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Wendell Moore Jr.
Moore with Duke in 2019
Virtus Bologna
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2001-09-18) September 18, 2001 (age 24)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCox Mill
(Concord, North Carolina)
CollegeDuke (2019–2022)
NBA draft2022: 1st round, 26th overall pick
Drafted byDallas Mavericks
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2024Minnesota Timberwolves
2022–2024→Iowa Wolves
2024–2025Detroit Pistons
2025Charlotte Hornets
2025→Greensboro Swarm
2025Maine Celtics
2025–2026Detroit Pistons
2025–2026→Motor City Cruise
2026–presentVirtus Bologna
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 ArgentinaTeam
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 ArgentinaTeam

Wendell Horace Moore Jr. (/wɛnˈdɛl/ wen-DEL;[1] born September 18, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

High school career

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Moore attended Cox Mill High School in Concord, North Carolina. As a freshman in 2015–16, he started in all 29 games played and averaged 17.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals to help his team to a 22–8 record and a sectional championship. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he started in all 33 games and averaged 25.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals to help his team to a 27–6 record and a 3A state title. As a junior in 2017–18, he became the fastest player to score 1,000 career points in Cabarrus County public school history; averaged 25.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.3 steals to help his team to a 29–3 record and a second straight 3A state title.

Recruiting

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On October 8, 2018, Moore announced that he would attend Duke University and play for the Blue Devils during the 2019–20 season. Moore picked the Blue Devils over North Carolina, NC State, South Carolina and Wake Forest.[2][3][4]

College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Wendell Moore
SF		 Charlotte, NC Cox Mill (NC) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 8, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   (93)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 24    247Sports: 38    ESPN: 22
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Duke 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  • "2019 Duke Blue Devils Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

College career

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Moore scored 17 points in an 81–73 win over Georgetown in the finals of the 2K Classic.[5] He suffered a broken hand in a win against Miami (Florida) on January 4, 2020, which required surgery.[6] After missing six games, Moore returned to action on February 1 in a win against Syracuse.[7] On February 8, Moore scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds in a rivalry game against North Carolina. He hit a putback shot after a Tre Jones miss to give the Blue Devils a 98–96 win.[8] Moore scored a career-high 25 points on February 25, in a 113–101 loss to Wake Forest.[9] He averaged 7.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game as a freshman.[10] As a sophomore, Moore averaged 9.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[11] He was named to the Second Team All-ACC as a junior, as well as the All-Defensive Team.[12] On November 12, 2021, Moore recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, making him the fifth player in Blue Devils history with a triple-double.[13] On April 2, 2022, Moore was named the winner of the Julius Erving Award.[14] He declared for the 2022 NBA draft and forgoed his college eligibility on April 21.[15]

Professional career

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Minnesota Timberwolves (2022–2024)

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Moore was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 26th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, and then traded to the Houston Rockets as part of a trade involving Christian Wood, and then again to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for the 29th overall pick TyTy Washington Jr. and two future second-round picks.[16]

Detroit Pistons (2024–2025)

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On July 6, 2024, Moore was traded to the Detroit Pistons alongside the 37th overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft in exchange for the 53rd pick in the draft and some cleared salary.[17] He made 20 appearances (one start) for Detroit during the 2024–25 NBA season, averaging 3.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists. On February 6, 2025, Moore was waived.[18]

Charlotte Hornets (2025)

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On February 15, 2025, Moore signed a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets.[19] He made 16 appearances for the Hornets, averaging 5.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists.

Maine Celtics (2025)

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Moore was a training camp participant for the Boston Celtics ahead of the 2025–26 NBA season, but was waived as part of final roster cuts on October 16, 2025.[20] He signed with the Celtics' NBA G League affiliates, the Maine Celtics, for the 2025–26 season.[21]

Second stint with Pistons (2025–2026)

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On November 10, 2025, Moore signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons.[22]

Virtus Bologna (2026–present)

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On July 28, 2026, Moore signed with Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.[23]

National team career

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In July 2018, Moore played for the United States in the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, where his team won the Cup.[24]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Minnesota 2925.3.419.118.800.6.6.3.21.4
2023–24 Minnesota 2503.0.500.000—.5.2.2.0.7
2024–25 Detroit 20110.9.460.286.9292.21.2.5.23.2
Charlotte 16017.5.474.370.6253.21.2.6.15.4
2025–26 Detroit 6010.0.571.0001.0001.0.7.3.31.7
Career 9638.2.464.246.8281.4.7.4.12.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023 Minnesota 102.1———.0.0.0.0.0
2024 Minnesota 603.1.429.250—.3.3.2.01.2
Career 702.9.429.250—.3.3.1.01.0

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Duke 251124.0.416.211.8064.21.9.9.27.4
2020–21 Duke 241827.6.417.301.8484.82.71.2.29.7
2021–22 Duke 393933.9.500.413.8055.34.41.4.213.4
Career 886829.4.459.358.8144.93.21.2.210.7

References

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  1. ↑ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide". NBA.com (Press release). October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ O'Donnell, Ricky (October 8, 2018). "Wendell Moore, 5-star recruit, commits to Duke over North Carolina". SportsNation. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gladstone, Mitchell (October 9, 2018). "Wendell Moore commits to Duke men's basketball for 2019". dukechronicle.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (October 8, 2018). "Wendell Moore commits to Duke over UNC, NC State, Wake Forest". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ Dauster, Rob (November 22, 2019). "Cassius Stanley, Wendell Moore spark come-from-behind win for No. 1 Duke over Georgetown". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ Medcalf, Myron (January 6, 2020). "Duke's Wendell Moore Jr. undergoes successful surgery on broken hand". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ Medcalf, Myron (February 1, 2020). "Duke freshman Wendell Moore Jr. (hand) to return against Syracuse". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ Cobb, David (February 8, 2020). "Duke vs. North Carolina score, takeaways: Blue Devils stun Tar Heels on Wendell Moore's buzzer-beater in OT". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Duke allows 113 points in 2OT loss to Wake Forest, tying most under Coach K". ESPN. Contributed by ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ↑ Krest, Shawn (November 23, 2020). "Coach K's Message to Wendell Moore Jr". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  11. ↑ Howe, Matt (October 29, 2021). "Duke basketball: Wendell Moore and Joey Baker preview 2021-22 season". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  12. ↑ "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ Murata, Michael (November 14, 2021). "And one: Wendell Moore Jr.'s triple-double headlines Duke's balanced performance against Army". The Chronicle. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  14. ↑ Hurewitz, Micah (April 3, 2022). "Wendell Moore Jr. named Julius Erving Award winner". The Chronicle. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Duke Blue Devils captain Wendell Moore Jr. latest to declare for 2022 NBA draft". ESPN.com. Contributed by The Associated Press. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. ↑ "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Forward Wendell Moore Jr. from the Houston Rockets". NBA. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Timberwolves Acquire a Future Draft Pick and Cash Considerations". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Pistons waive former first-round pick". yardbarker.com. February 6, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Wendell Moore Jr. To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Report: Boston Celtics cut Jalen Bridges, Kendall Brown, and Wendell Moore". celticswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Maine Celtics Announce Opening Night Roster". Maine Celtics. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Wendell Moore Jr. signs Two-Way Contract with Detroit Pistons". The NBA G League. November 11, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Virtus reinforces perimeter with Wendell Moore". euroleaguebasketball.net. July 28, 2026. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  24. ↑ "USA at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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