Tusculum’s Kyle Moore Named Men’s Basketball Player Of The Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. ­- Tusculum College's Kyle Moore has been named the South Atlantic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending February 1, 2010. He wins the award for the second time this season.

Moore, a senior guard from Gainesville, Fla. (Winthrop University / New Haven Prep) averaged 31 points per game to lead the Pioneers to a pair of South Atlantic Conference wins last week. Moore posted back-to-back 31-point performances in victories over Mars Hill (80-70) and Lenoir-Rhyne (61-56). The Pioneers, who have won four in a row, have moved into a tie for first place in the league.

Moore went 9-of-17 from the floor, including 8-of-14 from three-point territory in a 10-point win over Mars Hill. The 2009 SAC Player of the Year shot 5-of-7 from the free throw line and dished out four assists and posted a career-high four steals in the victory.

He followed with 31 points against Lenoir-Rhyne, including 21 in the opening half. Moore matched a career-best with his nine 3-point field goals, which are tied for third most in Tusculum and SAC history.

Moore becomes the first Tusculum player to post consecutive 30-point games in 11 seasons. The last was Shane Banks during the 1998-99 season. The two-time All-SAC performer has accounted for five 30-point games this season and 11 times in his 79-game career at Tusculum.