Richie Moore | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
High School: | Bartram (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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Draft Year: | 1967 |
Draft Round: | 3 |
Draft Pick: | 29 |
Draft Team: | San Diego Rockets |
Career Number: | 30 |
Career Position: | Shooting guard |
Years1: | 1967 |
Team1: | Denver Rockets |
Richard L. Moore (born 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.[1]
A 6'4" guard,[2] [3] he played college basketball for one season at Villanova[4] before becoming academically ineligible and transferring to Hiram Scott College for his final two years.[5] [6] During his senior season he averaged 38.8 points per game.[7] Following his college career, he worked out several times with the Philadelphia 76ers[3] before signing with the San Diego Rockets in May 1967.[8] After being released by San Diego in the fall, he signed with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association.[9] He played for Denver during the 1967–68 season, where he averaged 3.8 and 1.1 rebounds points per game[1] before being released in December 1967.[10]
Moore has the distinction of being drafted by three different NBA teams in three consecutive years:[5] [11]