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Richie Moore
Personal information
Born1945 (age 79–80)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolBartram
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft1967: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
PositionShooting guard
Number30
Career history
1967Denver Rockets
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Richard L. Moore (born 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'4" guard, he played college basketball for one season at Villanova before becoming academically ineligible and transferring to Hiram Scott College for his final two years. During his senior season he averaged 38.8 points per game. Following his college career, he worked out several times with the Philadelphia 76ers before signing with the San Diego Rockets in May 1967. After being released by San Diego in the fall, he signed with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association. He played for Denver during the 1967–68 season, where he averaged 3.8 and 1.1 rebounds points per game before being released in December 1967.

Moore has the distinction of being drafted by three different NBA teams in three consecutive years:

He was also drafted by the Oakland Oaks in the inaugural 1967 American Basketball Association draft.

References

  1. ^ "Richie Moore ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. "Villanova Figures". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 26 November 1963. p. 45. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Rockets open school for NBA cage squad". Times-Advocate. 19 June 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. Jack Kiser (March 9, 1964). "Richie Moore: A sharp 'cat with pause". Philadelphia Daily News. pp. 47, 54. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "The Draft Review: Richie Moore". TheDraftReview. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. "Moore Hits 35 To Lead Scots". Lincoln Journal Star. January 8, 1967. p. 26. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. "Saints play Hiram Scott here tonight". The Independent-Record. 12 December 1967. p. 1554. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. "Rockets sign Richie Moore". The Evening Sun. 27 May 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. Paul McCarthy (4 October 1967). "Oaks get two from San Diego". Oakland Tribune. pp. 41, 43. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. "Team hopes to shatter five-game loss string". The Indianapolis Star. 18 December 1967. p. 33. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. "Rich Moore college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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