| Intro | American basketball player | ||||
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Athlete Basketball player |
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| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 31 March 1981, Lemoore, Kings County, California, U.S.A. | ||||
| Age: | 39 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Reginal Dennis Benjamin Moore (born March 31, 1981) is an American-born Angolan basketball player. A 6 ft 6in power forward, he graduated from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2003. He has played in Norway, United States Basketball League (USBL; under coach John Starks), Germany and Portugal. Left-handed, he is able to play 4 man and be a banger inside or play the outside as a 3 man. He has a solid 3-point shoot and is very strong when finishing around the basket. An excellent leaper, he likes to finish with a dunk. He is a great all-round player. Tough, tough on defense, both in the post and on perimeter players, able to guard positions 3–5. Moore is an aggressive rebounder on both ends of the floor.
He is currently playing for Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto at the Angolan basketball league BAI Basket.
In 2012, Moore was granted Angolan citizenship, thus being eligible to play for the Angolan national squad. He is only the second U.S. citizen in the history of the country’s existence to ever be granted Angolan nationality.
Achievements
- 2012–2013 – BAI Basket 2013 champion with Primeiro de Agosto
- 2012–2013 – BAI Basket 2013 Top 3-point shooter
- 2011–2012 – Africa Club Champion with Primeiro de Agosto
- 2009–2010 – BAI Basket 2010 Top Scorer
- 2006 & 2007 – Relegated to the National League with Givate Shmuel
- 2005 & 2006 – Voted player of the year in Portugal’s TMN
- 2005 & 2006 – Led the TMN (Portugal) League in scoring in (22.2 ppg)
- 2004 & 2005 – Voted twice to Portugal’s All-Star Game
- 2003–2004 – Voted 1st Team All-Norwegian League