School
(Falls Church, Virginia)
College Long Beach State (1987–1991)
WNBA draft 1998: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Position Forward
Number24
Career history
1997 Charlotte Sting
1998–2000 Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards

Penny Moore (born January 25, 1969) is a former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player. She played in the league from its inception in 1997 to 2000. She played for the Charlotte Sting in 1997, then for the Washington Mystics in 1998-2000. [1] She attended J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia.

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USA Basketball

Moore was named to the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team (now called the U19 team). The team participated in the second Junior World Championship, held in Bilbao, Spain in July 1989. The USA team lost their opening game to South Korea in overtime, then lost a two-point game to Australia. After winning their next game against Bulgaria, the USA team again fell in a close game, losing by three points to Czechoslovakia. After beating Zaire in their next game, the USA team played Spain, and fell three points short. Moore averaged 3.0 points per game. The USA team finished in seventh place. [2]

WNBA

Moore started her WNBA career playing for the Sting in the inaugural 1997 season. Her debut game was played on June 22, 1997 in a 59 - 76 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. In her first game, Moore played for 28 minutes and recorded 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. [3] With her season averages of 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game, Moore helped the Sting to a 15 - 13 record in the 1997 season. Unfortunately, the team would be eliminated in the playoffs semi-finals by the Houston Comets. The 1997 playoffs was the only time Moore made the playoffs in her career.

For her sophomore season, Moore was selected with the 4th pick in the 1998 Expansion Draft by the Washington Mystics and had increased productivity across the board. She became a starting Forward for the Mystics and her minutes per game increased from 19.3 in her rookie season to 26.1. Her points, rebounds and assists per game all increased to 8.2, 3.7 and 1.6 per game respectively. Moore played in 29 of the Mystics' 30 games, missing the team's final regular season game on August 19, 1998. Ironically, this game was the Mystic's 4th matchup against Moore's former team (Sting). The Mystics' previously played the Sting on June 11 (season opener), July 17 and July 21. In all 4 of the Mystics' matchups against the Sting, the Mystics would endure blowout losses: a 26-point loss on June 11, a 30-point loss on July 17, a 17-point loss on July 21, and a 36-point loss on August 19. [4] The July 21 matchup saw Moore record a career-high 5 steals. [5] The Mystics finished the 1998 season with a record of 3 - 27, a record that still stands as the worst in WNBA history as of 2023.

For the 1999 season, after playing in 4 games for the Mystics, Moore was placed on the injured list after an MRI revealed that she had a shoulder injury. [6] This injury caused her to miss the rest of the 1999 season.

Before the start of the 2000 season, Moore would be waived by the Mystics on May 12, 2000 and she missed both the 2000 and 2001 seasons. [7]

In 2002, Moore would resign with the Mystics but before the season started, she would be waived again on May 6, 2002 and then missed the entire 2002 season. [8] After not playing for 3 seasons, Moore subsequently retired from the WNBA. Her final game ever was played on June 22, 1999 in a 76 - 79 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. In her final game, Moore played for 5 minutes and recorded 1 block and no other stats. [9]

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

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 Charlotte 28919.335.820.051.62.61.00.60.41.64.8
1998 Washington 292626.134.420.771.73.71.61.50.72.18.2
1999 Washington 404.833.30.00.00.30.00.00.31.00.5
Career3 years, 2 teams613521.535.020.563.63.01.21.00.51.86.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 Charlotte 1017.037.50.050.02.00.02.00.01.07.0
Career1 year, 1 team1017.037.50.050.02.00.02.00.01.07.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1988–89 Long Beach State 35--45.230.061.33.81.41.31.0-6.8
1989–90 Long Beach State 33--45.025.865.67.62.71.80.9-14.6
1990–91 Long Beach State 27--45.425.059.87.32.41.40.8-13.1
Career95--45.226.062.36.12.11.50.9-11.3
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Penny Moore Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine . WNBA.com
  2. ↑ "Second FIBA Women's U19/Junior World Championship -- 1989". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Charlotte Sting at Phoenix Mercury, June 22, 1997". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. ↑ "1998 Washington Mystics Schedule". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  5. ↑ Proballers. "Penny Moore, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  6. ↑ Wickersham, Seth (1999-07-16). "Mystics' Holdsclaw Optimistic". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  7. ↑ By (2000-05-14). "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  8. ↑ "Report: Spurs' Duncan Is Voted NBA's MVP" . Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  9. ↑ "Phoenix Mercury at Washington Mystics, June 22, 1999". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  10. ↑ "Penny Moore College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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