Armani T'Bori Moore (born March 25, 1994) is an American professional

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player. He played

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. In 2017, he won the PLK championship and the

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Early life and high school

Moore was born and raised in

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and attended Swainsboro High School for three years. He transferred to Mount Paran Christian School in nearby

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before his senior year. As a senior, Moore averaged 22 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.9 blocks and 2.6 steals as Mount Paran went 24-6 and advance to the second round of the 2012

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Class A playoffs. He committed to play for the

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over offers from

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and the

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College career

Moore played four seasons for the

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. He started 16 games as a freshman and exclusively came off the bench as a sophomore before becoming a starter for the team going into his junior year. As a senior, he averaged 12.2 and 7.6 rebounds per game and was named honorable mention All- SEC. Over the course of his collegiate career, Moore scored 907 career points (7.1 PPG), 617 rebounds (4.8 RPG), and 131 blocked shots (1.02 BPG, 7th-most in school history) over 128 games (81 starts), which is tied for the 6th-most appearances in Tennessee history. He graduated from Tennessee with a degree in sports management.

Professional career

After going unselected in the

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, Moore participated in the

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on the

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team but was not signed by the team.

Stelmet Zielona Góra

Moore signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of the

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(PLK) on August 13, 2016. In his first season of professional basketball, Moore averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 44 PLK games as the team went on to win both the PLK league title and the 2017 Polish Cup. He returned to Stelmet for a second season and averaged 7.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in 14 PLK games and 6.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in nine Champions League games, as well as 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two

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games, before leaving the team.

EWE Baskets Oldenburg

After leaving Stelmet, Moore signed with

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of the German

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(BBL) on January 1, 2018. With EWE Moore averaged 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game over 22 BBL games and 9.3 points and 5.9 rebounds in seven Champions League appearances.

New Zealand Breakers

Moore signed with the

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of National Basketball League (NBL) on June 6, 2018. He averaged 7.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists in 24 games (no starts) for the Breakers as the team finished sixth in the NBL.

Eisbären Bremerhaven

Moore returned to the Basketball Bundesliga after signing with

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for the remainder of the 2018–19 Bundesliga season on March 25, 2019. Moore averaged 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in nine BBL games (seven starts) as Bremerhaven finished 17th in the league and was relegated to the German Second Division.

Arka Gdynia

Moore signed with

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of the Polish Basketball League on October 14, 2019. He averaged 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in eight PBL games and 7.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steals over seven EuroCup games before leaving the team during the December transfer window.

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (second stint)

Moore returned to EWE Baskets Oldenburg after signing with the team on December 18, 2019. He averaged 5.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in EuroCup.

Start Lublin

On July 20, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

On November 23, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

(PLK).

Eisbären Bremerhaven (second stint)

On January 20, 2021, he has signed with

of the German

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Stjarnan

In January 2023, Moore signed with

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of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.

Honours

Club

;Zielona Góra *

: 2016–17 *

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References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bioRealGM ProfileEuroBasket Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Armani 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American expatriate basketball people in Poland American men's basketball players Arka Gdynia (basketball) players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Zastal Zielona Góra players Eisbären Bremerhaven players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players Guards (basketball) New Zealand Breakers players People from Swainsboro, Georgia Stjarnan men's basketball players Tennessee Volunteers basketball players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players 21st-century American sportsmen