AAC Basketball: 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

3. Nic Moore

This 5’9 point guard from Winona Lake, Indiana had quite the collegiate journey. Moore originally committed to Tim Jankovich and Illinois State back in 2011 but transferred after his freshman season with Jankovich leaving the program. Moore would soon after committing to SMU, rejoining Jankovich (an assistant coach under Larry Brown there) and would transform into a major weapon for the Mustangs.

After an impressive freshman season in the MVC and sitting out a year as he transferred, Moore took advantage of his opportunities at SMU. He was their full-time starting point guard for three years and was a major threat. He averaged 14.6 points and 5.1 assists per game across those three seasons and shot better than 82% from the charity stripe in all of those years. In addition to running the offense, he was also one of the conference’s best shooters, hitting at least 41% of his 3-pointers in each of those seasons.

SMU averaged 26 wins per season with Moore in the starting lineup, but he reaped the personal accolades as well. Moore was named AAC Player of the Year for each of his final two seasons, leading the conference in 3-point shooting, free throw shooting, and assists at various times during his career. Though undersized, he became a masterful point guard who ran the offense and was a major cog in its production, helping SMU to one of its finest eras in program history.