Johnny Moates

Johnny Moates

Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school	Benedictine (Richmond, Virginia)
College	Richmond (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967 / Round: 13 / Pick: 138th overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Position	Point guard
Career highlights and awards
SoCon Player of the Year (1967) All-SoCon Tournament Team (1967) 2× First Team All-Conference (1966–67) 2× First Team All-State (1966–67) Univ. of Richmond Hall of Fame (2011)

Johnny Moates is an American former basketball player best known for his collegiate career at the University of Richmond between 1964–65 and 1966–67. A native of Richmond, Virginia, the 6'1" point guard played for the Spiders for three seasons, the last two of which he was a First Team All-Southern Conference selection. In his senior season of 1966–67, Moates averaged 25.0 points per game to lead the conference in scoring and was subsequently named the Southern Conference Player of the Year.

In the 1967 NBA Draft, the Cincinnati Royals selected him in the third round (138th overall) but he never played in a game in the league.

Moates became a businessman in his later life and now runs his own company in Richmond.

References

1. "1967 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
2. Conroy, Pat (September 30, 2002). "My Losing Season". Sports Illustrated. CNN. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
3. "Spider Sports". The Alumni Magazine. University of Richmond. 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
4. "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Richmond Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Richmond. 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.