LAWRENCE – Shakeel Moore is officially a member of the Kansas basketball program, with Jayhawks coach Bill Self announcing the hire on Tuesday.
Moore, a transfer guard, is moving to KU after spending the last few seasons at Mississippi State and the year before at NC State. The veteran brings 124 games of experience to the Jayhawks roster. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 190 pounds, he also started most of his appearances at Mississippi State.
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“Shakeel is a combo guard who can play on and off the ball,” Self said in the KU release. “He is a fantastic athlete and we feel he will be a great addition to the guys already on the roster. His experience and maturity should allow him to fit in well here. He is an incredible young man who will graduate from Mississippi State this summer.”
Moore, who demonstrated the ability to be an effective shooter last season, arrives at Kansas at an important time for the program. Not only are the Jayhawks preparing for a season in which they can contend for the Big 12 Conference title and national success, but they recently saw second-year guard Elmarko Jackson suffer a significant injury that could take about a year to return. .
Moore may not be expected to compete for starting minutes at Kansas, but his presence will provide valuable depth. A fifth-year student, he can also provide an experienced voice in the locker room. He was a four-star 247Sports Composite prospect coming out of college, and according to 247Sports transfer rankings, he was in the transfer portal as a three-star talent.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics for The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association Sportswriter of the Year for the state of Kansas in 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
This article originally appeared in the Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas Basketball signs Mississippi State transfer guard Shakeel Moore
