Jazz sign Moore

Moore

Moore, a five-year NBA veteran has played in 154 career games, including 142 with the Detroit Pistons from 1998-2002 and has played briefly with the Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks and most recently with the New Jersey Nets. He played in four games with the Nets earlier this season, where he averaged just 0.5 points in 2.5 minutes. He had his best season with the Pistons in 2000-01 when he played in 81 games and averaged a career-high 7.9 points and 3.9 rebounds while playing 14.2 minutes per game.

He has also seen action in the CBA with the Fort Wayne Fury (1997-98 and 1998-99), played professionally in Greece (1998-99 with Papagou) and played for the Roanoke Dazzle in the NDBL. He played in 14 games with Roanoke, averaging 21.0 points (2nd in the league), 9.0 rebounds (1st) and was shooting .557 percent from the field prior to joining the Jazz.

The Orangeburg, South Carolina native, played at Blackburg High School in Gaffney, SC and attended Nebraska (1993-97), where he saw action in 114 career college games. He averaged 8.6 points and 5.8 rebounds, including career-best 11.7 points and 7.4 rebounds in 33 games as a senior.

He is expected to be in uniform for tonight’s game vs. Dallas.