Nic Moore

Nic Moore (born July 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player. Moore played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. He was named American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. Moore previously competed for the Illinois State Redbirds.

In his sophomore season, Moore posted averages of 13.6 points, 4.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 32.2 minutes per game. Moore scored in double figures in 30 of the Mustangs' 37 games. In the quarterfinals of the 2014 National Invitation Tournament, he hit a 3-pointer to in the closing seconds to help SMU to a 67–65 win over California.

As a junior, Moore led SMU in scoring (14.2 points per game) and assists (5.2 per game) in 34.5 minutes per game. He shot 42.2 percent from the floor and 40.8 percent on 3-pointers. Moore, who called being coached by Larry Brown stressful, improved his hot-headedness and won praised for having a quick hand. "He [Brown] showed me the ropes of the game," Moore said. "I thought I knew it, but he slowed my game down and made me think like a point guard and how to be a leader."

On February 1, 2016, he was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.

Professional career On July 8, 2016, Moore signed with Italian club New Basket Brindisi for the 2016–17 season.

On July 6, 2017, Moore signed with the French team Nanterre 92 for the 2017–18 season. On November 7, 2017, he left Nanterre and returned to New Basket Brindisi. He averaged 13 points per game with the club. Moore signed with Virtus Roma on June 29, 2018.

On March 1, 2021, he joined S.L. Benfica of the LPB in Portugal.

On July 28, 2021, he has signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

On November 4, 2021, he has signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B.

International career Moore competed on behalf of the United States in the 2015 World University Games, playing with mainly Kansas Jayhawks players. He averaged 6.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Moore started all eight games for Team USA and helped the team go 8-0 and win a gold medal.