Gene Moore (basketball)

Gene Moore

Moore circa 1972
Personal information
Born	(1945-07-29) July 29, 1945 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Sumner (St. Louis, Missouri)
College	Saint Louis (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	1968–1975
Position	Center
Number	54, 55, 10
Career history
1968–1970	Kentucky Colonels
1970–1971	Texas / Dallas Chaparrals
1971–1972	New York Nets
1972–1974	San Diego Conquistadors
1974–1975	Spirits of St. Louis
1977–1978	Tanduay Esquires
Career highlights and awards
ABA All-Star (1970) ABA All-Rookie Team (1969) First-team All-MVC (1966)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Eugene Wilbert Moore (born July 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player from St. Louis, Missouri. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.

A 6'9" center from Saint Louis University, Moore was selected in the second round of the 1968 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and by the Kentucky Colonels in the American Basketball Association draft.

Moore played in the American Basketball Association from 1968 through 1970 for the Kentucky Colonels, and spent the 1970–71 season with the Texas Chaparrals. After playing for the New York Nets during the 1971–72 season, Moore was selected by the expansion San Diego Conquistadors in the 1972 expansion draft and played two seasons with that team before finishing his ABA career with the Spirits of St. Louis during the 1974–75 season. Moore averaged 12.0 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game in his ABA career and appeared in the 1970 ABA All-Star Game.

Moore holds the ABA records for the most personal fouls in a season (382 in 1969–70), the most personal fouls in an ABA career (1,348), and the most disqualifications in an ABA career (43).

External links

• Career statistics from Basketball Reference