Zeke Moore (basketball)

Ezekual Samuel James “Zeke” Moore (born November 30, 1997) is a professional Trinidadian American basketball player who currently plays for CB Pardinyes of the Spanish LEB Plata. He played college basketball for Saint Louis, Tulsa, and SIU Edwardsville.

Zeke Moore
Zeke dribbling the ball for the Billikens in the 16-17 season while playing against The Dayton Flyers
CB Pardinyes
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueLEB Plata
Personal information
Born (1997-11-30) November 30, 1997
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityTrinidadian-American
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolRiverview Gardens
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentCB Pardinyes

High school career
Zeke Playing for 17u EYBL team "Mokan Elite"

Moore attended Riverview Gardens Senior High School in Saint Louis, Missouri where he played for his father, Gerard Moore. As a Junior in 2014–15, he ranked among the St. Louis area leading scorers, second behind Jayson Tatum, averaging 27.6 points and 4.3 assists per game while helping the Rams to an appearance in the Missouri Class 4A District finals where they lost, the squad's deepest run since 1998. As a senior in 2015-16 Moore averaged 21.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game and helped Riverview Gardens win its first district title since 1998.[1] He then lead them to the state quarter final where they lost to, soon to be, state champs Vashon High School. Moore ended up being Third-team All-Metro selection by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 4A first-team All-State pick and graduated as Riverview Gardens all time varsity scorer with 1,395 career points.

College career

As a freshman at Saint Louis in 2016–17, Moore played in 29 games, averaging 5.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1 assists in 20.8 minutes per game.[2] Moore led the Billikens in 3 point Field Goals Made (80) and percentage (.39) on the season. Becoming the first Billiken freshman to lead his team in those categories since SLU joined the A-10 in 2005–06. He recorded 5 10-plus games as a freshman, scoring 10 points against BYU in Las Vegas, 12 points against Duquesne on January 11 and a career-high 12 points against Wichita State on December 6.[3] On March 4, Moore tied his career-high against Richmond.

After his freshman year campaign came to an end, Moore asked to be released from his scholarship. He originally signed with Tennessee Tech but ended up in a community college.[4] Months later he committed to play for head coach Frank Haith and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.[5] He scored a season high 11 points against New Orleans. Moore played in 14 games for Tulsa and averaged 2.6 points in 10.5 minutes per game.[6] In January 2019, he announced he was transferring again to SIU Edwardsville.[1] Moore averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Following the season, he announced he was forgoing his final season of collegiate eligibility to turn professional.[7]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Saint Louis 29120.8.370.391.7672.00.90.60.25.3
2018–19 Tulsa 14410.5.378.2351.0001.40.40.20.12.6
2019–20 SIU Edwardsville 313028.3.467.385.7803.61.50.60.312.6

Professional career

In August 2020, Moore signed a one-year contract with CB Pardinyes of the Spanish LEB Plata.[8]

Personal life

Moore was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Granite City, Illinois. His parents are Gerard and Crystal Moore. He has 3 siblings in which he is the oldest. Two sisters, Addaya who currently plays basketball at the University of Cincinnati, and Azaria. He also has a brother Zidane. His father played basketball for Hall of fame Coach Lou Henson at New Mexico State University. Zeke graduated with a degree in Education.

References
  1. "Granite City native, former Billiken Zeke Moore transfers to SIUE". Belleville News-Democrat. January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. "#23 Zeke Moore". Espn.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. Hines, Kelly (September 24, 2017). "TU basketball lands commitment from 6-7 guard Zeke Moore". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. "Zeke Moore Bio". Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  6. Hines, Kelly (January 9, 2019). "TU guard Moore leaving men's basketball program". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. "Heads to pro ranks". Rotowire. July 21, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  8. "Zeke Moore, baixa per al debut del CB Pardinyes". Lleida.com (in Spanish). October 7, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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