Christian Moody

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.

Christian Moody
Personal information
Born (1983-12-28) December 28, 1983
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolT. C. Roberson
(Asheville, North Carolina)
CollegeKansas (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2008–2008
PositionPower forward
Career history
2008Lakeside Lightning
Career highlights and awards

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.[1]

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.[2] On December 9, 2004, he recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 93–74 win over TCU.[1][4] He had a career-high 11 points twice during the season.[1][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.[2] 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.[8] 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.[1][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.[9][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.[1] 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. [12]

References
  1. "Christian Moody". kuathletics.com. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020.
  2. "Christian Moody College Stats". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020.
  3. "KU Men's Basketball 2004 Media Guide". kuathletics.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. "Visiting coach gets big hand". ESPN.com. December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020.
  5. "Christian Moody 2004–05 Game Log". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. Hummels, Jill (December 3, 2005). "Kansas defeats Western Illinois, 86-57". kusports.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Senior Christian Moody also had a career night with 12 points...
  7. "Postgame Notes: Kansas' Win Over Colorado". kuathletics.com. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Senior forward Christian Moody's 18 points marked a career high, surpassing his previous best of 12.
  8. "Christian Moody 2005–06 Game Log". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  9. "Moody to Compete for AIA Against International Competition". kuathletics.com. June 27, 2006. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020.
  10. "Five Jayhawks Highlight Big 12 Academic Teams". kuathletics.com. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Christian Moody is on the first team for the third straight year.
  11. "Ex-Jayhawk Moody on winning team". kusports.com. July 17, 2006. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020.
  12. Bedore, Gary (July 19, 2006). "Little brother joins Moody on U.S. team". kusports.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020.
  13. "2008 SBL Squad". lakeside.asn.au. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
  14. "2008 MSBL stats" (PDF). SBL.asn.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2020.
  15. "State Basketball League 2008 Awards" (PDF). SBL.asn.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2020.
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