Christian Moody Explained

Christian Moody
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:220
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1983 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.
High School:T. C. Roberson
(Asheville, North Carolina)
College:Kansas (2002–2006)
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2008
Career End:2008
Years1:2008
Team1:Lakeside Lightning
Highlights:

Mark Christian Daniel Moody (born December 28, 1983) is an American former basketball player who played four seasons of college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and one season in Australia for the Lakeside Lightning of the State Basketball League (SBL). In 2006, he was a member of the Athletes in Action USA team that won the William Jones Cup.

High school career

Moody attended T. C. Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina, where he played for the school's basketball team. As a senior in 2001–02, he led Roberson to a 27–5 record and a berth in the Class 3A state tournament semifinals. For the season, he averaged 23.1 points and 9.3 rebounds and was a nominee for North Carolina's Mr. Basketball Award.[1] An excellent student in high school, Moody scored a 1390 on his SAT and had a 4.65 weighted GPA.

College career

Moody played sparingly for the Kansas Jayhawks over his first two seasons, averaging 2.3 minutes per game as a freshman and 7.0 minutes per game as a sophomore.[2] [3]

As a junior in 2004–05, Moody averaged career highs across the board, with 5.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 22.6 minutes per game. He started in 25 of the 27 games he appeared in. On December 9, 2004, he recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 93–74 win over TCU.[4] He had a career-high 11 points twice during the season.[5]

As a senior in 2005–06, Moody averaged 3.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game, with nine starts in 31 appearances. On December 3, 2005, he scored a career-high 12 points in an 86–57 win over Western Illinois.[6] On January 11, 2006, he set a new career high with 18 points in a 75–63 win over Colorado.[7] [8] The Jayhawks were champions of the 2006 Big 12 tournament, with Moody seeing six minutes in the semifinal win over Nebraska. They went on to lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Bradley.

Moody graduated from Kansas in May 2006 with a degree in Human Biology/Pre-Med and was the recipient of the Dr. Prentice Gautt Post-Graduate Scholarship from the Big 12 Conference.[9] He was named first-team Academic All-Big 12 as a sophomore, junior and senior.[10]

Professional career

In July 2006, Moody was a member of the Athletes in Action USA team that won the William Jones Cup in Taiwan.[11] He averaged 6.7 points and 6.0 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game.[12]

In 2008, Moody played in Australia for the Lakeside Lightning of the State Basketball League (SBL).[13] In 25 games, he averaged 25.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks in 40 minutes per game.[14] He subsequently earned SBL All Star Third Team honors.[15]

Personal

Moody is the son of Mark and Mary Moody. His younger brother Patrick played college basketball for UNC. He has a son named William who is an up and coming basketball young star. He currently lives in Greenville, SC where he works as a surgeon.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christian Moody. kuathletics.com. June 18, 2013 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601063428/https://kuathletics.com/roster/christian-moody/. June 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Christian Moody College Stats. sports-reference.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601063913/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/christian-moody-1.html. June 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: KU Men's Basketball 2004 Media Guide. kuathletics.com. February 21, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120110064018/http://www.kuathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide. January 10, 2012.
  4. Web site: Visiting coach gets big hand. ESPN.com. December 9, 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601065101/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=243442305. June 1, 2020.
  5. Web site: Christian Moody 2004–05 Game Log. ESPN.com. live. https://archive.today/20200601065318/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/10926/type/mens-college-basketball/year/2005. June 1, 2020. June 1, 2020.
  6. Web site: Hummels. Jill. Kansas defeats Western Illinois, 86-57. kusports.com. December 3, 2005. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601070125/http://www2.kusports.com/news/2005/dec/03/kansas_defeats_western/. June 1, 2020. Senior Christian Moody also had a career night with 12 points....
  7. Web site: Postgame Notes: Kansas' Win Over Colorado. kuathletics.com. January 11, 2006. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601070605/https://kuathletics.com/011206aac-336/. June 1, 2020. Senior forward Christian Moody's 18 points marked a career high, surpassing his previous best of 12..
  8. Web site: Christian Moody 2005–06 Game Log. ESPN.com. live. https://archive.today/20200601070738/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/10926/type/mens-college-basketball/year/2006. June 1, 2020. June 1, 2020.
  9. Web site: Moody to Compete for AIA Against International Competition. kuathletics.com. June 27, 2006. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219095133/https://kuathletics.com/062706aaa-82/. February 19, 2020.
  10. Web site: Five Jayhawks Highlight Big 12 Academic Teams. kuathletics.com. March 1, 2006. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601080910/https://kuathletics.com/030106aaa-890/. June 1, 2020. Christian Moody is on the first team for the third straight year..
  11. Web site: Ex-Jayhawk Moody on winning team. kusports.com. July 17, 2006. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601073859/http://m.kusports.com/news/2006/jul/17/exjayhawk_moody_winning_team/?templates=mobile. June 1, 2020.
  12. Web site: Bedore. Gary. Little brother joins Moody on U.S. team. kusports.com. July 19, 2006. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601073253/http://www2.kusports.com/news/2006/jul/19/little_brother_joins_moody_us_team/. June 1, 2020.
  13. Web site: 2008 SBL Squad. lakeside.asn.au. dead. https://archive.today/20120713192613/http://lakeside.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=95. July 13, 2012.
  14. Web site: 2008 MSBL stats. SBL.asn.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414083849/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/2008-MSBL-stats.pdf. April 14, 2020.
  15. Web site: State Basketball League 2008 Awards. SBL.asn.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414083946/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/2008-SBL-awards.pdf. April 14, 2020.