Ben Alexander Moore (born May 13, 1995) is an American professional

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player who last played for Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the

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(BSL). He played college basketball for

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

(SMU).

College career

Moore came to SMU from

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where he was an all-state honorable mention honoree and a finalist for Illinois Mr. Basketball. During his freshman season he was named

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Rookie of the Week three times on November 11, 2013, January 27 and February 10, 2014. He finished his college career averaging 9 points and 5.8 rebounds a game.

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2017–2018)

Moore went undrafted for the

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. On June 23, 2017, Moore signed a partially-guaranteed contract with the

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to be able to join their roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On August 15, 2017, Moore signed with the

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of the

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as an affiliate player from the

Indiana Pacers (2018)

On January 12, 2018, Moore signed a

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with the

. Throughout the rest of the season, he split his playing time between the Pacers and their

affiliate, the

. Moore made his NBA debut on January 24, 2018, against the

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, playing three minutes. On September 21, 2018, Moore re-signed with the Pacers. On November 3, 2018, Moore was waived by the

Second Stint with Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018)

On November 6, 2018, the

announced that they had reacquired Moore.

San Antonio Spurs (2018–2019)

Moore signed a two-way contract with the

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, splitting time with the

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of the G League, on November 20, 2018. On July 1, 2019, it was reported that no qualifying offer was issued for Moore, despite that Moore was listed in the Spurs' roster for

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hosted at

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Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta (2019)

On September 12, 2019, he has signed with Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta of the

. On December 2, 2019, he parted ways with Galatasaray.

Third Stint with Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2019–2020)

On December 12, 2019, the

announced that they had acquired Moore. In a game against the

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on January 13, 2020, Moore scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds. He averaged 13.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.

South East Melbourne Phoenix (2020–2021)

On November 9, 2020, Moore signed a one-year deal with the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). He averaged 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

Memphis Hustle (2022)

On February 6, 2022, Moore was acquired by the

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of the

Mets de Guaynabo (2022)

On April 2, 2022, Moore signed with the Mets de Guaynabo of the BSN. He averaged 18.1 points (8th in the league), 9.1 rebounds (6th), 1 steal, and 1 block per game, with a .630 field goal percentage (7th).

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2022–2023)

On July 30, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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Çağdaş Bodrumspor (2023–2024)

On July 10, 2023, he signed with Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

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