Duke University Athletics

CAREER

• Played three years for the Blue Devils before declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft
• Capped his Duke career with a breakout junior season that saw him win several accolades, including the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
• Was voted a team captain as a junior in leading the Blue Devils to an ACC regular-season title and the 2022 Final Four
• Was a two-time selection to the All-ACC Academic Team
• As a freshman, hit one of the memorable shots in the history of Duke-North Carolina rivalry with his tip-in at the buzzer in overtime as the Blue Devils stunned the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill on Feb. 8, 2020
• Played in 88 career games and made 68 starts
• Averaged 10.7 career points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, shot .459 from the field, .358 from three-point range and .814 from the free throw in his career
• Posted fifth triple-double in program history against Army (11/12/22), recording 19 points, 10 boards and 10 assists
• Improved his scoring, rebounding, assists, field goal percentage and three-point accuracy each season
• Declared for the NBA Draft on April 21, 2022
• Drafted by Dallas (and traded to Minnesota) in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft with the 26th overall pick – part of a record-setting 2022 NBA Draft for the Blue Devils that saw a program-best five players selected

2021-22

• Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award winner
• Second-team All-ACC
• ACC All-Defensive Team
• 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
• Averaged 13.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and a team-leading 4.4 assists
• Shot .500 from the field, .413 from three-point range and a team-best .805 at the free throw line
• One of two players nationally -- and the only power conference player -- to shoot .500+ from the floor and .400+ from behind the arc with 5.0+ rebounds and 4.0+ assists per game
• Ranked fourth in the ACC in assists, third in assist/turnover ratio (+2.26) and 15th in steals (1.41 per game)
• 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)
• Scored 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)
• Finished Duke career with 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists in Final Four vs. North Carolina (4/2)

2020-21

• 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 

2019-20

• 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)

USA BASKETBALL

• Two-time USA Basketball gold medalist for the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup
• Was teammates on both gold-medal winning teams with freshman Jeremy Roach
• In five starts for the gold medal winning USA U16 Team, averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds and racked up a team-leading 15 steals for the tournament
• Started all seven games for the American U17 squad in 2018 and posted averages of 8.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 20 steals and 18 assists
• Scored 13 points with five rebounds in the Nike Hoops Summit win over Team World on April 12, 2019 at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Five-star wing
• Ranked No. 18 in the ESPN 100 and the No. 3 small forward
• Was the top-ranked player in North Carolina
• Averaged 17.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and shot .531 from the field in the Nike EYBL circuit for Team CP3
• Averaged 25 points, 2.9 assists and 2.3 steals to help Cox Mill win its second straight 3A state title in his senior campaign
• Has won back-to-back North Carolina state finals MVP honors
• Was a 2,000-point scorer for Cox Mill HS
• Became Duke’s first Charlotte-area player since former Charlotte Christian star Seth Curry played for the Blue Devils during the 2012-13 season
• Chose Duke over in-state ACC rivals North Carolina, Wake Forest and NC State

PERSONAL

• Full name is Wendell Horace Moore Jr.
• Born September 18, 2001 in Richmond, Va.
• Son of Wendell and Marie Moore
• His father played basketball at Christopher Newport University
• Prior to the 2020-21 season, was named one of 11 players nationally to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Player Development Coalition, a diverse collection of Division I men's basketball student-athletes that will provide valuable perspective and feedback on college basketball issues
• Majored at Duke in Visual and Media Studies

(Updated July 2022)