13 McPherson Moore
13 - McPherson Moore
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Year: Jr.
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day
Previous College: Georgia Tech
Position: G
Major: Economics

Junior (2012-13):
Made a  big impact in his first year with the Emory program after transferring from Georgia Tech ... Honorable Mention All-UAA ... Saw action in all 27 games, 22 in a starting capacity ... Averaged 25.7 minutes per stint and ranked third on the team and 14th among UAA players in scoring (11.8 ppg) ... Turned in 16 double-figure scoring contests ... Shot 51.8 percent from the field (116-of-224) with that mark ranking seventh on the UAA list while placing 16th on Emory's all-time seasonal ladder ... Second on the team and fourth among UAA performers in steals ((1.7 spg) ... 15 outings of two or more thefts to his credit ... His team-leading 44.9 percent effort (35-of-78) from three-point range was fifth among UAA players and good for ninth place on Emory's seasonal chart ... Tossed in 12.1 points in league contests, good for 13th place on the conference ladder ... Eighth among league players in field goal shooting (.504) in conference affairs ... Averaged 2.0 steals per game in league action, good for a second-place tie in the conference ladder ... Established a school record with 44 straight makes from the foul line that began in the University of the Ozarks game (Nov. 17) before ending at Chicago (Feb. 10) ... Second on the team with 35 treys and he posted eight contests of two or more triples ... Led or shared for team scoring honors on four occasions ... Led or shared for team rebounding honors in four games ... Manufactured four games of a season-high 19 points ... Second high on the squad with 11 points, eight coming in the second half, and contributed five rebounds and two steals in a 72-54 win over Rochester (Feb. 23) that allowed Emory to earn a share of the UAA title ... Tied Michael Friedberg for second high on the team with 18 points in a 91-82 win over then No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan (Dec. 30), sinking five-of-seven from the floor and all seven of his free throw attempts, five of which came in the extra session -- one of his field goals vs. VA Wesleyan came with four seconds left in regulation that tied the game at 74-74 and forced the overtime ... Picked up 13 of his team-high 19 points over the final 20 minutes of play at Brandeis (Feb. 1) and ended up sinking six-of-12 from the floor and all six of his free throw attempts -- in that game vs. the Judges he established a school record when he sank his 39th straight free throw, bettering the previous mark of 38 held by Austin Claunch ... Big second-half effort at Case Western (Jan. 18) that saw him score 15 of his 19 points (second high on the team), including 13 over a six-minute stretch as part of a 24-3 Emory run in keying an 82-60 win -- ended that game sinking seven-of-13 from the floor, three-of-five from beyond the arc, while coming up with a season-high five steals ... Totaled 13 points, hitting four-of-six from the floor, including three-of-four from three-point range, and snatched a team-high seven boards vs. No. 12 Washington University (Jan. 11) ... Sank three treys en route to an 11-point first half vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20) and concluded the contest with 19 points (second high on the team) ... First start came vs. Maryville (Nov. 25) and saw him produce a team-high 18 points, eight rebounds and a team-high tying three steals in 29 minutes in an 85-55 victory ... Scored 12 points in the second half on the strength of four treys and finished with a team-high 19 points, sinking seven-of-13 from the field, including five-of-seven from beyond the arc, in a 109-70 win vs. Piedmont (Dec. 8) -- finished the Piedmont game second on the club with a season-high nine rebounds ... Tallied 13 of his 18 points (second high on the team) during the first half vs. Ozarks (Nov. 17) and finished that outing sinking seven-of-12 from the floor in a 90-80 victory ... Solid opening half of play where he converted seven-of-eight of his field goal attempts and scored 14 points en route to a 17-point afternoon (second high on the squad) in an 80-61 decision over NYU (Jan. 27) ... Scored 12 of his 15 points during the first half, draining five-of-eight from the field, while ending the game successful on six-of-nine from the floor, three-of-four from downtown, in a season-opening 98-70 win vs. Huntingdon College (Nov. 16).

Prior To Emory
:
Was a member of the Georgia Tech basketball program for two seasons (2010-11 & 2011-12) ... Played in a total of 10 games as a reserve during his two-year stint with the Yellow Jackets ... Knocked down a pair of three-point field goals en route to scoring a career-high six points against Florida A&M (Nov. 11, 2011) ... Longest stint was a five-minute outing vs. Clemson (Feb. 21, 2012).

High School:
Four-year letterwinner in basketball at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day High School ... Was coached by Max Hixenbaugh ... Served as his team's captain his final two seasons ... All-Metro choice as a junior and senior ... Helped MICDS to the district championship his final season  ... Totaled more than 1,750 points over four years ... Also lettered once in football ... Honor roll student as a junior and senior.

Personal:
Son of Mac and Deborah Moore ... Born May 23, 1991.

 

Emory Career Stats
 

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG
2012-13 27-22 116-224  .518 35-78 .449  52 - 58 319  11.8 127 4.7
TOTAL 27 -22 116-224  .518 35-78 .449  52 - 58 319   11.8 127  4.7

 

 

Emory Game Highs

Points 19  at Brandeis University, Feb. 1, 2013
  19 at Carnegie Mellon University, Jan. 20, 2013
  19 at Case Western Reserve, Jan. 18, 2013
  19 Piedmont College, Dec. 8, 2012
Field Goals 8 New York University, Jan. 27, 2013
Field Goal Atts. 15 vs. Maryville College, Nov. 25, 2012
Rebounds 9 Piedmont College, Dec. 8, 2012 
Assists 5 Oglethorpe University, Dec. 5, 2012
Steals 5 at Case Western Reserve, Jan. 18, 2013
3 pt. FGs 5 Piedmont College, Dec. 8, 2012
Blocks 2 on four occasions