Christian Moody
Overview
A hard-working, invited walk-on in his first three seasons who was awarded a scholarship following the 2004-05 season… Lone returning starter from last year… During his junior season CBS[apos] Billy Packer twice said he is the best walk-on player in the history of college basketball… A crowd favorite as fans yell [quote]MOOOO[quote] when he makes a play… One of KU[apos]s top options off the bench in 2003-04… A heady player who sees the floor well and is a good passer.
Junior Season (2004-05)
Named first team Academic All-Big 12… Scored four points and grabbed two boards against Saint Joseph[apos]s… Scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for the first double-double of his career against TCU… Also dished two assists versus TCU including one ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 — a no look pass to J.R. Giddens… Had a career-high three steals against UL-Lafayette… Recorded nine points and five rebounds against Texas A&M… Had a career-high 11 points against Kentucky and added seven rebounds in earning KU[apos]s Chevrolet Player of the Game… Scored seven points on 2-of-2 shooting against Colorado… Scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds against Missouri… Had eight points and six rebounds at Nebraska… Had nine points and seven rebounds against Colorado… Scored seven points and had eight rebounds in a career-high 34 minutes at Texas Tech… Tied a career-high with 11 points and 34 minutes against Oklahoma State.
Sophomore Season (2003-04)
Named first team Academic All-Big 12… Played in 25 games, logging seven minutes per contest… Averaged 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds per game… Scored four points while adding a rebound, assist and a blocked shot against Fort Hays State on Dec. 10… Played seven minutes, and added four points, a rebound and one assist at Texas A&M… Had two points, three rebounds and a steal against Kansas State on Jan. 28… Tallied a career-high seven points and four rebounds in seven minutes against Texas Tech… Scored three points in eight minutes of play against Iowa State on Feb. 21… Logged a career-high 20 minutes while scoring three points and adding four rebounds against Nebraska on March 3… Played against Illinois Chicago, UAB and Georgia Tech in the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Season (2002-03)
Saw action in 21 games, logging 2.3 minutes per contest… Averaged 0.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game… Hit one field goal and made 5-of-8 free throws… Tallied four assists, three blocks and three steals… Made his debut in a KU uniform on Nov. 19 against Holy Cross, playing two minutes… Grabbed one rebound in one minute against North Carolina on Nov. 27 in the Preseason NIT in Madison Square Garden… Scored the first points of his career on Dec. 14 versus Emporia State, as he nailed two free throws and grabbed one rebound… Hit the first field goal of his career against Kansas State on Jan. 18, as he recorded two points, one rebound and one block… Tallied one rebound in two minutes versus Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament second round… Final action of the season came on April 5 against Marquette in the NCAA national semifinals, where he played three minutes and grabbed two rebounds.
High School
T.C. Roberson High School (2002)… Coached by Rich Sizemore… Averaged 23.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as a senior… Led his team to a 27-5 record and a berth in the Class 3A state tournament semifinals… Hit 58 percent of his field goal attempts as a senior… A nominee for North Carolina[apos]s Mr. Basketball Award.
Off The Court
Full name is Mark Christian Danile Moody… Born Dec. 28, 1983 in Washington D.C… Pre-Medicine major… Parents are Mark and Mary Moody… Attended the same high school as former KU coach Roy Williams… High school coach, Rich Sizemore, is just the second coach in Roberson history, the other being Williams[apos] high school mentor, Buddy Baldwin… Baldwin helped introduce Moody to Williams… An excellent student in high school who scored a 1390 on his SAT and had a 4.65 weighted GPA… Studies pre-med at KU, in hopes of following in the footsteps of his father, Mark, who is a doctor.
Career Honors
2005: First-Team Academic All-Big 12… Ken Koenigs Academic Award… Dick Harp Field Goal Percentage Award… KU[apos]s CBS Chevrolet Player of Game at Kentucky. 2004: First Team Academic All-Big 12.