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2024-2025 Men's Basketball Roster

Nick Sutton
Hannah Vernon Photography
Hannah Vernon Photography
Nick Sutton
Nick Sutton
Nick Sutton
Nick Sutton
Hannah Vernon Photography
Hannah Vernon Photography
Nick Sutton

5 Brian Moore Jr.

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Harlem, N.Y.
  • Last School Kingston HS

Biography

2024-25 (Senior Year)
Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for the fall semester, as well as MEAC All-Academic Team … Won the Lou Henson Award, recognizing the top mid-major player in college basketball … First NSU player to win Lou Henson Award since Kyle O’Quinn achieved the feat in 2012 … 2025 MEAC Newcomer of the Year …All-MEAC First Team selection … Named to NABC All-District Second Team and BOXTOROW HBCU All-America First Team … Averaged 18.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 230-of-422 (54.5 percent) from the floor, 28-of-71 (39.4 percent) from behind the arc, and 145-of-178 (81.5 percent) at the free throw line … Ranked second in the MEAC in scoring average, second in field goal percentage, second in assist-to-turnover ratio, fifth in steal average (1.3), sixth in free throw percentage, and seventh in assist average .. Only guard in the nation to average 18+ points per game while shooting at least 54.0 percent from the field (min. 20 games played) … Scored career-high 33 points in an upset victory at High Point (12/29), adding six assists and five rebounds while shooting 13-of-21 from the field and 7-of-7 at the free throw line … Recorded 26 points against Virginia Lynchburg (11/6) on a historically efficient shooting night, going 9-of-10 from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 from behind the arc … Recorded first career 30+ point game against William & Mary (11/12), recording 31 points and six rebounds against the Tribe …Posted 30 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in a home win over Howard (1/25), shooting 8-of-8 from the free throw line … Scored 27 points against South Carolina State (2/1) … Recorded a career-high four blocks to go with 22 points and seven rebounds against Maryland Eastern Shore (1/4) … Shot a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor in a 19-point performance against Coppin State.

At Murray State (Junior Year - 2023-24)
Played in 26 games, making 12 starts … Averaged 9.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game …Scored in double figures on 13 occasions … Scored season-high 20 points off the bench against UIC … Posted 18 points against App State, shooting 6-of-8 from the floor … Reached the 1500-point mark in his career … Tallied 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a conference-opening win over Bradley … Went 7-of-7 from the free throw line vs. Western Kentucky and finished with 13 points
 
At Murray State (Sophomore Year - 2022-23)
Played in 31 games, starting the final 12 games of the season … Averaged 8.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game … Scored 11.4 points per game in final 12 games, shooting 45.5 percent from the field (56-of-123), 50.0 percent from the 3-point line (10-of-20), and 84.4 percent from the free throw line … Ranked sixth in MVC from the free throw line (82.1 percent) … Scored first of 11 double-figure games with 10 points against MTSU … Tallied career-high 25 points against Belmont, shooting 10-of-14 from the floor to earn MVC Player of the Night honors for the second time … Tallied 21 points against UIC with five rebounds and three assists.
 
At Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (Freshman Year - 2021-22)
NJCAA D-I All-American … Averaged 21.3 points and 5.2 assists per game, shooting 240-of-463 (51.8 percent) from the floor … Scored in double-figures on 28 occasions … Recorded 37 points against Seminole State, the second-best scoring game in school history … Became sixth player in program history to break the 1,000-point mark.
 
High School
Finished as the fourth-leading scorer in Kingston High School boys basketball history with 1,227 points … Held offer from Howard, before attending Believe Prep Academy … Made all-tournament team in the Big Shots Prep National … Scored 37 points, including 10 3-pointers at the Skill Fcatory World Prep Invitational … Scored back-to-back 40-point games as a junior at Kingston.
 
Personal
Born on Nov. 24, 2021 … Son of Samantha Cheesman … Has three sisters: Brianna, Chelsea, and Riley.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Points 33, at High Point (12-29-24)
FG Made 13, at High Point (12-29-24)
FG Att. 21, at High Point (12-29-24)
3 Pt. FG Made 6, vs. Virginia Lynchburg (11-6-24)
3 Pt. FG Att. 6, vs. Virginia Lynchburg (11-6-24)
FT Made 12, at N.C. Central (3-3-25)
FT Att. 13, at N.C. Central (3-3-25)
Rebounds 10, vs. Grambling State (12-20-24)
Assists 8, vs. Midway (11-6-23) *
Steals 4 (3x), last: at Delaware State (1-6-25)
Blocks 4, vs. UMES (1-4-25)
Minutes 42, at N.C. Central (3-3-25)

Moore's Career Statistics
YEAR GP-GS FGM-A PCT 3PM-A PCT FTM-A PCT REB/AVG AST/AVG BLK/AVG STL/AVG PTS/AVG
2022-23* 31-14 87-189 .460 12-32 .375 69-84 .821 54/1.7 48/1.5 6/0.2 23/0.7 255/8.2
2023-24* 26-12 94-202 .465 5-26 .192 45-57 .789 42/1.6 238/9.2 1/0.0 34/1.3 238/9.2
2024-25 35-35 230-422 .545 28-71 .394 145-178 .815 129/3.7 105/3.0 9/0.3 45/1.3 633/18.1
Totals 92-61 411-813 .506 45-129 .349 259-319 .812 225/2.5 193/2.1 16/0.2 102/1.1 1,126/12.2

* at Murray State

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