Justin Moss

Justin Moss

No. 4 – Nalaikh Bison
Position	Power forward
League	The League
Personal information
Born	(1993-06-19) June 19, 1993 (age 31) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College	Indian Hills CC (2012–2013) Buffalo (2013–2015)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2017	Orangeville A's
2017–2018	Aubenas
2018	Tarbes-Lourdes
2019–2020	KW Titans
2021	Soles de Mexicali
2021	Zakho SC
2021	Brownstown Bears
2022	Detroit Hustle
2022	Syracuse Stallions
2023	Windsor Express
2023	Larre Borges
2023–2024	Khasin Khuleguud
2024	Cañeros del Este
2024–present	Nalaikh Bison
Career highlights and awards
MAC Player of the Year (2015) First-team All-MAC (2015) AP honorable mention All-American (2015)

Justin Trevon Moss[1] (born June 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Nalaikh Bison of The League. He played college basketball with the Buffalo Bulls.[2]

Collegiate career

Moss committed to Toledo out of high school but was sidelined before his freshman year after being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition thought to be career-ending.[3] Despite having an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implanted into his chest, Toledo refused to clear Moss to play but offered to allow him to remain at the school on an athletic scholarship.[4]

As a result, Moss transferred to Indian Hills Community College in Iowa where he played one season before joining his former high school coach Nate Oats at Buffalo for his sophomore season. As a junior in 2015, he was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.[5][6] Moss received the MAC East Player of the Week award twice that season, once for a week which included a double-double against the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.[7] At the conclusion of the spring semester, UB Athletics recognized Moss as the most valuable men's basketball player of the season during the Blue and White Awards Show on ESPN3.[8]

In June 2015, shortly after earning Conference Player of the Year honors, Moss and two of his teammates were discovered to have stolen $650 from Buffalo football players. On August 24, 2015, he was dismissed from the University at Buffalo.[9]

Professional career

Moss signed with the Orangeville A's after leaving school.[10] Moss was named the league's Player of the Week for the week ending April 3, 2016.[11] He finished the season ranked third in the league in rebounds and fourth in points.[12]

In June 2016, he was invited along with six other players to try out for the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the 2016 NBA draft.[13]

After the Orangeville franchise folded, Moss played five games for a team in Panama.[14] In July 2017, he signed a contract to play for Aubenas in the third-tier French Nationale Masculine 1 league.[15]

In 2021, Moss joined Soles de Mexicali of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He averaged 9.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game. On October 21, Moss signed with Zakho SC of the Iraqi Basketball League.[16] On November 12, he signed with the Brownstown Bears of the Maximum Basketball League.[17]

In December 2024, Moss joined the Nalaikh Bison of The League.[18]

References

1. "Justin Trevon Moss". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
2. "Justin Moss Bio". UBBulls.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
3. Silka, Zach (July 29, 2011). "Heart issue benches UT recruit". Toledo Blade. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
4. Parrish, Gary (February 3, 2015). "Justin Moss flourishing at Buffalo despite serious heart condition". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
5. "Justin Moss Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
6. "Justin Moss Named AP All-America Honorable Mention". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
7. "2014-15 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
8. "UB Athletics Holds Blue and White Awards Show". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
9. Goodman, Jeff (August 24, 2015). "Buffalo dismisses star Justin Moss". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
10. Duff, Bob. "Bob Duff: Express lose at buzzer in opener". The Windsor Star. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
11. "Justin Moss Named NBLC Player of the Week". www.nblcanada.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
12. "DakStats WebSync".
13. Pompey, Keith (June 22, 2016). "'Nova's Arcidiacono shows the 76ers how he runs the offense". Philadelphia Media Network. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
14. Le Bolloch, Alan (August 15, 2017). "NM1 : Présentation de l'US Aubenas Basket, saison 2017/2018". Basket-BallWorld (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2017.
15. "Aubenas boucle son recrutement avec deux renforts". BeBasket (in French). July 14, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
16. Chelidze, Dimitri (October 18, 2021). "Zakho adds Moss to their roster, ex Soles". Latinbasket. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
17. "Bears tab Justin Moss, ex Zakho". Asiabasket. November 12, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
18. "Bison tabs Justin Moss, ex Caneros". Eurobasket.com. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.