Yolanda Moore (born July 1, 1974) is a former American professional basketball player. She was the post game radio analyst for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1974-07-01) July 1, 1974 (age 48) Port Gibson, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Port Gibson (Port Gibson, Mississippi) |
| College | Ole Miss (1992–1996) |
| WNBA draft | 1999 / Round: Expansion / Pick: 6th |
| Selected by the Orlando Miracle | |
| Playing career | 1997–2001 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–1998 | Houston Comets |
| 1999 | Orlando Miracle |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2008 | DeSoto Central HS (boys' asst.) |
| 2011 | Heritage Academy |
| 2013–2014 | LSU Eunice |
| 2014–2016 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Moore played basketball at University of Mississippi and was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference post player. In 2010, she was inducted into Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame. She graduated from Mississippi in 1997 with a bachelor's degree with a double major in English and radio and television.[1][2]
Moore spent three years in the WNBA, a total of 66 games and 740 minutes of playing time. In 1997 and 1998 she won a WNBA Championship with the Houston Comets. In 1999 she played for the Orlando Miracle.[3]
Moore became assistant boys' basketball coach and honors English teacher at DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi near Memphis, Tennessee in 2007.[4] In 2011, she was girls' basketball coach at Heritage Academy in Columbus, Mississippi before being fired in December.[5]
Moore led the Lady Bengals to a 26-3 overall record. The team ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense.[6]
In April 2014 Moore became the fifth head women's basketball coach for Southeastern Louisiana University. She continued in that role for two seasons, in which she had an 11–47 record.[7]
Moore has four children; she had her first child while attending the University of Mississippi.[2][1] In addition to her undergraduate degree at Mississippi, Moore has a master's degree in workforce educational leadership from Alcorn State University and later enrolled at Mississippi State University to pursue a Ph.D. in instructional systems and workforce development.[1]
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 1997† | Houston | 13 | 0 | 7.2 | .250 | — | .500 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 1998† | Houston | 30 | 4 | 17.8 | .451 | .500 | .805 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Orlando | 23 | 0 | 5.0 | .476 | .000 | .500 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 66 | 4 | 11.2 | .420 | .333 | .692 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 1997† | Houston | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1998† | Houston | 5 | 0 | 12.2 | .667 | — | .333 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 6 | 0 | 10.7 | .667 | — | .333 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| LSU Eunice Bengals (MISS-LOU Junior College Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | LSU Eunice | 26–4 | 7–2 | 1st | NJCAA Regional[8] | ||||
| Total: | 26–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Southeastern Louisiana | 7–22 | 3–15 | 12th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4–25 | 3–15 | T–12th | |||||
| Southeastern Louisiana: | 11–47 | 6–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–47 | ||||||||
Houston Comets 1997 WNBA champions | |
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Houston Comets 1998 WNBA champions | |
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