Hall of Fame
JIMMY MOORE
Hometown: Leakesville, Miss.
Sport: Men's Basketball
Years: 1972-75
One of the best all-around talents in school history, Jimmy Moore finished his Aggie career with 1,164 points and 652 rebounds and still ranks 24th all-time in school history in scoring and 16th all-time in rebounding. During his career, Moore recorded 30 consecutive double-figure scoring games and had 29 career double-doubles, which still ranks seventh all-time at Utah State. Moore also had 28 career double-figure rebounding games to rank 10th all-time in school history. During his senior season, Moore scored 520 points (19.3 ppg), which currently ranks 42nd all-time at USU. As a senior, Moore scored a career-high 40 points against Wyoming as he made the fourth-most field goals in a single-game in school history with 19. Moore also had two career 20-rebound games during his junior season. Moore led the team in rebounding as both a junior and senior with 9.3 and 9.1 rebounds per game, respectively, and averaged 8.3 rebounds per game during his career, which ranks tied for 11th all-time in school history. Moore finished his career shooting 52.3 percent from the field (508-971) and 76.7 percent at the free throw line (148-193). Following his senior season at Utah State, Moore was selected to play in the East/West All-Star Game and chosen in a national vote to play in the Pizza Hut All-Star Game. Following his collegiate career, Moore spent two years in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics and 10 years playing oversees before returning to Utah State as an assistant basketball coach for Rod Tueller in 1987. Moore then spent four seasons (1989-92) on Kohn Smith's staff before beginning his administrative career at USU. In 2005, Moore was one of 16 Aggie greats named to USU's All-Century basketball team.
