Otto Moore
Inducted 2010
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
College: Pan American College
Professional: Houston Rockets, New Orleans Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Kansas City Kings
Athlete – Basketball
b. August 27, 1946
Pan American College had some outstanding basketball players in the past, and one of the best was Otto Moore, a 6-foot-11 center who left the school as the number one all-time rebounder and scorer.
Moore, originally from Miami, came to the Valley in 1965 and scored 1,880 points and grabbed 1,679 boards from 1965-68. In college he grabbed at least 25 rebounds nine times, with a career-best 35 against Lamar in 1966 and was in the top 10 of NCAA rebounders three seasons.
He was the sixth overall pick in the first round by the Detroit Pistons in the 1968 NBA draft. He went to play three years with the Pistons, one season each with the Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings and two seasons with the New Orleans Jazz.
Playing for the New Orleans Jazz in 1975-76, he led the team with 136 blocked shots and 793 rebounds. He averaged 8.2 points and 8.2 boards in 682 games.