| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 (age 79–80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bartram (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1967: 3rd round, 29th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Diego Rockets | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1967 | Denver Rockets |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Richard L. Moore (born 1945) is an American former professional basketball player. [1]
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A 6'4" guard, [2] [3] he played college basketball for one season at Villanova [4] before becoming academically ineligible and transferring to Hiram Scott College for his final two years. [5] [6] During his senior season he averaged 38.8 points per game. [7] Following his college career, he worked out several times with the Philadelphia 76ers [3] before signing with the San Diego Rockets in May 1967. [8] After being released by San Diego in the fall, he signed with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association. [9] He played for Denver during the 1967–68 season, where he averaged 3.8 and 1.1 rebounds points per game [1] before being released in December 1967. [10]
Moore has the distinction of being drafted by three different NBA teams in three consecutive years: [5] [11]
- 1965 – 5th round (5th pick, 43rd overall) by the Philadelphia 76ers
- 1966 – 10th round (1st pick, 85th overall) by the New York Knicks
- 1967 – 3rd round (10th pick, 29th overall) by the San Diego Rockets
He was also drafted by the Oakland Oaks in the inaugural 1967 American Basketball Association draft.
