7. Aanen Moody – North Dakota / Southern Utah
It’s been a wild collegiate journey for Moody and it’s not quite over yet. A 6’3 guard from Dickinson, he’s spent a great deal of his career in the Big Sky. He arrived at North Dakota in 2017, redshirting his first season before playing for the Fighting Hawks for a pair of seasons. After missing most of his sophomore year to injury, he transferred to Southern Utah, playing a role for the Thunderbirds for the last two seasons.
Moody’s freshman season at North Dakota saw him average 9.7 points per game in what remains to be his most minutes. He scored 20 points in his first career game and had five games with the Fighting Hawks of that many points. A very talented 3-point shooter, he continued his success the next two seasons at Southern Utah, playing mostly as a reserve throughout his career. He had a run of higher-scoring games near the end of his senior season while helping lead Southern Utah deep in the TBC.
Moody nearly led the Summit League in 3-pointers as a freshman, while also rating as an above-average defensive player. He actually shot just over 40% from long range both as a freshman and senior and has a chance to build on that success. Moody has transferred to Montana to play his final collegiate season, putting him at a third different Big Sky school. We’ll just have to see what kind of role he plays for the Grizzlies, though he should certainly be one of their best shooters.