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Ben Moore
No. 26 – South East Melbourne Phoenix
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1995-05-13) May 13, 1995 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Illinois)
CollegeSMU (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2018Indiana Pacers
2018→Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2018Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2018–2019Austin Spurs
2019Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta
2019–2020Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2020–presentSouth East Melbourne Phoenix
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2017)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ben Alexander Moore (born May 13, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU).

College career

Moore came to SMU from Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Illinois where he was an all-state honorable mention honoree and a finalist for Illinois Mr. Basketball. [citation needed] During his freshman season he was named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week three times on November 11, 2013, January 27 and February 10, 2014.[1] He finished his college career averaging 9 points and 5.8 rebounds a game.[2]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2017–2018)

Moore went undrafted for the 2017 NBA draft.[3] On June 23, 2017, Moore signed a partially-guaranteed contract with the Indiana Pacers to be able to join their roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[4][5] On August 15, 2017, Moore signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League as an affiliate player from the Indiana Pacers.[6]

Indiana Pacers (2018)

On January 12, 2018, Moore signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers. Throughout the rest of the season, he split his playing time between the Pacers and their NBA G League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Moore made his NBA debut on January 24, 2018 against the Phoenix Suns, playing three minutes.[7] On September 21, 2018, Moore re-signed with the Pacers.[8] On November 3, 2018, Moore was waived by the Indiana Pacers.[9]

Second Stint with Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018)

On November 6, 2018, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced that they had reacquired Moore.[10]

San Antonio Spurs (2018–2019)

Moore signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs, splitting time with the Austin Spurs of the G League, on November 20, 2018.[11] On July 1, 2019, it was reported that no qualifying offer was issued for Moore,[12] despite that Moore was listed in the Spurs' roster for 2019 NBA Summer League hosted at Vivint Smart Home Arena.[13]

Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta (2019)

On September 12, 2019, he has signed with Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[14] On November 29, 2019, he has decided to return to the USA because of family issues and his contract has been terminated.[15]

Third Stint with Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2019–2020)

On December 12, 2019, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced that they had acquired Moore.[16] In a game against the Capital City Go-Go on January 13, 2020, Moore scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds.[17] He averaged 13.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.[18]

South East Melbourne Phoenix (2020–present)

On November 9, 2020, Moore signed a one-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League.[19][20]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Indiana 2 0 4.5 – – – .5 .5 .0 .0 .0
Career 2 0 4.5 – – – .5 .5 .0 .0 .0

References

  1. ^ "Ben Moore - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster - SMU Athletics". smumustangs.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017..
  2. ^ "Ben Moore, SMU Mustangs, Power Forward". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Undrafted Free Agent Tracker • r/nba". reddit.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Ben Moore to sign partially guaranteed contract with the Indiana Pacers". 8points9seconds.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Pacers announce summer league roster". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Pacers Sign Damien Wilkins and Ben Moore". nba.com. August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ben Moore 2017-18 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Pacers Announce 2018 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Pacers Waive Moore, Recall Anigbogu". NBA.com. November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  10. ^ Stevens, Ryan (November 6, 2018). "Mad Ants acquire Ben Moore and release Michael Orris". NBA.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "SPURS SIGN BEN MOORE TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  12. ^ Schuhmann, John (July 1, 2019). "Guide to 2019 contract options, qualifying offers". NBA.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2019 SALT LAKE CITY SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Ben Moore Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta'daa". Galatasaray.org (in Turkish). September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  15. ^ "Galatasaray signs Alex Poythress, parts ways with Ben Moore". Sportando. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Stevens, Ryan (December 12, 2019). "Mad Ants acquire Ben Moore". NBA.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  17. ^ "Capital City Go-Go 105 - Fort Wayne Mad Ants 113". G-League Stats. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  18. ^ Cohn, Justin (March 26, 2020). "Mad Ants left with what-ifs after early end". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  19. ^ "Phoenix Add Moore Starpower". semphoenix.com.au. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Phoenix Sign Import Ben Moore". nbl.com.au. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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