Chadd Moore

8/26/02: Was ranked the 70th best player in his class in a consensus rating of all HS players. HoopScoop, InsidersHoops, PrepStars and SchoolSports contributed to the rankings. - Mike Ryan

7/10/02: Moved to inactive - Mike Ryan

7/7/02: "Chadd Moore is ranked No. 58 by PrepStars, No. 62 by ESPN.com and No. 79 by TheInsidersHoops.com. Moore, a 6-2 guard from Huntsville, Ala. who played at Oak Hill Academy, was rated the No. 10 high school senior point guard prospect by Prepspotlight.com." - UCBearcats.com

5/19/02: Listed as the 40th best player in his class. - PrepStars

5/17: Chadd is ranked the 49th best player in his class. - Student Sports

5/9: Ranked 100th best player in the country. - Hoop Scoop (Hite 47th, J Lamptey 65th; Eric Hicks 40th)

4/10: Moore is now listed as the 61st best player in his class by Recruiting USA / ESPN (His teammate Carmelo Anthony is #1, Rob Hite -62)

3/4/02: Has finished their season. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) - (32-1) Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy concluded their season with just one loss to Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei in the Nike Extravaganza.

2/17: Moore had 16 in a win over Christian Faith Center. "At the start of the second half, Cincinnati-bound Chadd Moore stopped Seton Hall recruit J.R. Morris cold with a run-out block, claimed the carom and hit a layup that started a 9-0 run that gave Oak Hill (30-1) a 51-26 advantage less than two minutes into the third quarter." - Bristol News

2/15/02: Moore was named one of the 100 finalists to be a McDonalds All American. (Also Eric Hicks and Rob Hite)

2/10/02: Huntsville's Chadd Moore has learned a lot about himself at Oak Hill. Feb 10 – Feb 12, By Mike Easterling, Huntsville Times

They could have easily named this place the Middle of Nowhere. And Chadd Moore, the former Lee High star point guard, would have agreed. The drive from Marion to Mouth of Wilson - where Oak Hill Academy is located - winds alongside Mt. Rogers on Virginia 16, which eventually runs into J.E.B. Stuart Highway. Just south of Marion, the closest city to Mouth of Wilson with hotels, the scenic rolling hills are blemished by old, decaying houses with American and Confederate flags hanging from windows and poles. As Mt. Rogers nears, the landscape becomes more pristine, with the brown hills dotted by Christmas tree farms. Only a couple of general stores line the road.

About 30 minutes south of Marion, and two miles north of the North Carolina border, a sign marks the drive that leads up to Oak Hill. On top of the hill is the Academy, a Southern Baptist co-ed boarding school founded in 1878. It is here where Moore, one of the nation's top prep players, has spent the better part of the past five months. It's pretty country and the people are friendly, but there's just not much to do, especially for a teen-ager with the city in his soul.

The closest restaurant is three miles from the campus. You have to go 11 miles to Independence, N.C., to find a choice of eating spots. Sometimes an Academy teacher will drive some students to Independence for pizza. The students aren't allowed to have cars. The campus is a small collection of three dorms, a chapel, an administration building, a combination school and gymnasium and houses where some of the teachers and coaches live.

As school lets out on this warm January day, Chadd Moore walks toward his dorm. He's got two new tattoos to go with four others, but you can't see one of them until he takes off his blue Oak Hill Academy uniform top that complements his tan uniform slacks.

He's wearing brown shoes - no sneakers allowed during school - and a warm smile, something he always seemed to have while at Lee. But not here. Not when he arrived in August. "It was hard at first,'' Moore said. "I called home crying for a week, maybe more. I told them if they didn't come get me I'd walk home."

Oak Hill Academy may be in the middle of nowhere, but it is smack dab in the middle of the basketball map. It has perhaps the most successful high school program in the country, with four national titles since 1993. Many current NBA players called Oak Hill home not so long ago.

The lure of playing his senior high school year with the Warriors, the defending ESPN and USA Today national champions, was supposed to offset the serene surroundings for Moore. But it didn't. "Three days after he got there he was like, 'I can't do this, come get me,' ' said his mother, Clara. "I told him he had to give it a chance. He said, 'I did. I gave it three days.' I said, 'No, you've got to work it out.' "

Longing for home
The basketball dorm at Oak Hill is not unlike many older college dorms - it's comfortable enough, but primitive. There's a game and television room. An American flag hangs over the mailbox on the drive leading to the school, but in the dorm, Nike reigns. A big, black flag with a Nike swoosh lords over the game room. Upstairs, two more Nike flags decorate the walls leading to the rooms. Inside each room are two beds. There's a chest of drawers, two closets with no doors, two desks with shelves and two fans that struggle to cool the room on an unseasonably warm January day deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wasps buzz around the room but, Moore said, "They won't do anything. They'll eventually die and we'll vacuum 'em up."

There are pictures of scantily clad girls clipped from magazines on an otherwise barren wall. Told his mom will get a report on the pictures, Moore just smiles. "She's already seem them,'' he said. "I told her, 'I've got to have something to look at. I'm tired of looking at cows and Christmas trees.' "

On top of his desk is a line of Nike basketball shoes, with more stacked on boxes to the side. Pictures of Moore with his favorite teacher from Lee - Julie Holland - are among the collages on his shelves. A box of Fruit Loops and some fruit juices, bought at the school's small grocery store, sit on top of the chest of drawers.

Moore is on scholarship and, along with money his mom sends, has an account at the school store to purchase items like cereal and food that can be kept in a refrigerator. Otherwise, Moore and the other students eat at the cafeteria.

Moore slips out of his school uniform and into some sweats. In more proper attire, he sits down and thinks about those trying times when he first arrived at the desolate campus. "I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into? Where's the city?' " he said. "I tried to do everything, tried to make any excuse. I said, 'This place isn't for me. I'm not going to do it. You can leave me, but I'm not going to do anything.' " His mother wouldn't budge. "We worked it out that weekend over the phone,'' she said. "I told him, 'I love you and want to come and get you and you're tearing at my heart strings, but no.' "

Steve Smith, who has been the coach at Oak Hill since 1985, knew Moore was having a hard time, He wondered if his star guard was going to bolt. "I told him, 'Chadd, if you leave, you'll be the third to ever leave,' '' Smith said. "I've asked some to leave, but only three left on their own. When he came to talk to me I said, 'Just take it one day at a time.' He knew some of his teammates when he got here. They were like, 'Come on man, suck it up.'

"They came on a Wednesday, and I figured the weekend would make him or break him. He came in Monday and said everything was fine. I haven't heard him complain since then."

Moore wasn't complaining to Smith, but he was still trying to leave for a few more days. He called Mike Davis, the Indiana coach who had recruited and befriended him when he was younger, and asked if he could come live with him. He called Holland, the Lee teacher. He called one of his summer league coaches, Lamont Duckett. He called his aunts, his dad, Charles, anybody he thought might help him leave. "I told them all, 'Y'all got to come get me.' " When no one would, he finally gave in. "I told Coach I didn't want to stay, but he said give it a week and interact with the other players,'' Moore said. "I watched TV with them, hung around with them. After a while, I figured I could stick it out."

Early struggles
Moore stayed, but it still took some time for him to get comfortable in his new surroundings. "The first two weeks I didn't do anything,'' he said. "I had never had to work hard, and I didn't want to be here. That first game, Coach didn't start me. I've never been much of a practice player, but when game time came I was OK. "I had to learn to be a practice player and a game player." Smith was surprised he had to make that transition.

"He had a big reputation,'' Smith said. "Chadd Moore of Huntsville was one of the guys everybody knows. That's why I was so surprised at first."

Smith was so surprised he called Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins and issued a warning. Moore had signed early with the Bearcats, and Smith knew they would be counting on him heavily for the 2002-03 season. "I told (Huggins) in September, 'You better look for a juco point guard,' " Smith said.

Not long after the phone call, Moore began to find his comfort zone. Soon he cracked the starting lineup and had a season-high 14 assists in a win over Chicago Crane on Dec. 7. On Dec. 30, he took center stage during the biggest national game of the year. Oak Hill, ranked No. 2 at the time by USA Today, beat No. 1 Westchester of Los Angeles 77-61. Moore, Smith said, was "off the charts" with 18 points and nine assists. "From October to the new year he went from the outhouse to the penthouse,'' Smith said. Moore now leads the team in assists and steals, something that might not have seemed possible after his shaky start. "He's exceeded what I thought,'' Smith said.

And his play prompted Smith to make another phone call to Cincinnati. ''I told (Huggins) in December, 'You've got a really good point guard.' That's how much my opinion of Chadd has changed."

Part 2:
Chadd Moore's name has been on the basketball radar for a while now. And it's got more to do with 'A' in his game than the extra 'D' in his name.

Since middle school, Moore's been on the minds of high school and college coaches alike. He's been ranked highly among the point guards in his class since his freshman year at Lee High School in Huntsville. He's already agreed to play his college ball at national power Cincinnati.

But when Moore arrived in Virginia following his junior season at Lee to play for Oak Hill Academy, one of the nation's most renowned high school basketball programs, his attitude puzzled Warriors coach Steve Smith. Moore wanted to leave yesterday. He ultimately decided to stay, but struggled to adjust to life at the old Southern Baptist boarding school that's hidden away in the rural heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

On the court, Moore didn't display the intangibles Smith sought in a point guard to lead a team that's annually one of the best in the country. "I wasn't sure early,'' Smith said a few weeks ago while sitting in his spacious office next to Oak Hill's tiny, highly decorated gymnasium. "We've had some really good point guards. When you look at that position you want to know if he has the tools, not only physically, but mentally. With Chadd I wasn't sure. He could play up and down, but could he play in the half-court and get a team under control?"

Oak Hill's roll call of former point guards includes the likes of Rod Strickland (Class of '85), Cory Alexander ('91), Jeff McInnis ('93), William Avery ('97), Steve Blake ('99) and Cliff Hawkins ('00). Strickland played at DePaul and is still in the NBA. Alexander went to Virginia on his way to the NBA, McInnis played for North Carolina before entering the NBA and Avery attended Duke on his way to the league. Blake is currently at Maryland and Hawkins is at Kentucky. "I've been spoiled," Smith said.

But after coming off the bench the first part of the season, Moore found his groove and worked his way into the starting lineup. He now leads the team in assists and steals, and helped carry the load through a brutal Christmas stretch that saw the Warriors win three games against teams rated no lower than No. 11 in the national polls.

That run ended with a 77-61 victory over USA Today's then-No. 1 team, Westchester of Los Angeles. The win vaulted the No. 2 Warriors to the top ranking. Smith's questions about Moore, who had 18 points and nine assists in that win, had been answered. "He's our guy,'' he said. "He's been exceptional."

Competition the key
Moore was selected second-team All-State in Alabama as a sophomore. As a junior, he was voted the state's top Class 5A player and was named to the All-State Super Five team. He helped lead Lee to a No. 1 ranking all of last season and to the state championship game, where the favored Generals were stunned by Blount. Moore was edged out by Grissom's Chris White for the state's Mr. Basketball award and would have been the favorite to win it this year. But Oak Hill was calling. "I felt there wasn't anything in Huntsville for me to prove anymore,'' Moore said. "There wasn't any competition. I could have stayed at Lee and averaged 30 points, but my work habits and skill level wouldn't be the same."

Oak Hill's lure was intense. There were the four USA Today and ESPN national championships ('93, '94, '99 and '01). There were the 25 All-Americans since 1980 and the three national players of the year - Anthony Cade ('90), Jerry Stackhouse ('93) and Ron Mercer ('95). There were the scores of other future Division I players.

Oak Hill, the defending national champion, had lost its point guard. Moore couldn't resist. "Coach (Jay) Burney at Lee told me I was close to breaking the school record for points, I was a favorite for Mr. Basketball and maybe we could go back to the state tournament,'' Moore said. "Or, I could come here and try to win a national championship, get better and get ready for Cincinnati. "Some of the practices up here are better than the games back home."

Burney suspected as much and didn't try to keep his star player from leaving. "I told him he needed to do what was best for him,'' Burney said. "Chadd's a great player and it was good for him to go up there because he was going to face that competition in practice every day. "I also thought he needed to mature, and he did. People ask me why I didn't try to make him stay, but I wanted him to do what was best for him."

Pass first, shoot later
Going into a home game victory over Coastal Christian on Jan. 29, the cat-quick, 6-foot-2 Moore had team highs of six assists and 2.7 steals per game while playing for a school with perhaps the nation's toughest schedule. Despite shooting 49.4 percent from the field, scoring is no longer his forte. He leaves that to guys like Carmelo Anthony, a 6-7 guard/forward who is keeping an eye on his NBA stock and might enter the draft instead of attending Syracuse if he's projected as a lottery pick.

There's also 6-10 forward Sani Ibrahim, another player who could be an early entry, and 6-2 shooting guard Justin Gray. Gray, who has signed with Wake Forest, shoots 44.4 percent from the 3-point line. "At Lee, I could shoot the ball,'' Moore said. "Here, I've got maybe two future NBA players in Carmelo and Sani. Melohead, he can score at will. I thought I was good. "I enjoy passing the ball now. At first, I thought I had to get my shots. But I wasn't the man anymore and I wasn't getting shots anymore. I was passing. Coach told me I had to take the lead. From then on, all I do is pass. I don't even look to score anymore. I may take two or three 3-pointers, but I leave that to J. Gray."

Eric Wilkins, a 6-3 guard from New Jersey who has signed with Miami, rooms with Moore most nights and has seen the change. "We talked about coming here, how it's a sacrifice,'' Wilkins said. "You know the moms and the girls and the families are home, but you've got to leave some things behind you."

Sure, Moore said, he didn't get it when he first came here. Oak Hill is surrounded by wilderness, but these days that doesn't seem like such a bad thing. "If you can survive here,'' he said, "you can survive anywhere."

Part 3:
The locals and the college scouts begin arriving first, well before game time at Oak Hill Academy's small basketball gymnasium.

The students, who live on campus and aren't allowed to have cars at this tiny Southern Baptist co-ed school with a reputation for big-time basketball, eventually arrive. It doesn't take long before the place - which looks somewhat like Huntsville High School's old gym, but with seating only on one side - is full and buzzing with energy. Coastal Christian is in town in late January to take on the Oak Hill Warriors, then the No. 1 squad in the country according to USA Today and the team former Lee point guard Chadd Moore plays for this season.

Earlier in the day, Oak Hill coach Steve Smith advises a visitor to arrive early. "Coaches from East Carolina and N.C.-Charlotte are coming to see Coastal Christian, because our guys are all committed,'' Smith said. "It'll be a really good game. All the teams that come here, they're pretty good. You don't drive into Mouth of Wilson unless you're pretty good."

Oak Hill's campus is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, roughly two hours east of Knoxville and two miles north of the North Carolina border. The school is isolated; there's nothing here except a fine school and a well-known basketball team that enters the Coastal Christian game undefeated and seeking a school record 67th straight win.

Moore, an All-State point guard for Lee as a junior last season, a college player-to-be for Cincinnati next season, is currently one of Oak Hill's stars. He's come to like the rustic environment. "No theaters, no parties, no cars, nowhere to hang out,'' he said. "But no trouble. I sacrificed, but I think in the long run it will pay off. I've learned a lot of discipline up here. I've matured. I've got to make sure I eat right, get sleep, study. There's nobody to tell me to do it."

Snowball effect
It's Oak Hill's isolation that led to the basketball program's rise to prominence. In the mid-'70s, the student population of around 150 a year had dipped and the school was looking for a way to attract attention. “Robert Isner was president and his son, Chuck, was the coach,'' Smith said. "There wasn't much of a way to promote Mouth of Wilson. (Robert Isner) said Chuck walked in his office one day - they were struggling for kids, down to about 100 and financially troubled - and he said, 'Dad, let's beef up basketball.' They brought in four players from New York. It snowballed."

By the mid-'80s Oak Hill's reputation had grown. When Larry Davis, the coach at the time, decided to leave for Furman University before the 1985 season, he called Smith. Smith, who played golf and soccer in college but grew up a gym rat as the son of a basketball coach, was coaching high school basketball in Kentucky. "I came running,'' Smith said. "I knew who Oak Hill was."

The Warriors' top varsity team - the school also has two other boys teams and added a girls squad in the mid-1990s - went on to win an ESPN national championship in '93 and USA Today and ESPN national titles in '94, '99 and '01. But Oak Hill is not just a basketball breeding ground. "A lot of (basketball prep) schools pop up all the time,'' Smith said in his office decorated with trophies from tournaments across the country. "I hear them say they want to be like Oak Hill. But we're a school first, then a basketball program second. If you do it the other way around, you're in trouble. The basketball players aren't treated differently. At other places, people resent basketball. Here it's what they're proud of. Some places it's a negative thing, but not at Oak Hill."

Smith can point to Moore as a prime example of Oak Hill's benefits. Moore, who worked hard at Lee to get his grades up to meet NCAA academic requirements before he left Huntsville, wanted to leave the campus and return home shortly after he arrived. He stayed and has proved to be as solid in the classroom as on the court.

Oak Hill's environment has helped.
"He's 200 yards from classes, the gym, everywhere," Smith said. "He gets study help on his own. He never misses class, he's never late. That's half the battle with a lot of the kids. He didn't come here to sit until his first year at Cincinnati. He's applied himself. The teachers all like him. Some of the kids come in and are a problem in school. He's not. He's a very likable young man."

Solid at both ends
Smith expects a battle against Coastal, which has a 19-3 record and during warmups looks as if it might have the weapons to hold its own. The Hurricanes have the size to combat Oak Hill's impressive lineup that includes possible early NBA draft entries Sani Ibrahim (6-foot-10) and Carmelo Anthony (6-7).

But it's evident early Coastal is not equal to the Warriors, particularly at guard, where Moore is clearly the best on the court. The Hurricanes appear intimidated. Maybe it's all the banners and jerseys that hang from the walls. Maybe it's Oak Hill's reputation.

Moore, who sometimes asks to come off the bench but starts on this night, scores the first two points on his way to a game- and season-high 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting. He also has three assists and three steals, the two categories in which he leads the team.

The Warriors lead 20-9 at the end of the first quarter and come away with a 94-55 victory. Though Moore leads the team in scoring, it's his defense that proves vital. "We lock people up because Chadd is so good on the perimeter,'' Smith said. "The first thing we do is look at the other team and say, 'Who are we going to put Chadd on? Who will hurt us?' " The victory gives Oak Hill a 24-0 mark and the school record for consecutive wins. "We're going to add to that,'' Moore said.

The Warriors did, moving to 25-0 two nights later with a victory over Victory Christian in Gastonia, N.C. But Oak Hill's goal of repeating as national champion took a hit when it traveled to Long Beach, Calif., on Feb. 2 and lost to Mater Dei 84-72. Oak Hill dropped to No. 4 in USA Today following the loss.

In the Prime Time Shootout in Trenton, N.J., last weekend, the Warriors rebounded with a 74-54 victory over St. Patrick's (N.J.) on Friday. Oak Hill then beat No. 3 St. Anthony (N.J.) 72-66 on Saturday despite 36 points by nationally top-rated junior LeBron James. Moore had 10 points and Anthony 34 as the Warriors improved to 27-1.

Running UC's show
Moore appeared to be headed to Auburn before Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins persuaded him to join the Bearcats. Moore signed in the early period and is expected to replace Cincinnati's senior point guard, Steve Logan, next season. "They said, 'We're going to need you to run the show. We're going to put the ball in your hands and let you go. We need a guard that can pass and score and you're our No. 1 prospect, there's nobody else.' " Moore said. "I had to decide which would be the best for me - slow down and set up the offense or run and gun."

Moore will enroll at Cincinnati this summer. He can look forward to the day with anticipation now, but that wasn't the case five months ago when he doubted his decision to attend Oak Hill.

Back then, Moore called his mother three days after his arrival and asked her to come and get him. Now, Moore says, he wants to return when he goes home to visit. "He realized it's the best decision he could have made,'' said his mother, Clara, who has used some of the money from working an extra job to travel the country to watch her son play. "He didn't see it at first. He promised me everything under the sun. He probably would have promised me he'd become a preacher if I'd come and get him. It's been good for him."

Moore left behind a chance to earn all the awards that come with being one of Alabama's best players, if not the best, the Mr. Basketball honor, another All-State selection, a possible return to the state tournament. But Oak Hill is where his heart is now. "I didn't want to leave my friends and let my teammates down,'' he said, "but I think I made the best decision." - Huntsville Times


Feb 2002: Rated #50 by All Star Report

2/9: "Chadd....finished the game with ten points, five assists, one rebound, two steals and just one turnover." - friend of BearcatNews.com, Brett Stein

2/4/02: "Oak Hill lost for the first time this year as they fell to Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei 84-72 at the Nike Extravaganza at the Long Beach State Pyramid, snapping their 65-game winning streak. The Warriors last lost at the 2000 Nike Extravaganza, falling to Compton (CA) Dominguez. Mater Dei jumped out to an 8-0 lead and led 33-28 at halftime. The Monarchs built the lead up to 73-56, but Justin Gray hit three three-pointers to cut the lead. Oak Hill never led in the game. Wake Forest recruit Justin Gray had 25 points, but committed several crucial turnovers. Carmelo Anthony had 24 points and ten rebounds and Sani Ibrahim finished with 14 points. Oak Hill previously defeated Coastal Christian 94-55 at home. Cincinnati signee Chadd Moore led all scorers with 22 points. Oak Hill Academy defeated Victory Christian on Thursday. They will play Faith Christian Center at home on Tuesday and Elizabeth (NJ) St. Patrick’s and Akron (OH) St. Vincent-St. Mary on Friday and Sunday at the Prime Time Shootout.

2/3/02: Oak Hill Loses.
http://studentsports.theinsiders.com/2/35388.html

1/30: Chadd scored 22 points in a win over Coastal Christian.

1/17: "Chadd Moore struggled through this one (a win over WS Salem) scoring just 4 points on 2-8 from the field and committed 6 turnovers."

1/15/02: Chadd Moore is now in the starting lineup for Oak Hill. Moore had 4 pts and 9 assist isn a game last weekend.

1/3/02: $$
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=72425
'Oak Hill Coach Steve Smith Praises Chadd Moore'
"Chadd has gained a lot of confidence over the past month," Coach Smith said.

12/30: Chadd finished the 3 game tourney in Houston with these stats:
12 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 5 apg and 1.3 steals pg. He hit 62% from the field and made 2 of his 4 trey attempts.

12/30: "The champ is still the champ until somebody knocks him out, and Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) is giving no indication of wanting to surrender its status as the nation's No. 1 high school boys basketball team anytime soon. The Warriors' 77-61 rout of Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) on Saturday night, in the title game of the Academy National Invitational at the M.O. Campbell Center, served notice to those who didn't previously consider Oak Hill to be the nation's top team that the road to the national No. 1 ranking goes through the Warriors. Defending national champion Oak Hill entered the game at #1 in the Student Sports FAB 50, while Westchester is #4. (Westchester was #1 in the USA Today Poll) Oak Hill coach Steve Smith admitted to a little bit of surprise at the Warriors' margin of victory. Oak Hill...moved to 15-0 and extended its winning streak to 57 games -- the second-longest streak in school history...dominated in every facet of the game against Westchester (11-1). Guards Chadd Moore (18 points) and Justin Gray (13 points, nine assists) consistently tormented the Comets, and junior center Sani Ibrahim did the dirty work inside, scoring 12 points on 6 of 7 shooting and added eight rebounds." - Student Sports

12/28: Oak Hill blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead but managed to edge FAB 50 No. 8 Midwest City (Okla.) With 25.1 seconds remaining and Oak Hill up 57-56, Midwest City's Keystone Hughes thought he'd stolen the ball from Oak Hill's Chad Moore, but the officials didn't agree, calling a foul on Hughes. Moore made 1 of 2 free throws. Oak Hill faces top 5 ranked Westchester of CA on Sunday. Chadd's stats were 3-7 from the field and 1-4 from the line. - Student Sports

Chadd was 9-13 from the floor, missing his only trey attempt. He had one reb, 4 assists, but 4 turnovers. His 18 points was second only to Anthony's 24.

12/27: "Behind an 11-2 run keyed by 6-foot-7 senior swingman Carmelo Anthony and guard Chad Moore, the Warriors finally put the game away. Moore started the spurt with a bucket, and assisted on three straight baskets by Anthony to open the fourth quarter. The last one extended Oak Hill's lead to 41-26 at the 6:03 mark." Oak Hill beat DeLaSalle of Concord, CA 53-36. - Student Sports

12/24: Listed as the 44th best player in his class. - School Sports

12/22/01: Chadd Moore and his Oak Hill team won the Les Schwab Invitational today. "Starting guards Justin Gray and Chadd Moore were a combined 11 of 15 shooting. Moore turned two steals into breakaway dunks in the second quarter as the Warriors extended an early 11-8 lead to 31-16 by halftime." - Oregonian

12/22/01: "By far his best game of the tourney. Chadd asserted himself quickly on both ends of the floor-again, he anticipates and plays passing lanes extremely well for a high school kid. I'm sure much of this stems from the freedom of knowing if you overplay for the steal and get beaten, you've got studs behind you to cover.

Chadd scored 14 in the first half-a wide assortment of sweet layins, nice dunks and some good dribble drives and pull-ups. Of all the kids on the floor, he always seems like the guy having the most fun.

2nd half was a snoozer. Oak Hill, having been pushed the night before, decided to come out and play early and they absolutely destroyed Oregon's defending champ, Churchill. Chadd scored 6 in the second half before they pulled all the starters early in the 4th and let the cleanup boys-the guys going to Davidson and Bucknell rather than Wake Forest, Cincinnati and Syracuse-mop it up.

Chadd did not make the all-tourney team (Carmelo Anthony and Justin Gray were the Oak Hill reps) but I thought he was by far the MVP of the title game. He personally set the tone for the entire Warrior team by coming out strong, aggressive and intense from the outset. I can't wait to see him in a Cincy uniform-if he's smart and stays a few years, we'll have ourselves a dominant guard by late in his sophomore year, I predict." - Carl Patterson, Forum Contributor

12/22/01: (Chadd has) started the last 2 games. Tonight Oak Hill got pushed very hard by one of Oregon's best, Jefferson. They had no answer for 6-4 guard Brandon Lincoln, who had a monster night scoring. After eating Justin Gray up for a little while, Coach Steve Smith put Chadd on him and Chadd's long reach and perimeter 'd' slowed him down a bit. Jefferson actually took a brief lead with about 3 minutes to go in this game, and Oak Hill flat out looked like a deer in headlights. "What, you mean we have to run an offensive play???".

What they basically did is give the ball to Carmelo Anthony and, despite being quadruple teamed and having open teammates galore (Chadd in particular was standing at the 3 point line wide open and begging for the ball) Carmelo simply put his head down and bulled to the basket. Of course, the refs rewarded this stupidity in the final 3 minutes with 2 free throws every time. Oak Hill pulled away by hitting freebies and advanced by 6 points. Thanks to the ball hogging efforts of Carmelo, Chadd didn't see much in the way of offensive looks tonight. He generally looked the same as the other nights-looking to distribute rather than score, although he looks like a kid that can score all night long if he chooses to. I suppose he's taking the concept of "point guard" to heart and he's going to make himself pass the basketball no matter what. Huggs will develop this kid into a stud, trust me. He's got incredible potential on offense AND he's already a decent defender-for high school, that is." - Carl Patterson (Forum contributor)

http://www.promax1.com/lsi01tms/oakhill.htm
Chadd is on the left in the first row.

12/15/01: I attended the Rupp games in Lexington and saw Chadd play for the #1 ranked Oak Hill team. Moore had a 14 points, at least 10 assists and executed some beautiful passes. He shot 5-9 from the field and 4-4 from the FT line. He ran point the whole time. I'm looking forward to phrases like "Moore to Hicks for the alley-oop !" from Dan Hoard next year. Moore also had 14 assists in an unnannounced game against a Canadian team the previous evening. - Mike Ryan

12/4: On his Tuesday radio show, Huggins said Moore is a combo guard that they want to turn into a point guard. - Richard Kandell

12/3: "He did a nice job of making things happen for himself and teammates. He did positive things like make the extra pass, come up with a hoop when they needed it. To start at Cincinnati next year might be a tall order but let's see how the year goes. (He) put together the best effort we’ve seen out him since June. Moore finished with 12 points, but his defense and passing looked much improved. He gave Oak Hill a spark on a night when Justin Gray went a frigid 1-for-9 from downtown." - Dave Telep, MWooten tourney notes.

12/1: Chadd is ranked the 49th best player in his class. I like this ranking the best (by RSCI), because it uses a consensus from six different recruiting "experts". Interestingly, his teammate at Oak Hill Justin Gray is ranked 70th. (Eric Hicks is 98th) - Mike Ryan

12/01: "Chadd Moore, Oak Hill’s backup point guard, put together the best effort we’ve seen out of him since June. Moore finished with 12 points, but his defense and passing looked much improved." - Rivals Insiders

11/27: Nice write-up on Rvials Hoops (paysite) about Chadd. Oak Hill Coach Steve Smith says Chadd may get more PT if he continues to improve. - Mike Ryan

11/26/01: "(LeBron James' team) faces number one Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy (and Chadd Moore) in the Prime Time Shootout in Trenton, New Jersey on February 10th. " - Chris Monter

11/19/01: "Chadd Moore, a first team all-Alabama selection last season, has signed a national letter-of-intent to continue his basketball career at the University of Cincinnati. Moore, a 6-2, 180-pound guard, averaged 21 points and six assists last season while leading Huntsville's Lee High School to the runner-up finish in the Class 5A state tournament. He earned first team Class 5A all-state honors and was named to the Alabama Super Prep all-state first team, made up of players from all of the six classes. Moore is attending Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va. this year. He has been rated No. 34 by Hoop Scoop, No. 50 by both Prep Stars and All-Star Sports and No. 65 by ESPN.com. "Chadd is a combo guard who is working hard to become a point guard this year at Oak Hill Academy," stated UC head coach Bob Huggins. "He is a great scorer. He fits the mold of the elite point guards that we have had in the past who could run the team and had the ability to score." Moore becomes the third high school senior to sign with the Bearcats during the early letter-of-intent period. Cincinnati previously signed Eric Hicks, a 6-6, 220-pound small forward from Greensboro, N.C. Dudley High School and Armein Kirkland, a 6-8, 190-pound shooting guard from Tyler, Texas Lee High School." - UC Bearcats.com

11/15: Moore is still expected to sign with Cincinnati, though a LOI has not yet been received. - Mike Ryan

11/13/01: "Defending national champion Oak Hill Academy will make its second appearance all-time in the sixth annual Morgan Wootten Invitational (formerly the DeMatha Invitational) as one of six teams battling in the high school basketball season's tip-off tournament at the University of Maryland's Cole Field House on Saturday, December 1, 2001 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Four different states will be represented and five consensus Top 25 prospects will be showcased in the three-game benefit for the American Liver Foundation. The Oak Hill Warriors (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), who finished No. 1 in last season's USA Today Top 25 poll, will play against Massachusetts powerhouse Tabor Academy (Marion, Mass.) in the nightcap. Oak Hill features three of the nation's top prospects, including Baltimore native Carmelo Anthony (rated as the No. 2 prospect nationally by BlueChipHoops.com and committed to Syracuse), Sani Ibrahim and Chadd Moore (Cincinnati)." - Virginia Preps

11/04/01: Moore is listed as a "8" (out of 10) talent wise. - HoopScoop

10/28: Chadd Moore scored 16 pts in a back up roll for Oak Hill. Oak Hill won 91-79.

10/25: "Chadd Moore, CG. He tossed an alley oop or two with good timing. He’s going to play a lot of minutes this year, but the point guard spot is clearly (Justin) Gray’s at this point." - Blue Chip Hoops

10/12: Moore's Oak Hill team is picked as the preseason #1 team in the country. - School Sports

http://virginiapreps.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=423

10/9: Listed as the 50th best player in the country, in his class. - PrepStars

10/8: Is the 51st best player in the country based on a consensus rating from Greg Swaim. The consensus included the rankings of Brick O., Clark Francis, Swaim and Dave Telep.

10/6: "Also on UC's campus today (w/Antwain Barbour): Chadd Moore, a guard from Huntsville, Ala., who orally committed to UC in August after an unofficial visit." - Enquirer.com

10/3: "Chad Moore, a 6-2 guard from Huntsville, Ala., who is scheduled to take his official visit this weekend, orally committed (to Cincinnati) in August." - Enquirer.com

8/14: Listed as the 50th best player in the country, in his class. - PrepStars

8/13: "I can see either Justin (Gray) or Chadd (Moore) running the point. I think Justin really knows how to run a team plus he can shoot so well while Chadd may be able get into the lane a little better than Justin," Coach Steve Smith, Oak Hill Academy

8/13: "(Rod Flowers) kind of influenced me," said Moore, the 5A Player of the Year this past season. "He took me around town, showed me a great time, showed me what the school and the team had to offer. It all sounded good to me. "And having a player up there who is from where you're from makes it more comfortable. That helped a lot." Moore could have experienced a home flavor at Auburn and said he was considering the Tigers right up until his commitment. "I really basically wanted to go out of state," he said. "I didn't want to stay at home at all." Moore said he developed a relationship with Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins and assistant Keith LeGree and the two convinced him to take a hard look at the Bearcats. "I started talking to them a lot and we got close," Moore said. "They told me their situation, I visited and it just felt like it was where I needed to be. "They play my style of ball anyway, up and down. I'll fit in great there. Auburn was still in the picture, but Cincinnati was where I needed to be. It was where my heart was. I knew it when I rode around campus." Moore said he talked with Indiana coach Mike Davis, who befriended Moore when he was younger, on Thursday. Moore told him he was thinking about Cincinnati because the Hoosiers already had commitments from two other guards. Moore also said North Carolina had a commitment from another guard. "He understood the situation," Moore said of Davis. - Huntsville Times

8/13: "It comes as no surprise that 6'2 Chadd Moore from Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA, who is ranked #34 nationally by the HOOP SCOOP, verbally committed to the University of Cincinnati while on campus for an unofficial visit over the weekend. If you will recall, Bearcats head coach Bobby Huggins made getting Moore a priority this summer and when that happens Huggins usually gets his man. We also suspect that this will be the perfect fit for both parties, because Cincinnati needs somebody who can step right in and run the show and Moore, who as a rising sophomore was ranked as the #1 player in his class nationally at the end of the summer, needs somebody who will push him and make him tougher both on and off the court. Moore, who is an outstanding 3-point shooter, is capable of playing either guard spot, so he will also provide the Bearcats with plenty of versatility." - HoopScoop

8/13: "At the start of the July period, several observers noted that Chadd had been a young phenom who "leveled off" and was now merely an average high-major prospect. The argument put forth was that Moore was primarily a driver, who didn't set up teammates or shoot well from outside. But Chadd forced a few people to eat crow out in Vegas. Against Baltimore Select, he carried his Southeast Raptors into a grueling overtime period that his team ultimately lost. Even in defeat, however, his scoring outburst was the most significant highlight of the game. He poured in over 30 points, many from, you guessed it, downtown and dished out several beautiful assists in transition. It's still clear that Moore is at his best in transition, but one could say that about many of the nation's best prospects. The key for him at Cincinnati will be to replicate his performance from Vegas in halfcourt sets, where teams will hope that he takes bad shots and forces passes into turnovers. Hope is the applicable term, because few guards are able to wreak as much havoc in the open floor." - PrepStars.com

8/13: "I couldn't even tell you what I was thinking when Coach Huggins was showing me the gym and the campus, but I could tell that it was the place for me," said Moore. "He was straight up with me, and that was a big part in it." Moore added that former Louisville player and current Bearcats assistant coach Keith LeGree played a vital role in his recruiting process. It also didn't hurt that Cincinnati has another Huntsville, Ala., player on its roster: sophomore Rod Flowers. Moore averaged 25 points, seven assists and five steals per game last season and should be the starting point guard on an Oak Hill team loaded with talent this year. He'll need to get stronger before he heads to Cincinnati, but he is a major talent who can play both spots in the backcourt. Moore hasn't qualified academically yet, but it shouldn't be much of a problem since he fell only one point shy on the ACT. He scored a 16 on the ACT and also had a 2.9 GPA at Huntsville Lee. With Moore in the fold, look for Huggins to focus his recruiting efforts on trying to land Blount High (Ala.) small forward Kennedy Winston and 7-foot Massachusetts native Keith Butler. Troy High (Ohio) senior Alex Carmona could also end up at Cincinnati." - School Sports

8/13: "Chadd Moore intended to take recruiting visits to the University of Cincinnati, Maryland and Georgetown. By the end of the first day of an unofficial visit to UC on Saturday, the 6-foot-2 guard from Huntsville, Ala., said, he told coach Bob Huggins he wanted to be a Bearcat. “I wanted to go visit some other places,” Moore said Sunday night. “I didn't want to commit early. But I think this is the best place for me. When I took the visit, I couldn't do anything but commit. It's a great program. What do I think of Coach Huggs? The world. He's honest. He's says what's on his mind. He doesn't beat around the bush.” It also helped that Moore is from the same city as UC sophomore Rod Flowers, who played at a rival high school in Huntsville. Moore said he averaged 25 points, seven assists and five steals at Lee High School as a junior. This season, he will play at Oak Hill Academy, the prep school powerhouse in Mouth of Wilson, Va. Dave Telep of BlueChipHoops.com and ESPN.com have Moore rated No.62 in the country. CNNSI.com has him 44th. “I think part of Chadd's value is his ability to play both (guard) positions,” Telep said. “I thought he had a pretty good spring and summer as a two-guard, but schools were certainly recruiting him to play the point. You can put whatever label you want on Chadd, the guy can score the basketball and that's got a big value.” - Enquirer.com

8/12: "According to Clara Moore, combo guard Chadd Moore committed to the Bearcats on Saturday during his unofficial campus visit." - Dave Telep, Blue Chip Hoops

8/11: "Chadd Moore, ticketed for Oak Hill Academy this year, is making an unofficial visit on Saturday. Moore made the drive from Huntsville to Cincinnati with a friend and will spend the day taking a strong look at Cincinnati’s program. However, reports that he committed to Cincinnati are premature. “I thought it was a definite, but I’m not real sure if he wants to wait now...until the spring.” Clara Moore, Chadd’s mother, said. “He’s gone to Cincinnati right now. If he comes back and he’s a Bearcat then we know he did it. If he comes back and he’s still just Chadd than we know he didn’t commit. He went to make sure he knows that this is what he wants to do. “He’s taking his time and trying to weigh out his options.” Moore’s mother said recently her son had been interested in Maryland and Georgetown and that Mississippi had begun calling and expressing interest in the 6-2 combo guard." - Blue Chip Hoops

8/10: "Chadd's situation is a little murky right now. While Cincinnati is the undisputed leader right now, he has yet to make a campus visit. An unofficial visit was tentatively scheduled for this weekend, but I understand that it probably will not happen now. Chadd has told others close to him that he will not make a commitment until he gets to Oak Hill Academy this fall. However, this does not mean it won't happen." - AllStar Report

8/9: "Chadd Moore, a 6-1 guard from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, VA, returned home to Huntsville, Alabama, told us he is visiting Cincinnati this weekend. "I plan on going there on Saturday," Moore said. "If I like what I see I will go there." - Rivals Hoops (Chadd also said he had yet to >officially< decide)

8/9: "..expect Alabama native Chad Moore, a senior guard who will play for coach Steve Smith at Oak Hill Academy (Va.) this season, to make an announcement Friday that he will commit to Cincinnati. Moore is a 6-foot-2, 175-pound point guard who was also considering Georgetown, Auburn and Mississippi State." - School Sports

8/7: "Prep Spotlight has learned that 6’1 Point Guard Chadd Moore will make an announcement anytime now that he will ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. Moore, who is rated by Prep Spotlight as one of the top 10 Point Guards in the country, has decided to play for Bob Huggins and the Cincinnati Bearcats over Georgetown, Auburn, and Ole Miss. Moore is a quick slashing guard who can pull up and hit the deep jumper on the break. He is outstanding in the open court and can make good decisions with the ball. Moore will attend Oak Hill Academy in Virginia this year but is originally from Huntsville, AL where he was a star at Lee high school. Moore is rated by Prep Spotlight Magazine as the # 37 Player in the country. I spoke with Chadd’s mother Clara Moore, and she had this to say about his decision: Chadd seems to have made up his mind and he is going to go to Cincinnati. He really liked coach Huggins and the staff at Cincinnati. He felt that there style of play and up temp offense would be good for him. I liked coach Huggins too and I know he won’t take no stuff. I think it’s a great situation for Chad. It was his choice and I think he made a good one. I’m just happy it’s all over. It’s been a long year!" - PrepSpotlight

8/6: "Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy rising senior WG/PG Chadd Moore, who previously played for Huntsville (Ala.) Lee, COMMITTED to Cincinnati over Georgetown." - Brick O., CNN SI

8/4: "Moore likes Cincy, and they are putting the full court press on Hopkins, who I think is terrific. Moore and Hopkins could play together without question." - Bret B from KSR

8/2: "Cincy is in hot pursuit of a point guard, and both Bryan Hopkins and Chad Moore mention Cincy highly....They want to get their point guard first, and may take two guards, even if they both technically are points..." - Bullseye, AllStar Report

8/1: " I...believe Cincy is close on Chadd Moore, at least that is what he indicated to me last time I spoke to him." - RivalsHoops

7/31: "Cincy has been toying with the idea of a double point guard attack ever since early srping when rumors circulated they were looking at a package for Sean Dockery (Duke) and Dee Brown (Illinois)." - Bullseye, AllStar Report

7/30: "I have seen Chadd ranked in the 50-ish range in his class and behind great players like Felton, Roberson, Gilcrest and Ingram. But I am not sure how any of these players can be a whole lot better than Chadd Moore. The 6-1 senior from Oak Hill Academy is as fast as the wind, dribbles effortlessly through traffic, finishes on the break and distributes the ball with pin-point accuracy. He shoots well and plays great defense. His coach said Chadd is considering a number of schools but that Cincinnati is high on his list right now." - KY Sports Report

7/30: "I think that Chad Moore is a definite" - Rob Matera, AllStar Report

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7/28: "Cincinnati appears to be closing in on a commitment from 6-1 point guard Chadd Moore, an Alabama native who will play at Oak Hill Academy in the fall. Moore likely will make an unofficial visit to the UC campus after the evaluation period ends and could wrap up his recruitment then." - Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News

7/28: "Chadd played solid all week and had Cincinnati and Georgetown
watching all of his games. Moore mentioned to me that Cincinnati
leads and a commitment could be coming very soon. His team lost
their first playoff game, but he played great." - Ohio Preps

7/28: "Cincinnati is reportedly in strong position with CG Chadd Moore but might not have offered yet." - Blue Chip Hoops

7/27: With all the talk about the incredible crop of point guards in the Class of 2002, Chadd Moore's name gets passed over quite frequently these days. Moore has been a known quantity for a couple of years, so his buzz expired quite a while ago. But his play for the Southeast Raptors in their loss to Baltimore Select served as a strong reminder Ð he can play. The 6-2 PG from Alabama, who will attend Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill this fall, put on a clinic in transition, where he always seemed to make the right play. Chadd also hit a couple of big perimeter jumpshots late in the game, helping to nullify his reputation for being a driver first, second and third.
And Cincinnati appears to be in the driver's seat. You almost can consider him a – gasp! – lock for Bob Huggins' program. Here's the transcript of our interview with Moore:

Us: So Chad, what schools are on your final list.
Moore: Cincinnati.
Us: Really....just Cincinnati?
Moore: Yeah, I'm going to commit there next week. It's the best place for me. They like to run up and down and I can play early.

Crazier things than a sudden change of heart have occurred in recruiting, but at the very least the Bearcats have to feel pretty good about their chances." - PrepStars

7/25: "Chadd Moore is a pretty player. That can be good and that can be bad. The 6-2 PG/WG headed next year for Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill is still on the thin side and seems to prefer the three-pointer to the penetrate and pitch. It's not that he's a bad passer; it's more a mentality thing. That's going to have to change on the next level. Moore, originally form Huntsville, Ala., and the key cog in the Southeast Raptors' backcourt, is pretty much down to Florida, Auburn and Mississippi State" - PrepStars

7/24: "(Andy Kennedy's) first big assignment will be the same one that Wilson would have had, if he'd taken the job at Cincinnati. We're talking about getting 6'2 Chadd Moore from Huntsville (Lee) AL, who currently is ranked #19 nationally by the HOOP SCOOP and is the highest ranked point guard still available. If you will recall, Moore was a near lock for Auburn. However, that fell through recently and, as a result, Huggins, who needs a good point guard in a big way, was visible in the stands more often than not whenever Moore played during the first evaluation period this summer." - HoopScoop

7/14: "Auburn has been the heavy favorite for 6'1 Chadd Moore from Huntsville (Lee) AL for almost a year now, but it looks like the Tigers are suddenly out of the picture and, as a result, Georgia, Cincinnati and Georgetown are all making a strong push. The smart money might be on Cincinnati. Remember, when Bearcats head coach Bobby Huggins, who made sure he watched all of Moore's games when he was at both the adidas ABDC Camp and the Three Stripes Classic at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, focuses on a particular player, he has a history of getting his man." - HoopScoop (4 to 5)

7/11: "Moore has played on one of low-profile teams at ABCD. He wasn't included in all the point guard battles, and his club didn't have the super-athletic wing to draw lots of attention from fans. But Moore has played OK; the slender guard has shown very good passing skills and the ability to score when necessary." - PrepStars

7/10/01: "Oak Hill Academy (Va.) point guard Chadd Moore has crossed Florida and Indiana — two of his favorites — off his list. Now the former Huntsville Lee High (Ala.) standout has a new group of schools, headed by Georgetown and CINCINNATI. “It really doesn’t matter to me that guys are committing to those schools,” said Moore. “I’m still going to go big-time D-I.” Moore won’t speed up his decision process. He PLANS TO VISIT Georgetown and CINCINNATI and then make a decision sometime in September." - School Sports

Excellent Profile from Peegs.
http://www.peegs.com/juniors.html#Moore

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http://www.sportscensus.com/chaddmoore.html

6/30: listed as the 44th best player in the country. - PrepStars

6/27: "Indiana isn't going to get 6'1 Jr Chadd Moore from Huntsville (Lee) AL, despite the Moore family's strong ties with IU head coach Mike Davis. Instead, Auburn appears to be the heavy favorite and the word we get is that nothing has happened yet to make him change our mind. ... Speaking of Auburn, the word on the street is that Tigers assistant coach Mike Wilson, who is widely regarded as one of the top five recruiters in the business, was offered a similar position at the University of Cincinnati earlier this week. However, it appears that Wilson has decided to stay put. This is important, because it solidifies the Moore situation even further. " - HoopScoop

6/25: "Chadd Moore is a pretty player. That can be good and that can be bad. The 6-2 PG/WG headed next year for Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill is still on the thin side and seems to prefer the three-pointer to the penetrate and pitch. It's not that he's a bad passer; it's more a mentality thing. That's going to have to change on the next level. Moore, originally form Huntsville, Ala., and the key cog in the Southeast Raptors' backcourt, is pretty much down to Florida, Auburn and Mississippi State." - PrepStars

6/22: Listed as the 8th best PG in his class.

5/30: "The 6-2 PG from Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill -- at least that's where he's set to go next year -- is smooth if small. But he's wiry and strong. He attacks the hoop, finishes layups, and hits the open three. Next year should be good for him in terms of weight training and skill development -- because the tools are definitely there." - PrepStars

5/29: "Scored in spurts at the T.O.C. and wasn't as effective at the offensive end as he could have been. Having said that, his ball handling skills are solid, he did show a nice touch from beyond the arc a handful of times in the two games I witnessed, and defensively he does a good job of staying in front of his man. Chadd continues to look like more of a combo-guard than a true point. He averaged 16.0 points over a four-game span." - AllStar Report

5/3/01: Listed as the 18th best player in his class, 6th best PG. (Jarrett Jack is 34th overall) - PrepStars

4/25/01: "Our guess is that Auburn will get 6'1 Jr Chadd Moore from Huntsville (Lee) AL, who ranks among the top 10 juniors nationally." - Hoop Scoop

April 01: Listed as one of the best 15 players in his class. - HoopScoop

10/24/00: "Moore is a pure point guard that is capable of scoring big point totals on occasions. His long arms aid in pesky defense and finishing plays near the rim. His shot from the perimeter is known to be streaky, but dangerous. He hands out assists, protects the ball and makes heady plays. Moore's quickness is on par with most of the top guards in the class. His pull-up jumper off the dribble has been a good weapon in his arsenal when he utilizes it." - High Major Hoops

July 2000: Listed as the 18th best player at the Nike Camp as a rising junior. (Jason Maxiell was 20th) - HoopScoop

July 1999: Listed as the 16th best player at the Nike Camp as a 6 ft tall rising soph. (Darius Miles of the NBA was 17th) - HoopScoop