Yolanda Moore

Yolanda Moore (born July 1, 1974) is a former American 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
Regular season
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1997†
| style="text-align:left;"|Houston
| 13 || 0 || 7.2 || .250 || — || .500 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 1.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1998†
| style="text-align:left;"|Houston
| 30 || 4 || 17.8 || .451 || .500 || .805 || 2.9 || 0.3 || 0.9 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1999
| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
| 23 || 0 || 5.0 || .476 || .000 || .500 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 1.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Career
| style="text-align:left;"|3 years, 2 teams
| 66 || 4 || 11.2 || .420 || .333 || .692 || 1.7 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 2.1
Playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1997†
| style="text-align:left;"|Houston
| 1 || 0 || 3.0 || — || — || — || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 ||0.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1998†
| style="text-align:left;"|Houston
| 5 || 0 || 12.2 || .667 || — || .333 || 1.8 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Career
| style="text-align:left;"|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
College
References
External links
Southeastern Louisiana Athletics - Staff Directory
1974 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
Alcorn State University alumni
American motivational speakers
Women motivational speakers
Basketball coaches from Mississippi
Basketball players from Mississippi
Guards (basketball)
High school basketball coaches in the United States
Houston Comets players
Junior college women's basketball coaches in the United States
Mississippi State University alumni
People from Port Gibson, Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball players
Orlando Miracle players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball coaches
Clark Atlanta Panthers