Lowes Lee Moore (born May 5, 1957) is a former American
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) player. Moore was a 2-time
Continental Basketball Association
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(CBA) champion for the
Albany Patroons
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under coaches
Phil Jackson and
George Karl. Most known for his 40-point performance against Notre Dame.
Moore was born in
Plymouth, North Carolina. He was raised in
Mount Vernon, New York
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, immediately to the north of the borough of the Bronx. As of the 2020 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 73,893, making it th ...
, where he currently resides with his wife of 34 years, Patrice Wallace-Moore and their four children, Michelle, Shireyll, Lowes III, Isaiah, and their Godson Jamayal.
Lowes graduated from
Mount Vernon High School in 1976 and
West Virginia University
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in 1980. After receiving Basketball All-American Honorable Mention in his sophomore and junior years and All-American Honors in his senior year, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets. He played three years in the NBA with the Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers and San Diego (Los Angeles) Clippers. He also spent five years in the Continental Basketball Association on two championship teams with the Albany Patroons. He was coached by the legendary Phil Jackson and the controversial Bill Musselman. He has coached basketball on the high school, college and professional level.
Moore received his license to preach the gospel from Macedonia Baptist Church in February, 1986 and is currently an ordained Elder at the Emmanuel Pente