Tusculum’s Kyle Moore Named To DII Bulletin Men’s Basketball All-America Team

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --- Tusculum College's Kyle Moore has been named to the 2008-09 Division II Bulletin Men's Basketball All-America Team announced officials Tuesday. Moore was named to the All-America Fourth Team and was one of only seven juniors to be named to the senior-dominated squad.

Moore, a 6-3 junior guard from Gainesville, Fla., becomes the first NCAA Division Il All-American in the program's history and only the second national honoree in the last 29 years. Lenzy Houston garnered All-America accolades in back-to-back seasons (1978-79 & 1979-80).

Moore was named the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year, leading the league in scoring, averaging 21.1 points per game. He becomes the first player in school history to be named SAC Player of the Year as he led the Pioneers to a 20-11 record and berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Moore established a pair of SAC single-season records with 101 three-point field goals and 203 made free throws. His free throw tally is also a new TC single-season mark and his 101 treys are the second most ever by a Pioneer, one shy of the record held by former All-Region forward Shane Banks (102, 1998-99).

The two-time All-Conference honoree scored his 1,000th point in a Pioneer uniform this past season, becoming only the 21st player in recorded school history to join the exclusive group. In just 59 games, Moore has scored 1,120 points, which are 15th all-time on the Tusculum all-time scoring list.

This past year, Moore scored 20 or more points 16 times, including 14 occasions against Southeast Region opponents. Moore was named the SAC Player of the Week five times this year, while leading the league in three-point field goals per game (3.26). He also excelled at the free throw line, shooting 84.2 percent, which was third in the conference and 42nd in the nation.

Against Columbus State earlier this season, Moore poured in a career-best 42 markers, which are the second most by a South Atlantic Conference player and sixth most by a Pioneer.

Moore finished the season with 654 points, which are tied for the fifth most ever by a Pioneer and fourth in SAC history. He was also named to the Daktronics and NABC All-Southeast Region Teams.

Tusculum finished second in the South Atlantic Conference, while advancing to the championship game of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament. The Pioneers recorded their first 20-win campaign in 16 years and advanced to the NCAA postseason for the second time in school history.