2026-2027 Men's Basketball Roster

Leah Kelly

81 Elijah "Choppa" Moore

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 180
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Bronx, N.Y.
  • Highschool Cardinal Hayes/Our Savior Lutheran
  • Prev School Utah/Syracuse

Biography

Before McNeese
at Utah 2025-26 (Sophomore Season): 
Appeared in one game before leaving the program due to personal reasons.

at Syracuse 2024-25 (Freshman Season): Moore tallied six points in five minutes of action in an exhibition victory against Clarion ... He scored 12 points, including four three-pointers, in a win over Slippery Rock in exhibition play ... Moore contributed eight points in the UKG Legends Classic encounter with Texas Tech ... He played 24 minutes against Cornell scoring 19 points ... Moore tallied a season high 24 points in the loss to Tennessee ... In his first career start, Moore compiled six points, three rebounds and three assists in win over UAlbany ... He produced 10 points in the home loss to Georgetown, which included a pair of triples ... Moore led the team in scoring versus Maryland at the Gotham Classic, recording 16 points on a 7-of-11 performance from the field ... Against Clemson, Moore helped lead the team with three assists ... Moore started his eighth consecutive game against California, making a pair of 3-pointers … Moore scored double-digits against Boston College scoring 11 points, his most against an ACC opponent this season. 

High School
Our Saviour Lutheran: 
Our Saviour Lutheran is part of the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite ... Moore averaged 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals during the regular season ... He had 24 points in a 79-67 playoff loss to Cold Hearts ... Moore’s squad bounced back with 29 points in a victory against Cold Heart the next night out, 80-78 ... He averaged 20.5 points per outing in the postseason ... On his senior night, Moore produced 67 points in a 133-86 victory against Compass Basketball Academy (N.J.) ... Moore was 13-of-19 on his 3-point tries in the 67-point outing ... He participated in the 2024 High School Slam Dunk and 3-point shooting contest at Saguaro High School (Ariz.) ... Moore won the 3-point competition, defeating Kon Knueppel (Duke), Juni Mobley (Ohio State) and Jared Harris (Memphis) ... He was 26th in the 2024 ESPN Shooting Guards rankings ... Moore was 55th overall and ninth among shooting guards in the 247sports rankings ... Rivals.com rated him 67th overall

Cardinal Hayes: He was named 2022-23 New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association First Team All-League ... He was coached by Joseph Lods at Cardinal Hayes ... His 32-point showing helped the Cardinals win against L.G. Pinkston, 85-51 ... Moore produced 37 points when Cardinal Hayes defeated Molloy, 64-63 ... When the Cardinals won at Iona Prep, 70-60, Moore had 20 points and seven rebounds ... He had 22 points in a 76-61 triumph against Loughlin ... Moore just missed triple-double when the Cardinals defeated Holy Cross, 71-58. He had 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds ... He contributed 25 points in a 103-63 victory versus Lawrence Woodmere ... Moore posted 26 points and seven assists when Cardinal Hayes defeated Mount St. Michael, 75-46 ... He tallied 14 points, nine assists and eight boards in a 71-57 triumph against St. Raymond ... Moore was awarded the Offensive MVP and made the Adidas 3SSB First Team following the 3SSB event on the AAU Circuit ... He played with the New York Wiz Kids and posted two 30-point outings.

Personal:  Elijah "Choppa" Moore was born in April 2005 in the Bronx, N.Y. ... Son of Ty Moore.

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