Matthew Moore '22 Recruiting Profile

My parents have taught me to always honor authority.  Regardless if it is another parent, pastor, coach or policeman.  This has translated to the basketball court.  If a coach asks me to take a charge, because the player I am matched up to is overly aggressive, then I prepare myself mentally for the right opportunity for the charge.  If the coach asks me to set a down screen for a back door pass to another player and then turn and block out a big that is 50 pounds heavier than me, then I get my hip into him and keep him off the glass in case our cutter misses the layup / dunk for an offensive rebound opportunity.   If my coach tells me to push my man to his off hand (usually left hand) to push him into a trap right after he crosses half court, then I communicate this to my teammate and we set the trap.  If my coach tells me their best offensive player has 2 fouls in the first 10 minutes and to go right at him for his 3rd, so he will have to sit and we will have a better opportunity to go on a run, then that is what I do immediately.  What makes me different from most point guards is I don't turn the ball over.  So many games are lost with a sloppy point guard.  Turnovers mean you never got a field goal attempt.  Secondly, I believe my court IQ is very high.  Making the right pass, talking to my teammates on the floor, etc.  If our 3 just hit two threes in a row, I tell him we don't need a heat check, because mathematically I know the probability of him hitting another one is very low.  So, he might need to pump fake and get into the paint.  Or our big just had a block and has not touched the ball offensively the last 4 trips, so we run a high pick and roll, make them switch so he has a small for some easy eating down low on the block.  Basketball is like a beautiful song, you have to know when to speed up the tempo or slow it down, pace is very important.  Lastly, if I am a backup PG, I can assure you I will make the starter 10 times better than he is by the end of training camp before the season starts.  I am here to win, if we don't compete at the highest level then why play.  Academically I have no choice but to succeed.  My parents have a simple rule.  You fail out of school, you are one and done.  My Dad is a huge NBA fan, had NBA league pass to watch late games last year, so he speaks like this "one and done".  There is no second chance, your coming home, period.