Yolanda Moore

Yolanda Moore

Personal information
Born	(1974-07-01) July 1, 1974 Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S.
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)
WNBA draft	1999: Expansion round, 6th
Selected by the Orlando Miracle
Playing career	1997–2001
Position	Guard
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
2013–2014	LSU Eunice
2014–2016	Southeastern Louisiana
2017–2019	Clark Atlanta
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA champion (1997, 1998) 2× First-team All-SEC
Stats at Basketball Reference

Yolanda Moore (born July 1, 1974) is an American former 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.

WNBA

Moore played her first two years in the WNBA with the Houston Comets. Her debut game was played on July 9, 1997 in a 64 - 69 loss to the Phoenix Mercury where she recorded 2 points and 1 rebound. She only played in 13 of the Comets' 28 games of the season as the team finished 18 - 10. She did compete in the Comets' WNBA Finals game against the New York Liberty and won a championship ring.

The 1998 season saw an improvement for Moore and the Comets as a whole. Moore had increased productivity across the board going from 7.2 mpg to 17.8 mpg, 1.2 ppg to 3.3 ppg and 1 rpg to 2.9 rpg. The Comets finished with a 27 - 3 record and again won the WNBA Finals, defeating the Phoenix Mercury in a best-of-three series.

On April 6, 1999, Moore was drafted by the Orlando Miracle in the Expansion Draft. In Moore's first game with the Miracle on June 10, 1999, she conveniently lost to the Comets (her previous team) 63 - 77 while recording 2 points and 1 rebound. The Miracle finished 15 - 17 and Moore missed the playoffs for the first time in her career.

After the 1999 season, Moore was drafted by the Miami Sol in another Expansion Draft that took place on December 15, 1999. However, Moore never played a game for the Sol and her final WNBA game ever was her final game with the Miracle. That game took place on August 18, 1999 where the Miracle defeated the Detroit Shock 93 - 81 with Moore recording 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Moore finished her WNBA career as a 2-time champion, playing a total of 66 games and averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebound per game.

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. In 2011, she was girls' basketball coach at Heritage Academy in Columbus, Mississippi before being fired in December.

Louisiana State University at Eunice

Moore led the Lady Bengals to a 26-3 overall record. The team ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense.

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.

Personal life

Moore has four children; she had her first child while attending the University of Mississippi. 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.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997†	Houston	13	0	7.2	.250	—	.500	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.2
1998†	Houston	30	4	17.8	.451	.500	.805	2.9	0.3	0.9	0.0	0.7	3.3
1999	Orlando	23	0	5.0	.476	.000	.500	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.1
Career	3 years, 2 teams	66	4	11.2	.420	.333	.692	1.7	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.6	2.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997†	Houston	1	0	3.0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998†	Houston	5	0	12.2	.667	—	.333	1.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.2	4.2
Career	2 years, 1 team	6	0	10.7	.667	—	.333	1.5	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.2	3.5

Head coaching record

Junior college

Statistics overview

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
Total:		26–4
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

College

Statistics overview

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

External links

• Southeastern Louisiana Athletics - Staff Directory