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GENERAL: True point guard with great vision...Slippery ball handler, terrific passer and outstanding defender... Takes care of the basketball...Possesses tremendous composure and courage...Plays game at full throttle, excelling in transition...Has range beyond 3-point arc...Sees the floor extremely well and gets his teammates involved...Game savvy and court awareness make him one of the most critical players on the floor...Excellent rebounder as a result of his athleticism and his ability to read the game. 2007-2008: Led the team and finished second in the MAAC with 180 assists (5.29/game) which tied for sixth most in a season in school history...Finished second in the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.4)...Had more turnovers than assists just four times in 34 games played...Was second on the team with 31.8 minutes per game and third on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game...Second on the team and eighth in MAAC with 51 steals (1.5/game)...Scored double figures 14 times...Fourth on the team with 31 3-pointers...Set career-high with 11 assists and had no turnovers in narrow loss at Syracuse (11/12)...Scored season-high 19 points in season-opening loss at James Madison (11/9)...Had 11 points and 10 assists in MAAC Tournament First Round win over Manhattan (3/8)...Led team during MAAC Tournament with 6.3 in assists per game...Posted 11 points, six rebounds and six assists in NCAA win over Vanderbilt (3/21). 2006-2007: Started last 27 games at point guard...Led team with 31.2 minutes per game...MAAC Rookie of the Week selection (2/26)...Third in MAAC with 4.94 assists per game--the 11th highest single-season total in school history...Second in league with a 2.26 assist/turnover ratio...Sixth on team with 7.4 points per game and fifth on squad with 3.5 rebounds per game...Tied for third with 36 3-pointers...Averaged 9.1 points, 5.5 assists and 3.9 rebounds over final 15 games of regular season...Posted first career double-double with 16 points and 10 assists in home win over Manhattan (2/22)...Tallied more assists than turnovers in all but two of the 27 games he started...Played 30 minutes or more in each of the last 13 games...His 158 assists were third most by a freshman in Siena history. BEFORE SIENA: Third-Team All-Southern Pennsylvania selection by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a senior at Plymouth Whitemarsh...Scored 1,178 career points...Averaged 17 points, eight assists and two steals per game helping Plymouth Whitemarsh to a 28-3 record as a senior...Selected Colonial Newspaper Player of The Year and Times Herald Player of the Year as a senior...Guided Plymouth Whitemarsh to three consecutive Suburban 1 Championships. PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1988 in Philadelphia...Cousin John Salmons plays for the Sacramento Kings...Uncle Jimmy Baker played professionally for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA....Brother Chuck attended Vanderbilt and now plays basketball overseas...A marketing and management major. The Ronald Moore File Nickname: Rizz MOORE'S CAREER STATS
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