Reggie Moore
Angolan-American basketball player
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| Intro | Angolan-American basketball player | |||||||
| Places | United States of America Angola | |||||||
| was | Athlete Basketball player | |||||||
| Work field | Sports | |||||||
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| Birth | 31 March 1981, Lemoore, Kings County, California, USA | |||||||
| Death | 12 June 2023Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola (aged 42 years) | |||||||
| Star sign | Aries | |||||||
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Biography
Reginal Dennis Benjamin Moore (March 31, 1981 – June 12, 2023) was an American-born Angolan basketball player. A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) power forward, attended from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2001-2003. He played in Norway, United States Basketball League (USBL; under coach John Starks), Germany, and Portugal. He has a daughter, Makayla Moore who is a university student and lives in Texas.
In 2012, Moore was granted Angolan citizenship, thus being eligible to play for the Angolan national squad. He is only the second U.S. citizen in the history of the country's existence to ever be granted Angolan nationality.
Moore died in Luanda on June 12, 2023, at the age of 42.
Achievements
- 2012–2013 – BAI Basket 2013 champion with Primeiro de Agosto
- 2012–2013 – BAI Basket 2013 Top 3-point shooter
- 2011–2012 – Africa Club Champion with Primeiro de Agosto
- 2009–2010 – BAI Basket 2010 Top Scorer
- 2006 & 2007 – Relegated to the National League with Givate Shmuel
- 2005 & 2006 – Voted player of the year in Portugal's TMN
- 2005 & 2006 – Led the TMN (Portugal) League in scoring in (22.2 ppg)
- 2004 & 2005 – Voted twice to Portugal's All-Star Game
- 2003–2004 – Voted 1st Team All-Norwegian League