Jim Moran (basketball)
Sacramento Kings | |
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Position | Associate head coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Syosset, New York, U.S. | December 3, 1978
Nationality | American / Irish |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Dominic (Oyster Bay, New York) |
College | William & Mary (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001: undrafted |
Playing career | 2001–2011 |
Position | Small forward |
Coaching career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2001–2011 | Gran Canaria |
As coach: | |
2015–2021 | Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
2021–2023 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
2023–2024 | Rip City Remix |
2024–present | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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James Timothy Moran (born December 3, 1978)[1] is an American-Irish former professional basketball player and current coach, who serves as an associate head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Playing career
[edit]Moran was born in Syosset, New York and attended St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay from 1993 to 1997.[1] He played on a state championship team during his prep years.[2] After graduating, Moran played four years of college basketball at William & Mary (1997–2001) where he scored 1,324 points and was a two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Team member in his junior and senior seasons.[2]
Moran played his entire professional career for CB Gran Canaria in Spain's Liga ACB (2001 to 2011).[2] On April 21, 2013, Moran became the only player in Gran Canaria history to have his jersey retired.[2] In 10 seasons with the team he recorded 2,060 points, 802 rebounds and 321 assists in 7,452 minutes.[2]
Moran has also competed for Ireland's national team.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]In November 2013, Moran began his coaching career as a player development coach for the NBA Development League's Maine Red Claws.[3] He then became the Portland Trail Blazers' associate video coordinator for the 2014–15 season.[4] The Trail Blazers finished that season with a 51–31 record, a Northwest Division championship, and a berth into the Western Conference playoffs as a fourth-seed.[4] Moran was promoted to be a full-time assistant coach upon the start of the 2015–16 season.[4] He then spent the next six years with Portland, but was fired as part of a wholesale coaching staff change at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[5] Moran was hired soon thereafter as a top assistant for the Detroit Pistons.[5]
On June 15, 2023, Moran was named the first ever head coach of the Rip City Remix, Portland's G League affiliate.[6]
On July 25, 2024, Moran joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach[7] and on September 9, he was named associate head coach.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jim Moran". Player Profile. Liga ACB. 2011. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Dearth, Sonny (July 19, 2013). "Jim Moran: Former W&M basketball standout sees jersey retired by Spanish club Gran Canaria". Daily Press. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ Barker, Alan (August 11, 2014). "James Moran's road to the NBA begins in Portland". examiner.com. AXS Digital Group LLC.
- ^ a b c "Former Men's Basketball Standout Jim Moran Named Portland Trail Blazers Assistant Coach". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Corp, Sean (July 26, 2021). "Pistons add another assistant coach with a player development background to staff". Vox Media, LLC.
- ^ "Jim Moran Named Head Coach Of Portland G League Team". NBA.com. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Struck, Logan (July 25, 2024). "Kings Add Assistant Coach to Mike Brown's Staff". Sacramento Kings On SI. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Kings Announce Coaching Staff Updates". NBA.com. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]- College statistics @ sports-reference.com
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from New York (state)
- Basketball players from Nassau County, New York
- CB Gran Canaria players
- Detroit Pistons assistant coaches
- Ireland men's national basketball team players
- Irish expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Irish men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Maine Red Claws coaches
- People from Syosset, New York
- Portland Trail Blazers assistant coaches
- Rip City Remix coaches
- Sacramento Kings assistant coaches
- Small forwards
- William & Mary Tribe men's basketball players