University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

1997-98
Moved into second place on the Division II career blocked shots list with 308 and needs 109 blocks in 1998-99 to become the career all-time leader…Named to the All-PBAC Second team for the third year in a row…Selected as PBAC Player of the Week during the fifth week of the season after averaging 20.0 points, 10.0 boards, 4.0 blocks and 1.5 steals…For the season he averaged 13.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 1.8 steals a game…His 4.3 blocks a game ranked him 2^nd in the nation…Moore swatted away 129 blocks for the season, which broke his own PBAC record set his freshman year (97)…His 665 career rebounds and 8.0 rebounding average is now a PBAC/USCA record…In the Peach Belt he ranked 13^th in scoring, 3^rd in rebounding, 1^st in blocked shots and 1^st in defensive rebounds…He recorded 10 double-doubles on the season which ranked 2^nd in the PBAC and his 11 games with 10 or more rebounds ranked second…Scored a career high of 26 points at Paine College with 12 rebounds…He scored 20 or more points seven different times and 10 or more points in 21 games…Posted 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks in a victory over nationally ranked USC Spartanburg…Moore posted five or more blocks in 13 of the 30 games played…He pulled down a career high 19 boards in a home victory over Paine College…He netted a career high four 3-pointers against GC&SU on his way to scoring 21 points, grabbing 11 boards and blocking four shots…Notched 1,000 points for his career.

1996-97
Was second on the team with a 12.8 average, while being named second team All-PBAC…Selected as PBAC Player of the Week during the second week of the season…Finished tied for third in Division II with a 3.3 blocks per game average…Was third in the PBAC with a .546 field goal percentage and fourth with 7.4 rebounds per game…Moved into first place on the USCA career rebounding list with 401 and upped his career blocked shots record to 182…Was one block short of his third career triple-double vs. Clayton State (18 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks)…Scored in double figures in 22 of the 27 games played…Notched nine double-doubles…Scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds in the Homecoming game vs. Augusta State.


1995-96
Named the Peach Belt Athletic Conference Freshmen of the Year and to the NCAA Division II All- Freshmen team… Set PBAC and school records for most blocks in a season (97) and most blocks in a game (10)… Collected school records for most rebounds by a freshmen (200) and most rebounds in a game (16)… Ranked fourth in the PBAC in field goal percentage (.531), fifth in rebounding (7.7) and first in blocked shots per game (3.7)… Posted a triple double in a win at arch-rival Augusta State (22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks)… Scored a career high of 25 points in a loss to PBAC Champion Columbus State… Notched a second triple double in a win vs. Southern Wesleyan with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks… Posted five double double games (10 or more points and rebounds)… Scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds at USC- Spartanburg… Had 10 or more points 16 different times… swatted away five or more shots seven times during the season.
 
CANTERBURY HIGH/UNDER 22 LEAGUE Averaged 20 points a game in the under 22 league after high school… High School team did not record statistics so they are not available… Also, lettered in tennis while in school.
 
PERSONAL DATA  Derek William Moore was born on February 2, 1975… Son of Bill and Lorraine Moore… Has a bench press max of 245 ad a 5K time of 21:33… Is planning on majoring in Exercise Science but has not yet declared.