Moore during his tenure at Purdue University
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No. 55 – New Orleans Pelicans | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
East Chicago, Indiana |
February 25, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Central (East Chicago, Indiana) |
College | Purdue (2007–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011 | Benetton Treviso |
2011–2012 | Boston Celtics |
2012–2014 | Orlando Magic |
2014–2016 | Chicago Bulls |
2016–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
E'Twaun Donte Moore (born February 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 2011 NBA draft and also played for the Orlando Magic after playing college basketball at Purdue University. In high school, he led East Chicago's Central High School to an IHSAA state championship.
He was a Second-Team All-Big Ten selection as both a freshman and a sophomore and a First-Team All-Big Ten selection as a junior and a senior for Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball. He was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, as well as a Second-Team Academic All-American selection at the conclusion of the 2009–10 Big Ten Conference regular season. As a junior, as well, he was named a Yahoo! Sports Third-Team All-American and an AP Honorable Mention All-American. He repeated as an AP honorable mention selection and was named NABC Third Team-All America as a senior.
Moore played high school basketball at Central High School in East Chicago, where he averaged 21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game during his senior year. That same season, along with 6'11" teammate Ángel García and future Carolina Panther Kawann Short, Moore led his team to the 2007 Indiana High School Athletic Association 4A State Championship, scoring 28 points against Indianapolis North Central High School, which starred 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball and current NBA player, Eric Gordon. Moore earned the tournament's Trester Award. Moore was named to the Indiana All-Star Team, and was also honored as a third-team Parade All-American.