E'Twaun Moore

Moore helped lead Purdue to a 2nd straight NCAA tournament appearance, losing to a senior-led Xavier team in the Second Round after defeating the Baylor Bears, and led the Boilers to a 25–9 overall record.

He was named a Second Team All-Big Ten selection, while selected to the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team.

Hoopmaster.com ranked him as the 26th best player in the nation, sixth best shooting guard and second best hoosier.

ESPN evaluated him as a point guard and rated him as the 4th best point guard and 20th best player in the nation.

He received scholarship offers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Miami, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech.

Rivals.com ranked him as the number seven shooting guard in the nation, the second best player in Indiana (after Gordon) and the 35th best player in the nation.

E'Twaun Donte Moore (born February 25, 1989) is a former American professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Suns.

Chris Lutz had previously set the record for the 2006 team when he finished with 53.

He also reached second place among Purdue Freshmen in total points scored with 437 behind Russell Cross' 540.

That same season, along with 6ft 11in teammate Ángel García and future Carolina Panther Kawann Short, Moore led his team to the 2007 Indiana High School Athletic Association 4A State Championship, scoring 28 points against Indianapolis North Central High School, which starred 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball and current NBA player, Eric Gordon.

Moore earned the tournament's Trester Award.

Moore was named to the Indiana All-Star Team, and was also honored as a third-team Parade All-American.

Moore was ranked as the number eight high school basketball shooting guard in the nation by Scout.com.

Following Indiana's struggles with head coach, Mike Davis' resignation, Purdue swept the best talent from the Indiana class of 2007.

Moore was expected to make the transition to the next level and contribute immediately.

As a top 40 recruit, he joined Robbie Hummel, Scott Martin and JaJuan Johnson as part of the nations number 5 and 6 ranked recruiting class according to Scout.com and Rivals.com, respectively.

Moore, Hummel and Martin were teammates in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball program and were united with Johnson on the Indiana State All-Star squad.

Moore attended Purdue University to play under head coach Matt Painter.

He became roommates with fellow freshman teammate, Robbie Hummel, and shared a common bathroom with JaJuan Johnson and Scott Martin.

On February 4, 2008, Moore was named co-Big Ten Player of the Week for his efforts against the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on January 30 and February 2.

He led the "baby boilers" in scoring with 12.9 points a game, becoming the first true freshman in Boilermaker history to lead in that category.

He broke the Purdue freshmen record with most three point field goals made with 66.

Moore finished his sophomore season for the 2008–09 Boilermakers as the leading scorer for the team again and ranked second in assists as well as third in rebounds.

He earned his second conference player of the week award on December 1, 2008, following his performance in the final week of the 2008 NIT Season Tip-Off, where he helped Purdue finish second in the 16-team field.

In the semifinals at Madison Square Garden, he led the team to a 71–64 victory of Boston College with 19 points.

Then, in the championship game, he helped the team reach overtime against Oklahoma despite Blake Griffin's double double by scoring 22 points.

He scored in double figures 30 times (23–7), including three 20+ point performances (1–2).

He helped lead the Boilers to an 11–2 preseason record and an 11–7 record in conference play.

Moore scored a season high 26 points against Indiana and recorded two double-doubles in league play.

He was named Second Team All-Big Ten.

He was also recognized as a Conference All-Academic selection.

He helped lead Purdue to its first Big Ten tournament championship in school history and was one of three Boilers to be named to the all-conference tournament team.

He was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, as well as a Second-Team Academic All-American selection at the conclusion of the 2009–10 Big Ten Conference regular season.

As a junior, as well, he was named a Yahoo! Sports Third-Team All-American and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.

He repeated as an AP honorable mention selection and was named NABC Third Team-All America as a senior.

Moore played high school basketball at Central High School in East Chicago, where he averaged 21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game during his senior year.

Moore then led them to the program's 2009 NCAA tournament, its third straight appearance and onto its first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 9 years.

He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 2011 NBA draft after playing college basketball at Purdue University.

In high school, he led East Chicago's Central High School to an IHSAA state championship.

He was a Second-Team All-Big Ten selection as both a freshman and a sophomore and a First-Team All-Big Ten selection as a junior and a senior for Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball.