Zack_Moore_(basketball)

Zack Moore (basketball)

Zack Moore (basketball)

Japanese-American basketball player


Zack Moore (ザック・ムーア, Zakku Mūa, born March 26, 1997) is a Japanese-American professional basketball player who last played for Kyoto Hannaryz of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Seattle Redhawks, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and the UBC Thunderbirds.

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High school career

Moore attended Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Washington and played for its varsity basketball team. As a senior, he averaged 12.6 points per game,[1] helping the Wolverines finish the season with a 25–4 record. For his performance, he was named to the Second Team All-King County.[2][3][4]

Moore also played club basketball for the Emerald City Basketball Academy Pioneers.[2][3][4]

College career

Seattle

Moore attended Seattle University and played for the Redhawks. He made his collegiate debut on December 17, 2015, against the Northwest Indian Eagles, posting season-highs on scoring and rebounds with 17 and seven, respectively, while shooting 63.6 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three.[5] As a freshman, he averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists over 16 games.[6][7]

In his first game of the season, Moore scored 15 points and grabbed two rebounds against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes on November 11, 2016.[8] On January 26, 2017, he grabbed a season-high nine rebounds versus the New Mexico State Aggies.[8] Two days later, he posted a season-high 33 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field and 8-of-10 from three, to go along with six rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals in a 96–84 win over UTRGV Vaqueros,[9][8][10] setting a program record for the second most 3-pointers in a single game.[2][4][11] As a sophomore, Moore made 16 starts and he averaged 10.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 26.6 minutes per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from three.[6][12] He led the Redhawks in 3-pointers made for the season with 74.[2][4][11][13]

UC Santa Barbara

Moore transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara and sat out the 2017–18 season.[3][13]

On November 6, 2018, Moore made his debut for the Gauchos in a game against the Wyoming Cowboys, scoring a season-high six points and grabbing one rebound.[14] On November 13, he registered season-highs on rebounds and assists with four and seven, respectively, versus California Lutheran University.[14] Moore finished the season averaging 1.2 points, 0.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 6.9 minutes over 11 games.[6][15]

UBC

Moore transferred from NCAA to U Sports, where he played for the University of British Columbia.[13] On January 4, 2020, he scored a season-high 14 points against UFV Cascades.[16][17] On February 21, Moore logged a double-double with 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a playoff win over the Saskatchewan Huskies.[17][18][19] He started in 16 of 30 games for the Thunderbirds, averaging 7.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the 2019–20 season.[17][20]

With the 2020–21 U Sports season being cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic,[21][22] Moore did not play a single game for the Thunderbirds.

Professional career

Osaka Evessa (2021–present)

On June 11, 2021, Moore signed with the Osaka Evessa of the B.League.[17][23]

Personal life

Moore, a Japanese-American,[24][23] was born in Bellevue, Washington.[3][23] He has one older brother named Jeffrey.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

College

U Sports

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References

  1. "Zack Moore's High School Basketball Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. "Zack Moore College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. "Seattle University - 2015-16 Season Statistics". seattleu_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. "Men's Hoops Heads to Texas". Seattle University. Retrieved 2021-07-04. Seattle U shot better than 62 percent for the game, led by a career-high 33 points from Zack Moore.
  5. "Zack Moore and Toni Maric join the UBC Thunderbirds". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  6. "Seattle University - 2016-17 Season Statistics". seattleu_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  7. "T-Birds drop back-and-forth battle on the road". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-04. Five Thunderbirds (9-3) scored in double figures: Manroop Clair (17), Zack Moore (14), Taylor Browne (14), Jadon Cohee (13) and Grant Shephard (12).
  8. "UBC beats Saskatchewan to advance to Canada West men's basketball semifinal". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-04. The Thunderbirds orchestrated a well-balanced offence as Manroop Clair, Grant Audu, Jadon Cohee, Grant Shephard and Zack Moore all earned double-digit points (19, 17, 16, 13 and 13).
  9. "Men's Basketball vs Saskatchewan on 2/21/2020 - Box Score". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  10. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  11. "【お知らせ】ザック・ムーア選手 契約基本合意(新規)". 大阪エヴェッサ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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