Former SMU forward Ben Moore is set for his second season in the NBA after signing a partially guaranteed contract with the Indiana Pacers earlier this month. Moore spent this month playing for Team USA's 12-man World Cup Qualifying Team under Jeff Van Gundy as well, an opportunity he took advantage of.
At Pacers media day on Monday, the 6-7 forward said that the coaching staff expected a lot out of the team and that helped him improve as a professional player on and off the court. He capped his time on the team with eight points, three rebounds, and one assist in just under 16 minutes of play time in the team's final game.
“I felt like I learned a lot from Jeff Van Gundy on and off the court on how to approach the game. He had a big emphasis on relentless so trying to be relentless and things of that nature,” Moore told Pat Boylan and Mark Boyle. “I feel like I enhanced my game in practice more than anything. The way that Jeff Van Gundy approached practice was, make it harder than the game so you can compare it to the game and we were 3-3.5 hours and everyone was going hard so I feel like that helped my approach to game time.”
That brought up memories of his former college coach, Larry Brown, and for Boyle, who was with the Pacers organization when Brown was the coach in the 90s.
“Since college, for sure, with Larry Brown,” Moore smiled when talking about the USA practices. “(Brown is a) Perfectionist, for sure. We talk a lot. I think coach Brown is my biggest supporter off the court as far as when college was done so he’s been helping in a lot of different areas.”
Moore opened up and said that the development Brown brought to the table was what sold him on coming to SMU. As Moore's high school coach made it clear to Pony Stampede in March 2017, the Hall of Fame coach made it clear how badly he wanted the Illinois native.
“I think coming out of high school, that was the biggest emphasis. I felt like coach Brown could not only help me grow as a person, but as a player. I think that’s the reason why I went to SMU.”
With the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants of the G-League, Moore said that he's grow so much with the coaching staff there. With the Mad Ants, Moore averaged 11.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He shot 55.5 percent from the field.
“Being a professional on and off the court,” Moore explained. “In the G-League, growth and development every day is important and I felt like the coaching staff, as well as the players helped me in that area.”
Moore averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds to go with two steals in five games with Indiana’s Summer League team in Las Vegas. The Pacers open the season on Oct. 17 with the Memphis Grizzles.
Former SMU forward Ben Moore is set for his second season in the NBA after signing a partially guaranteed contract with the Indiana Pacers earlier this month. Moore spent this month playing for Team USA's 12-man World Cup Qualifying Team under Jeff Van Gundy as well, an opportunity he took advantage of.
At Pacers media day on Monday, the 6-7 forward said that the coaching staff expected a lot out of the team and that helped him improve as a professional player on and off the court. He capped his time on the team with eight points, three rebounds, and one assist in just under 16 minutes of play time in the team's final game.
“I felt like I learned a lot from Jeff Van Gundy on and off the court on how to approach the game. He had a big emphasis on relentless so trying to be relentless and things of that nature,” Moore told Pat Boylan and Mark Boyle. “I feel like I enhanced my game in practice more than anything. The way that Jeff Van Gundy approached practice was, make it harder than the game so you can compare it to the game and we were 3-3.5 hours and everyone was going hard so I feel like that helped my approach to game time.”
That brought up memories of his former college coach, Larry Brown, and for Boyle, who was with the Pacers organization when Brown was the coach in the 90s.
“Since college, for sure, with Larry Brown,” Moore smiled when talking about the USA practices. “(Brown is a) Perfectionist, for sure. We talk a lot. I think coach Brown is my biggest supporter off the court as far as when college was done so he’s been helping in a lot of different areas.”
Moore opened up and said that the development Brown brought to the table was what sold him on coming to SMU. As Moore's high school coach made it clear to Pony Stampede in March 2017, the Hall of Fame coach made it clear how badly he wanted the Illinois native.
“I think coming out of high school, that was the biggest emphasis. I felt like coach Brown could not only help me grow as a person, but as a player. I think that’s the reason why I went to SMU.”
With the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants of the G-League, Moore said that he's grow so much with the coaching staff there. With the Mad Ants, Moore averaged 11.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He shot 55.5 percent from the field.
“Being a professional on and off the court,” Moore explained. “In the G-League, growth and development every day is important and I felt like the coaching staff, as well as the players helped me in that area.”
Moore averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds to go with two steals in five games with Indiana’s Summer League team in Las Vegas. The Pacers open the season on Oct. 17 with the Memphis Grizzles.
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