Wendell Moore Jr. Is Declaring, Entering His Name Into The 2022 NBA Draft After Playing His Freshman, Sophomore, Junior Seasons At Duke
As a freshman at Duke in 2019-2020,
Wendell Moore Jr. was on All-ACC Academic Team
Played in 25 games with 11 starts, averaging 7.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists
Upped his scoring and rebounding averages in ACC play to 8.0 points and 4.6 rebounds
Finished with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 15 minutes off the bench against Colorado State (11/8)
Made his first two career starts against Cal and Georgetown as Duke won the 2K Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden
Totaled 27 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in the wins over Cal and Georgetown, including 17 points, six boards and three assists in the title game win over the Hoyas
Netted 12 points and logged five boards in his ACC debut at Virginia Tech (12/6)
Tied then-career high in rebounds (seven) and steals (four) to go along with 10 points in the win against Brown (12/28)
Contributed 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Miami (1/4)
Missed six games midseason with a hand injury
Made one of the plays of the year nationally with a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer in overtime as Duke beat North Carolina, 98-96 (2/8)
Finished the UNC win with his first career double-double, scoring 17 points with a career-high 10 rebounds on 5-of-8 shooting and 7-of-10 at the free throw line
Erupted for a career-high 25 points at Wake Forest (2/25), going 5-of-8 from the field and 15-of-16 from the foul line -- the 15 made free throws setting a Duke freshman single-game record
The Wake performance allowed him to establish a Duke freshman single-game record for fewest field goal attempts (eight) in a 20-point game
Became the first Blue Devil to make 15 or more free throws since Grayson Allen (3/17/16)
As a sophomore at Duke in 2020-2021,
Wendell Moore Jr. All-ACC Academic Team for the second straight season
Played in all 24 games for the Blue Devils and made 18 starts. including a start in each of the final 15 games
Averaged 9.7 points per game on 86-of-206 (.417) field goal shooting
Shook off a slow start to average 11.2 points over the final 19 games, after averaging just 3.8 points over the first five contests
Shot .454 (79-of-174) from the field over the season's final 19 games
Recorded 4.8 rebounds per game and ranked third on the team with 65 assists (2.7 average)
Upped his scoring and rebound averages to 10.9 and 5.2, respectively, in ACC play
Scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting while grabbing four rebounds in the season-opening win over Coppin State (11/28)
Led the Blue Devils to a win over Boston College (1/6), scoring a game-high 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with four rebounds
Contributed 15 points off the bench at Pitt (1/19) going 5-of-10 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range
Scored 11 points with three three-pointers and four rebounds in the win over Clemson (1/30)
Went 7-of-9 from the field for 18 points with six boards and three assists at Miami (2/1)
Scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting versus North Carolina (2/6), while adding five rebounds and four assists
Notched his first double-double of the season in the home game against Notre Dame (2/9), going for 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting with 10 boards
Shot 5-of-9 from the floor for 11 points and four rebounds at Wake Forest (2/17)
Dished out a career-high seven assists, brought in five rebounds and scored four points in the win over No. 7 Virginia (2/20)
Went for 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting, nine rebounds and four assists against Louisville (2/27)
Finished 9-of-19 from the floor for 20 points with eight boards, three dimes and four steals at Georgia Tech (3/2)
Scored nine points, grabbed seven boards and dished out five assists in the ACC Tournament win over Louisville (3/10)
Named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award, presented to the nation’s best small forward
Selected second-team Preseason All-ACC
Named to Naismith Trophy watch list
As a junior at Duke in 2021-2022,
Wendell Moore Jr was Second-team All-ACC
ACC All-Defensive Team
Finalist for Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
NABC second-team All-District 2
USBWA All-District III Team
Voted a team captain, along with senior Joey Baker
Preseason All-ACC Second Team
Named to Wooden Award midseason watch list
Named to Naismith Trophy midseason team
Scored 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four rebounds and three assists in season-opener versus No. 10 Kentucky (11/9)
Posted fifth triple-double in program history against Army (11/12), recording 19 points, 10 boards and 10 assists
Went for 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals against Campbell (11/13) to earn MVP honors in the Duke Veteran's Day Weekend Showcase
Netted 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and 3-of-3 from the free throw line with six boards and four assists versus Lafayette (11/19)
Nearly had a second triple-double with 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in 34 minutes against The Citadel (11/22)
Helped lead Duke to a win over No. 1 Gonzaga (11/26) with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 7-of-10 from the free throw line, six rebounds, six assists and six steals
Named ACC Player of the Week following The Citadel and Gonzaga victories
Went for 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting with eight boards and five assists at Ohio State (11/30)
Finished 8-of-11, including 4-of-4 from three-point range, for 21 points, five rebounds and six assists versus App State (12/16)
Shot 5-of-9 from the floor for 12 points, three boards and five dimes in 25 minutes against Elon (12/18)
Opened ACC play with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists in win over Virginia Tech (12/22)
Recorded 12-point, 12-rebound double-double with seven assists against Miami (1/8)
Had seven points, five rebounds, six dimes and three steals with no turnovers in 39 minutes at Wake Forest (1/12)
Totaled 15 points, six rebounds and eight assists against Syracuse (1/22)
Dished out five assists to go with 10 points and four boards at Louisville (1/29)
Shot 5-of-6 from the floor for 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists at North Carolina (2/5)
Netted 16 points with six boards and five dimes in home win over Wake Forest (2/15)
Posted another 16-point stat line, adding five rebounds and seven assists, against Florida State (2/19)
Opened ACC Tournament with career-high 26 points and eight assists in quarterfinal win over Syracuse (3/10)
Shot 6-of-12 for 17 points and six rebounds in ACC Tournament semifinals versus Miami (3/11)
Named first-team ACC All-Tournament
Went for 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting with six rebounds and six assists in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/18)
Sored 15 points, grabbed four boards and dished out four dimes in NCAA Round of 32 win over Michigan State (3/20)
Netted 12 points with four rebounds in Sweet 16 against Texas Tech (3/24)
Helped Duke win West Regional with 14 points on 5-of-10 from the field in Elite Eight vs. Arkansas (3/26)
“according to his biography on goduke.com”
Though Wendell Moore Jr.’s Freshman, Sophomore, Junior seasons would be his only seasons at Duke because Wendell Moore Jr. is declaring, entering his name into the 2022 NBA Draft.
Mike Krzyzewski who retired as Duke’s Head Coach after 42 seasons had this to say about Wendell Moore Jr.!
I could not be more proud of the player and person that Wendell has become,"He is everything that is good about our game of college basketball. To see him grow and improve over these last three years has been special and I'm so happy for Wendell and his family to have this moment. He was our co-captain, one of the best all-around players in the nation and a huge part of our success. He was there for us every minute. He led us in assists, led us in minutes, was one of our best shooters and was there in clutch moments. He will be an immediate asset to an NBA team."
Wendell Moore Jr. had this to say about declaring, entering his name in the 2022 NBA Draft after his Freshman, Sophomore, Junior seasons at Duke!
Words cannot express the honor and privilege it is to wear this Duke jersey alongside some of the greatest names in the history of college basketball," said Moore. "As I announce my intention to enter the 2022 NBA Draft, I can only hope that I've done The Brotherhood proud. I've grown so much over the last three years – experienced highs and lows that will shape me for the rest of my life. It has truly been an honor to be a Blue Devil, and although I will miss those moments with my teammates, I will cherish them forever."
”according to an article on goduke.com”