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Mikki Moore Free agent Power forward/Center Personal information Date of birth November 4, 1975 Place of birth Orangeburg, South Carolina Nationality American Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Career information College Nebraska NBA Draft 1997 / Undrafted Pro career 1997–present Career history Detroit Pistons (1998–2002)
Boston Celtics (2002–03)
Atlanta Hawks (2002–03)
New Jersey Nets (2003–04)
Utah Jazz (2003–04)
Los Angeles Clippers (2004–05)
Seattle SuperSonics (2005–06)
New Jersey Nets (2006–07)
Sacramento Kings (2007–09)
Boston Celtics (2009)
Golden State Warriors (2009-10)Career highlights and awards 1997-98 CBA All-Rookie 1st Team, 2002-03 All-NBDL 1st Team, 2002-03 NBDL Defensive Player of the Year, NBA FG percentage leader (2006-07) Stats at NBA.com Medal record Men’s basketball Competitor for 
United StatesPan American Games Silver 1999 Winnipeg National team Clinton Renard "Mikki" (pronounced "MY-key"[1]) Moore[1] (born November 4, 1975 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.
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Professional career
Moore went undrafted following a career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,[2] where he left as the all-time leader in blocked shots.[1] He is a journeyman player, having played for nine different NBA teams[3] (Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors)[2] He has also had stints playing overseas as well as other professional leagues in the U.S. such as the CBA,[4] and NBDL, where he played for the Roanoke Dazzle. He was drafted 1st overall by Roanoke Dazzle in the 2002 NBA D-League Draft.[5] Most notably, he enjoyed All-NBDL 1st Team and NBDL Defensive Player of the Year honors during the 2002-2003 season.[6]
New Jersey Nets (2006-2007)
On June 27, 2006, Moore was traded by the Sonics to the Nets in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft pick.[2] Following a season-ending ACL injury to center Nenad Krstić, Moore was called upon to play major minutes and had one of the best years of his NBA career,[7] averaging career highs of 9.8 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game, plus a league-leading .609 field goal percentage,[8][9] becoming the first undrafted player ever to lead the NBA in field goal percentage,[10] and only the third to finish in the top five since the 1976-77 season.[11]
Sacramento Kings (2007-2009)
On July 13, 2007, Moore agreed to a three-year $18 million contract with the Sacramento Kings. The final year was only partially guaranteed.[8] He was waived on February 19, 2009.[12]
Boston Celtics (2009)
He was signed by the Boston Celtics on February 24.[13]
Golden State Warriors (2009-2010)
In August 2009, Moore agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors for the veteran's minimum of $1.3 million.[14]
On January 4, 2010, after undergoing surgery for a bone spur in his right heel, Moore was waived by the Golden State Warriors.
College
Mikki Moore played at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He averaged 8.6 ppg (.553 FG%, .250 3pt%, .655 FT%), 5.8 rpg, and 2.10 bpg in 25.0 mpg in 114 games in four seasons at Nebraska (1993-94 – 1996-97). He ranks second in Cornhusker history in career blocked shots (236), trailing only Venson Hamilton (241), Also ranks seventh in school annals in career field goal percentage. Posted 11.7 ppg (.583 FG%, 1-2 3pt, .701 FT%), 7.4 rpg, 1.3 apg, and 2.67 bpg in 33 contests as a senior (1996–97), ranking second on the team in scoring and rebounding. He helped Nebraska to the school's first basketball championship of any kind as a junior in 1995-96, registering 11 points (4-9 FG, 3-5 FT), a game-high 13 rebounds, and one block in a 60-56 win vs. St. Joseph's in the 1996 NIT title game.
NBA 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 Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1998–99 Detroit 2 0 3.0 1.000 .000 1.000 .5 .0 .0 .0 2.0 1999–00 Detroit 29 0 16.8 .621 .000 .794 3.9 .6 .3 1.1 7.9 2000–01 Detroit 81 2 14.2 .493 .000 .731 3.9 .4 .3 .8 4.4 2001–02 Detroit 30 0 7.2 .475 .500 .769 1.8 .4 .2 .3 2.6 2002–03 Boston 3 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 .3 .0 .0 .7 .0 2002–03 Atlanta 5 0 6.2 .417 .000 .800 1.4 .6 .0 .4 3.6 2003–04 New Jersey 4 0 2.5 .200 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 .5 2003–04 Utah 28 0 13.8 .521 .000 .857 2.9 .7 .2 .5 4.6 2004–05 L.A. Clippers 74 4 15.9 .502 .200 .787 3.3 .6 .3 .4 5.4 2005–06 Seattle 47 1 12.4 .435 .000 .742 2.8 .6 .2 .3 3.3 2006–07 New Jersey 79 55 26.4 .609 .000 .681 5.1 .9 .6 .8 9.8 2007–08 Sacramento 82 79 29.1 .577 .000 .736 6.0 1.0 .4 .6 8.5 2008–09 Sacramento 46 20 16.2 .521 .000 .810 3.3 .6 .3 .3 3.5 2008–09 Boston 24 0 19.0 .600 .000 .737 4.4 1.0 .2 .2 4.8 2009-10 Golden State 23 20 17.7 .600 .000 .636 3.0 1.6 .2 .6 5.0 Career 557 181 18.2 .552 .154 .742 3.9 .7 .3 .5 5.8 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1999–00 Detroit 3 0 14.0 .417 .000 1.000 4.0 1.0 .3 .0 6.0 2006–07 New Jersey 12 12 33.3 .560 .000 .793 5.6 1.2 .8 .6 11.3 2008–09 Boston 10 0 6.6 .500 .000 .833 1.5 .4 .2 .5 1.5 Career 25 12 20.3 .541 .000 .837 3.8 .8 .5 .5 6.7 References
- ^ a b c "Mikki Moore Info Page – Bio". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/mikki_moore/bio.html. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ a b c "Nets Acquire Mikki Moore". Nets.com. July 27, 2006. http://www.nba.com/nets/news/moore_acquired.html. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ Nance, Roscoe (2007-03-27). "Nets get Moore than expected from career journeyman". USATODAY.com. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/nets/2007-03-26-moore-emergence_N.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ "CBA Draft 1997". USBasket. http://www.usbasket.com/cba/draft97.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ NBDL: 2003-03 NBDL Draft Board
- ^ "Roanoke's Mikki Moore Selected as Nsubst:BDL Defensive Player of the Year". Nsubst:BDL. March 20, 2003. http://www.nba.com/dleague/nbdl/moore_defensive_player_030320.html. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ "Indiana Pacers/New Jersey Nets Recap". Yahoo! Sports. January 1, 2007. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2007011517. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ a b Veteran Moore joins Kings' logjam in frontcourt July 14, 2007
- ^ "Mikki Moore Player Card". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/splits?statsId=3308. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ "Eastern Conference: Players to watch". JSOnline.com. April 20, 2007. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=594241. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ "Carter and Nets hand Bulls huge loss". TSN.ca. April 18, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20070504075459/http://www.tsn.ca/nba/teams/news_story/?ID=204741&hubname=nba-nets. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ Kings waive Mikki Moore after trade
- ^ Celtics sign Mikki Moore Retrieved on 2009-02-25.
- ^ Marc Stein. "Moore returning west as a Warrior". ESPN. August 31, 2009. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.
External links
- Mikki Moore at NBA.com
- Mikki Moore at Basketball-Reference.com
NBA Development League first overall draft picks NBA Development League Defensive Player of the Year Award Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- Boston Celtics players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- New Jersey Nets players
- Sacramento Kings players
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Utah Jazz players
- Fort Wayne Fury players
- People from Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball players
- Roanoke Dazzle players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Centers (basketball)
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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