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2025-26 Utah Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Elijah "Choppa" Moore
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Parkchester, N.Y.
- High School:
- Our Savior Lutheran
- Prev School:
- Syracuse
Bio
2024-25 (Syracuse)
2023-24 (Overtime Elite – Our Saviour Lutheran)
High School
Personal
- Started in 16-of-26 games he played in as a freshman before being sidelined with a foot injury
- Averaged 5.2 points and 1.5 rebounds with 25 assists
- Made his collegiate debut against Le Moyne, pulling down 1 rebound
- Scored his first collegiate points against Colgate, recording 8 points with 3 assists and 1 steal
- Reached double-figures for the first time against Cornell at home with 19 points and a season-high 7 rebounds on 5-of-7 from 3-point range
- Followed up with a career-high 24 points at #3 Tennessee to go with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal
- Made his first-career start against Albany, scoring 6 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists
- Played in his first ACC game against Wake Forest at home
- Scored a season-high 11 points in ACC play against Boston College
2023-24 (Overtime Elite – Our Saviour Lutheran)
- Spent the 2023-24 season with Our Saviour Lutheran as Jelly Fam as part of the Overtime Elite league
- Averaged 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in the regular-season
- Averaged 20.5 points for Our Saviour Lutheran in the playoffs
- Scored a whopping 67 points on 13-of-19 shooting on his senior day against Compass Basketball Academy (N.J.)
- Participated in the 2024 high school slam dunk and 3-point shooting contest at Saguaro High School (AZ)
- Was a consensus four-star recruit according to ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3
High School
- Was a New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association First-Team All-League recipient his senior year at Cardinal Hayes
- Had a pair of 30-plus point games in 2022-23 against L.G. Pinkston (32 points) and Molloy (37 points)
- Nearly had a triple-double twice, first against Holy Cross with 20 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds and the second time against St. Raymond with 14 points, 9 assists and 8 boards
- Named the offensive MVP and earned Adidas 3SSB First-Team honors following the 3SSB event
- Played AAU ball with the New York Wiz Kids – recording a pair of 30-point outings
Personal
- Son of Ty Moore
- Nickname is “Choppa”
- Father, Ty, is the founder/commissioner of the Charter School Athletic Association (CSAA)
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