Yolanda Moore
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 1, 1974 Port Gibson, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Port Gibson (Port Gibson, Mississippi) |
| College | Ole Miss (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1999 / Round: Expansion / Pick: 6th |
| Selected by the Orlando Miracle | |
| Playing career | 1997–2001 |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–1998 | Houston Comets |
| 1999 | Orlando Miracle |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2008 | DeSoto Central HS (boys' asst.) |
| 2011 | Heritage Academy (girls') |
| 2013–2014 | LSU Eunice (women's) |
| 2014–2016 | Southeastern Louisiana (women's) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Yolanda Moore (born July 1, 1974) is a former American professional basketball player. She was the post game radio analyst for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007.
College playing career
Moore played basketball at University of Mississippi and was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference post player. In 2010 she was inducted into Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame. She graduated from Mississippi in 1997 with a bachelor's degree with a double major in English and radio and television.[1][2]
Pro playing career
Moore spent three years in the WNBA, a total of 66 games and 740 minutes of playing time. In 1997 and 1998 she won a WNBA Championship with the Houston Comets. In 1999 she played for the Orlando Miracle.[3]
Coaching career
Moore became assistant boys' basketball coach and honors English teacher at DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi near Memphis, Tennessee in 2007.[4] In 2011, she was girls' basketball coach at Heritage Academy in Columbus, Mississippi before being fired in December.[5]
Louisiana State University at Eunice
Moore led the Lady Bengals to a 26-3 overall record. The team ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense.[6]
Southeastern Louisiana University
In April 2014 Moore became the fifth head women's basketball coach for Southeastern Louisiana University. She continued in that role for two seasons, in which she had an 11–47 record.[7]
Personal life
Moore has four children; she had her first child while attending the University of Mississippi.[2][1] In addition to her undergraduate degree at Mississippi, Moore has a master's degree in workforce educational leadership from Alcorn State University and later enrolled at Mississippi State University to pursue a Ph.D. in instructional systems and workforce development.[1]
Head coaching record
Junior college
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Eunice Bengals (MISS-LOU Junior College Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | LSU Eunice | 26–4 | 7–2 | 1st | NJCAA Regional[8] | ||||
| Total: | 26–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Southeastern Louisiana | 7–22 | 3–15 | 12th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4–25 | 3–15 | T–12th | |||||
| Southeastern Louisiana: | 11–47 | 6–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–47 | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Yolanda Moore". LSU Eunice. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- 1 2 Robb, Sharon (April 23, 2000). "Moore Defied Odds To Win WNBA Spot". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Yolanda Moore". WNBA. Archived from the original on October 3, 2000. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, Ron (October 8, 2007). "WNBA champion sets up roots in DeSoto County". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Minchino, Adam (December 8, 2011). "Moore out as Heritage Academy coach". The Dispatch. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Where are the Lady Rebels Now: Yolanda Moore | HottyToddy.com
- ↑ "Southeastern Begins Search for New Head Women's Basketball Coach". Southeastern Louisiana University. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ↑ http://www.lsuebengals.net/schedule.aspx?schedule=40&path=wbball