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Detroit Pistons | #14 | Guard

Wendell

Moore Jr.

PPG

5.2

RPG

3.5

APG

1.2

PIE

11.5

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

215lb (98kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

September 18, 2001

DRAFT

2022 R1 Pick 26

EXPERIENCE

2 Years

6'5" | 215lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2022 R1 Pick 26

BIRTHDATE

September 18, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

EXPERIENCE

2 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 (Minnesota): Appeared in 25 games (zero starts) for the Minnesota Timberwolves and averaged 0.7 points in 3.0 minutes per game...Across 16 games with the Iowa Wolves in the G League, averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists with 1.9 steals on .357 FG%...Reached 20 points six times in the G League season with a season-high 23 points twice...Recorded a 15-point, 14-rebound double-double against Sioux Falls on Nov. 26...Swiped a season-high five steals on Feb. 23 against Rio Grande and collected at least three steals six times...Playoffs: Appeared in six games for the Timberwolves in their Western Conference Finals run, averaging 1.2 points in 3.1 minutes per appearance.

BEFORE NBA

Won the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year award in final season at Duke...Two-time selection to the All-ACC Academic Team...earned All-ACC Defensive Team honors in 2021-22...Averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 88 games (68 starts) for the Blue Devils...2021-22 (Junior): Averaged collegiate career highs of 13.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting .500 FG% and .413 3PT% en route to being named the top small forward in the country...Named to the Preseason All-ACC Second Team and the Wooden Award midseason watch list while earning Second Team All-ACC Honors...One of two players nationally -- and the only power conference player -- to shoot .500+ from the floor and .400+ from behind the arc with 5.0+ rebounds and 4.0+ assists per game...Ranked fourth in the ACC in assists, third in assist/turnover ratio (+2.26) and 15th in steals (1.41 per game)...Posted fifth triple-double in program history against Army (11/12), recording 19 points, 10 boards and 10 assists...Helped lead Duke to a win over No. 1 Gonzaga (11/26) with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 7-of-10 from the free throw line, six rebounds, six assists and six steals...Helped Duke win West Regional with 14 points on 5-of-10 from the field in Elite Eight vs. Arkansas (3/26) before falling to North Carolina in the Final Four (4/2)...2020-21 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 24 games for Duke and averaged 9.7 points on .417 FG%...Led the Blue Devils to a win over Boston College (1/6), scoring a game-high 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with four rebounds...Notched his first double-double of the season in the home game against Notre Dame (2/9), going for 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting with 10 boards...All-ACC Academic Team for the second straight season...2019-20 (Freshman): Averaged 7.4 points with 4.2 rebounds in 25 games...Erupted for a career-high 25 points at Wake Forest (2/25), going 5-of-8 from the field and 15-of-16 from the foul line -- the 15 made free throws setting a Duke freshman single-game record, which also saw him establish a Duke freshman single-game record for fewest field goal attempts (eight) in a 20-point game...Became the first Blue Devil to make 15 or more free throws since Grayson Allen (3/17/16)...Made one of the plays of the year nationally with a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer in overtime as Duke beat North Carolina, 98-96 (2/8).

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Wendell Horace Moore Jr….Born September 18, 2001 in Richmond, Va….Son of Wendell and Marie Moore…His father played basketball at Christopher Newport University…Prior to the 2020-21 season, was named one of 11 players nationally to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Player Development Coalition, a diverse collection of Division I men’s basketball student-athletes that will provide valuable perspective and feedback on college basketball issues…Majored at Duke in Visual and Media Studies.