STATESBORO– Men's basketball has announced the return of guard
Tyren Moore, who previously spent 2022-24 with the Eagles before playing the 2024-25 season at UAB.
Moore, an All-Sun Belt Second Team member in 2023-24, appeared in 65 games over two seasons in the blue & white and still leads the team in points (862), free throws (140), threes made (132), field goals made (295), assists (149) and attempts (692) since the 2022-23 season.
The Louisville native had a career year in 2023-24, appearing in 32 of 33 games, starting 29 of them and leading the Eagles in scoring (17.0), assists (3.0) and three-point percentage (.406), also leading the roster in FG, FGA, 3PT, 3PA, assists, steals, and points. His 543 points were the most in a single season by an Eagle since 2018-19.
Moore led the Sun Belt in points per game during conference play (19.2) and led the Eagles in scoring 16 times, assists 19 times and making 10 or more FGs seven times.
He scored in double figures 24 times, had 20 or more points 12 times and had five 30-point games - including a sensational 36-point effort in the SBC Tournament against top-seeded App State where he broke the Eagles' single-game field goal attempts record with 29, recording the most points by an Eagle in a tournament game and most in a game since 2006.
In addition, Moore was the first Eagle with five or more 30-point games since Elton Nesbitt in 2005, and the only Sun Belt player with more than two 30-point games during the campaign. He recorded the highest scoring average by an Eagle since 2018-19 and the second-highest free-throw percentage in program history (.865).
Last season with UAB, Moore appeared in 37 games, starting three of them. He averaged 6.4 points per game, 1.9 assists and 1.2 rebounds, shooting 39 percent (57-146) from three. He surpassed 1,000 career points on Jan. 21 against UTSA.
The guard scored in double digits nine times, including a season-high 22 points against Sun Belt foe Arkansas State on Dec. 15. He shot 81.8 percent (27-33) from the line and 34.7 percent (77-222) overall.
Moore will enter this season sitting at 862 career points in a Georgia Southern uniform, looking to become the 47th player in school history to surpass 1,000 points as an Eagle and first since Quan Jackson in 2019-20.
