Justin Moss

Justin Moss (born June 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays in the French Nationale Masculine 1 league. He played college basketball with the Buffalo Bulls.[1]

Justin Moss
Personal information
Born (1993-06-19) June 19, 1993
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolRomulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2015–2017Orangeville A's
2017–2018Aubenas
2018Tarbes-Lourdes
Career highlights and awards

Collegiate career

Moss committed to Toledo out of high school but was sidelined before his freshman year after being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition thought to be career-ending.[2] Despite having an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implanted into his chest, Toledo refused to clear Moss to play but offered to allow him to remain at the school on an athletic scholarship.[3]

As a result, Moss transferred to Indian Hills Community College in Iowa where he played one season before joining his former high school coach Nate Oats at Buffalo for his sophomore season. As a junior in 2015, he was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.[4][5] Moss received the MAC East Player of the Week award twice that season, once for a week which included a double-double against the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.[6] At the conclusion of the spring semester, UB Athletics recognized Moss as the most valuable men's basketball player of the season during the Blue and White Awards Show on ESPN3.[7]

In June 2015, shortly after earning Conference Player of the Year honors, Moss and two of his teammates were discovered to have stolen $650 from Buffalo football players. On August 24, 2015, he was dismissed from the University at Buffalo.[8]

Professional career

Moss signed with the Orangeville A's after leaving school.[9] Moss was named the league's Player of the Week for the week ending April 3, 2016.[10] He finished the season ranked third in the league in rebounds and fourth in points.[11]

In June 2016, he was invited along with six other players to try out for the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the 2016 NBA Draft.[12]

After the Orangeville franchise folded, Moss played five games for a team in Panama.[13] In July 2017, he signed a contract to play for Aubenas in the third-tier French Nationale Masculine 1 league.[14]

References
  1. "Justin Moss Bio". UBBulls.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. Silka, Zach (July 29, 2011). "Heart issue benches UT recruit". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. Parrish, Gary (February 3, 2015). "Justin Moss flourishing at Buffalo despite serious heart condition". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. "Justin Moss Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. "Justin Moss Named AP All-America Honorable Mention". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 30, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. "2014-15 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  7. "UB Athletics Holds Blue and White Awards Show". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. May 3, 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  8. Goodman, Jeff (August 24, 2015). "Buffalo dismisses star Justin Moss". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  9. Duff, Bob. "Bob Duff: Express lose at buzzer in opener". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  10. "Justin Moss Named NBLC Player of the Week". www.nblcanada.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  11. http://www.dakstats.com/Websync/Pages/Team/TeamPage.aspx?association=60&sg=MBB&sea=NBLMBB_2015&team=19079
  12. Pompey, Keith (June 22, 2016). "'Nova's Arcidiacono shows the 76ers how he runs the offense". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  13. Le Bolloch, Alan (15 August 2017). "NM1 : Présentation de l'US Aubenas Basket, saison 2017/2018". Basket-BallWorld (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  14. "Aubenas boucle son recrutement avec deux renforts". BeBasket (in French). July 14, 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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