Daily Trojan hoops writer comments on Alexis Moore

In order to gain a better insight into the play of USC transfer Alexis Moore, we asked The Daily Trojan men’s hoops beat writer Joey Kaufman for some much-needed intel.

You’re going to glance at Alexis Moore’s stats, and they won’t exactly tell you much. He started 18 games last season and averaged 4.3 points and two rebounds per contest — nothing really to write home about.

Part of the problem for Moore, a freshman, largely centered on the fact that he was playing too many minutes, as was the case for many members of USC’s men’s basketball team last season. He averaged roughly 25 per game, far more than what was anticipated when he was recruited out of Long Beach Poly.

So as you can imagine, he struggled a bit, particularly shooting-wise. He made just 28.7 percent of shots from the field and 28.3 percent from 3-point range. He isn’t a particularly explosive athlete. Not that quick. Average ball handler. Average defender. But he is fundamentally sound and that should help him in the Ivy League. He works very hard and should improve.

He’s one of those college players who will need a couple of years to develop, but once he does, he should be serviceable at the very least. [Moore] has a good attitude, smart guy and I’d expect him to improve over the coming years. Put him in a good system, and he should improve.