Jimmy Moore (basketball, born 1973)

Jimmy Gastion Bridgers Moore[1][2][3] (born January 30, 1973)[4] is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

Jimmy Moore
Personal information
BornJanuary 30, 1973
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High schoolRedwood (Visalia, California)
Lemoore (Lemoore, California)
CollegeDixie Junior College
Nevada (1993–1995)
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1995–present
PositionForward
Career history
As player:
1995–1996Dudelange
1996–1997Budapesti Honvéd SE
1997–1998Povo de Esgueira
1998–1999Estrelas
1999Śląsk Wrocław
1999–2001Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2001–2002Værløse
2002–2003BF Copenhagen
As coach:
2010–???El Diamante High School
2018–2020Randers Cimbria
2020–2022Svendborg Rabbits
2022–2023Randers Cimbria
Career highlights and awards
  • Basketligaen Coach of the Year 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23

Career

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Born in Los Angeles,[4] Moore grew up in Southern California. He played basketball at Redwood High School, before transferring to Lemoore High School.[5] While attending Dixie Junior College in St. George, Utah, Moore "was accused of date rape", according to The Washington Post.[6] The Associated Press reported, that "rape charges weren't filed because prosecutors couldn't prove it didn't involve consensual sex. Moore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct."[7]

A 6'8 forward, Moore transferred to the University of Nevada in 1993. He was Nevada's leading scorer in 1993–94,[8] averaging 19.2 points per contest and also pulled down 8.2 rebounds per outing.[9] He was subsequently named to the All-Big West Second Team. In 1994–95, he grabbed a team-high 6.8 rebounds a game.[8] In November 1994, he was arrested "on suspicion of three misdemeanor battery charges involving an attack on a woman", according to The New York Times.[10] Moore denied the allegations.[11] In March 1995, he was sentenced to six months in jail. In July 1995, Moore was freed from house arrest.[5]

Moore played professionally in China (Zhejiang Golden Bulls, CBA),[12] Hungary (Budapesti Honvéd SE, 1996-1997),[4] Luxembourg,[13] Portugal (Illabum;[14] Povo de Esgueira, 1997–98; Estrelas, 1998-1999),[15] Poland (Śląsk Wrocław, 1999-2000),[16] and Denmark (Værløse/Farum, 2001-2002; BF Copenhagen, 2002-2003). He played in the FIBA Korać Cup with Honvéd.[4] In the 1997-98 season, Moore won the Portuguese cup competition Taça da Liga with Povo de Esgueira[17] and was named Most valuable player of the Portuguese league LCB.[14] With Esgueira, he participated in the FIBA Korać Cup and played in the FIBA Saporta Cup with Estrelas in 1998-99.[4] While under contract at Śląsk Wrocław, Moore also saw action in the FIBA Saporta Cup.[4] In 2002, he captured the Danish national championship and the Danish cup competition with Værløse/Farum.[18] In the 2002-03 season, Moore won the Danish cup competition with Copenhagen, scoring 25 points in the final against the Bakken Bears.[19] With the Danish team BF Copenhagen, he participated in the European club competition FIBA Champions Cup,[20] besides games in the domestic league.[21] While playing in Europe, he also got into coaching, working as youth coach for the clubs he played for.[22] His last stop as a professional basketball player was at BF Copenhagen (Denmark) in the 2002-03 season. When the team went bankrupt, he returned to the US.[23] In 2010, he was named head boys basketball coach at El Diamante High School in Visalia, California.[22]

In 2018, Moore accepted the head coaching job at Randers Cimbria in Denmark's Basketligaen.[24] He received Basketligaen Coach of the Year honors in 2019–20. Moore had coached Randers to a 19–5 record, his team was sitting in second place of the Basketligaen table, when the 2019–20 season was stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] After two years at Randers, Moore signed with fellow Basketligaen side Svendborg Rabbits in May 2020.[26] He guided Svendborg to a third-place finish in the 2020–21 season and was named Basketligaen Coach of the Year the second straight year.[27] In April 2022, Moore won the Danish Cup title with Svendborg.[28] He left the Rabbits in June 2022 for personal reasons.[29]

In July 2022, he signed with Randers Cimbria of Denmark's Basketligaen returning for a second stint in charge at the club.[30] He helped the club to a bronze medal in the 2022-23 Basketligaen season and for the third time in his career was the recipient of the Basketligaen Coach of the Year distinction.[31] Moore parted ways with Randers Cimbria in 2023.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Resultater". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2002-10-04. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. ^ "Jim G Bridgers, Born 01/30/1973 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Gastion Bridgers (Moore)". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Jimmy Bridgers | FIBA Europe Champions Cup for Men (2003) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ^ a b "Former Nevada star freed from house arrest". newspapers.com - Reno Gazette. 1995-07-08. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  6. ^ "Furthermore. Colleges". The Washington Post. 1994-12-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ "Nevada Hoop Star in trouble again". Deseret News. 1994-12-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ a b "Leading Scorer & Rebounder by Season" (PDF). nevadawolfpack.com. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. ^ "Jimmy Moore College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  10. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Nevada Player Arrested". The New York Times. 1994-11-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  11. ^ "The Billings Gazette from Billings, Montana on December 7, 1994 · 15". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  12. ^ Eurobasket. "Zhejiang Golden Bulls basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  13. ^ "Jimmy Moore Player Profile, BF Copenhagen, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  14. ^ a b "Jimmy Moore sagra-se campeão da Dinamarca". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  15. ^ "Jimmy Moore :: Jimmy Bridgers Moore ::". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  16. ^ Redakcja (1999-09-09). "Trzech kandydatów do medali?". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  17. ^ "No Esgueira fazem-se amizades para a vida". EsgueiraBasket. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  18. ^ "Værløse/Farum vandt The Double". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 2002-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  19. ^ "Resultater". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2002-12-14. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  20. ^ "Zwycięstwo Anwilu w Pucharze Mistrzów". Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  21. ^ "Resultater". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  22. ^ a b "El Diamante Coach Jim Moore's Journey 'Round the World". Valley Voice. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  23. ^ "Den amerikanske drøm om et dansk mesterskab: Chris Nielsen og Morten Hansen skal løfte trofæet". amtsavisen.dk. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  24. ^ "Kun ét hold kan true det jysk-fynske basketmonopol". folkebladetlemvig.dk. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  25. ^ "JIMMY MOORE KÅRET SOM ÅRETS TRÆNER I BASKETLIGAEN". Randers Cimbria, facebook.com. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  26. ^ "Jimmy Moore skifter til Svendborg Rabbits". fullcourt.dk. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  27. ^ "Svendborg Rabbits snupper bronzen". Basketligaen. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  28. ^ Pfaff, Sebastian (2022-04-17). "Jimmy Moore: "Jeg er så stolt af mine spillere" - Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  29. ^ "Efter to gode sæsoner stopper samarbejdet med cheftræner Jimmy Moore". Svendborg Rabbits, Facebook page. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  30. ^ "Skårene er klinket, så nu vender guldtræner retur til Randers: - Han har bevist, at han kan skabe resultater". amtsavisen.dk (in Danish). 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  31. ^ Holdgaard, Jakob (2023-05-12). "Randers tog bronzemedaljerne efter højtscorende affære". Fullcourt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  32. ^ "Ny træner på plads hos Randers Cimbria". Fullcourt.dk (in Danish). 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2023-08-30.