Gaylon Moore (born June 15, 1978) is an American professional

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player, who most recently played for the

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in the

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. The 6'7" Forward born in

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was a star center for Gibson County High School from 1992 to 1996 and attended

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on a basketball scholarship from 1996 to 2000. Moore spent just one season with the BBL team where he only played three games. From 2001 to 2005, Moore played with leading EBL team

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where he caught the attention of many bigger clubs.

coach

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, a long-time admirer of Moore's, was the first to step in and the EBL Player of the Year 2003 joined the Raiders in the summer of 2005. Moore was awarded Raiders' MVP award, which was voted by the fans, for the 2006/07 season, in only his second season at the club.

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