-"I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because I love the atmosphere and I knew that it was not going to be easy to play for Coach (Dave) Macedo. VWC has a great coaching staff and I feel like I fit in really well"
- Selected VWC over Mount Olive College, Richard Bland College, and Howard University
Career Highs
Points: 41 – (at William Paterson – 3/7/15)
Rebounds: 10 - (vs. John Carroll - 3/6/15)
Assists: 5 – (2x, most recent, at Methodist – 11/25/15)
Steals: 5 – (Shenandoah - 2/19/14)
Blocks: 2 – (at Lynchburg – 1/7/15)
2014-15 D3Hoops.com All-South Region First Team
2014-15 NABC All-South Region Second Team
2014-15 State Player of the Year
2014-15 All-State First Team
2014-15 All-ODAC First Team
2013-14 ODAC Rookie of the Year
Sophomore (2014-15): Played and started in 32 games as a sophomore… One of the most explosive players in the league… Showed the ability to create his own shot… Shot 34.5% from three-point range… Averaged four rebounds per game… Scored a career-best 41 points to defeat William Paterson in the second round of the NCAA tournament while going 19-for-23 at the charity stripe… Posted a double-double in the First Round against John Carroll with 18 points and 10 rebounds, the first of his collegiate career.
First-Year (2013-14): Old Dominion Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year… Virginia College Division Rookie of the Year… Second leading scorer for VWC, averaging… Recorded a season-high 30 points in an NCAA tournament game at the University of Mary Washington… Hit a season-high nine field goals against Mary Washington… Connected for a season-high 6-of-9 triples in a 91-70 win over Bridgewater College… Recorded six rebounds in a 66-63 win over Hampden-Sydney College… Recorded five assists in a 79-74 NCAA tournament win over Wesley College… Finished with five steals in a 93-74 win over Shenandoah University.
Academic Accomplishments: Virginia Wesleyan Scholar Award recipient
Before VWC: National District Player of the Year as a senior, first team all-region, honorable mention All-Virginia… Arlington County Player of the Year as a senior… Scored 495 points in 2012-13… Averaged 17 points, five assists and three rebounds per game as a senior… Helped guide Wakefield to a 25-6 record, a National District championship, a runner-up finish in the Northern Region, and a berth in the state final four as a senior… First team all-district, second team all-region as a junior.
Personal: Son of Sonja and Carlyle Moore.
Get to Know Khory
- Enjoys hip hop, rap, and rhythm and blues, and spending vacation time in Las Vegas
- A fan of basketball's Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors
- Favorites include the book "Finding Forrester," the movie "Life," and the TV series "Martin" and "The Game"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "fun, ambitious, outgoing, smart, athletic, courageous, fearless"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being able to experience competition on the court and have fun while working hard"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my ability to drive to the basket"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to be the ODAC (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year, or a first-team all-ODAC player, and one day become an All-American"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Martin Luther King, Jr., because of the way he impacted his community and everyone's lives"
- People might be surprised to know: "I love to dance and act"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm living good, doing something I love to do, and being successful at it"
- The most important advice I've received is: "quitting is not an option" -- myself
