Jimmy Moore (basketball, born 1973)

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),^{[citation needed]} Poland (Śląsk Wrocław, 1999–2000),^[15] 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^[16] 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.^[17] In the 2002-03 season, Moore won the Danish cup competition with Copenhagen, scoring 25 points in the final against the Bakken Bears.^[18] With the Danish team BF Copenhagen, he participated in the European club competition FIBA Champions Cup,^[19] besides games in the domestic league.^[20] While playing in Europe, he also got into coaching, working as youth coach for the clubs he played for.^[21] 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.^[22] In 2010, he was named head boys basketball coach at El Diamante High School in Visalia, California.^[21]

In 2018, Moore accepted the head coaching job at Randers Cimbria in Denmark's Basketligaen.^[23] 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.^[24] After two years at Randers, Moore signed with fellow Basketligaen side Svendborg Rabbits in May 2020.^[25] 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.^[26] In April 2022, Moore won the Danish Cup title with Svendborg.^[27] He left the Rabbits in June 2022 for personal reasons.^[28]

In July 2022, he signed with Randers Cimbria of Denmark's Basketligaen returning for a second stint in charge at the club.^[29] 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.^[30] Moore parted ways with Randers Cimbria in 2023.^[31]