Freshman guard Reggie Moore had an impressive resume to play basketball for WSU.

During his senior year of high school, he averaged a double-double with 20 points and 10 assists. He was the captain of a Rainier Beach High School team that went 29-1 and won the 3A state championship. And to top it off, he was named the Associated Press 3A Washington State Player of the Year.

At this time last year, though, the point guard didn’t even think he was going to send a copy of that resume to Pullman.

“Coach (Ken) Bone is about 90 percent of the reason I came here. I wasn’t planning on playing for Coach (Tony) Bennett – the style of play just didn’t fit me,” Moore said. “But I loved the up-and-down pace Coach Bone wanted to run at.” The 6-foot-1 guard has been a good fit in Bone’s system. In the Great Alaska Shootout Championship against San Diego, Moore put up 16 points, five assists and six steals in the Cougars’ win. Moore’s five assists were a part of a team total of 24, the most in a game for WSU since November 2005.

“We’re getting out on the break more, and we’ve got some guys that can really shoot,” Moore said. “It’s easy to get assists when you’re playing with guys that have confidence like that.” Moore is familiar with having weapons around him on the hardwood. Two of Moore’s former high school teammates, Mychal Ladd (Fresno State) and Aaron Dotson (Louisiana State) went on to play at the Division-I level.

His cousin, Aaron Brooks, was a standout point guard at Oregon and is now playing in the NBA for the Houston Rockets.

Former Husky guard and current New York Knick Nate Robinson recommended that he come and play for Bone at WSU.

“Nate and Trey Simmons are a couple of my real good friends, and they played for Coach (Bone) when he was an assistant at UW and told me how great of a coach he was,” Moore said.

However, the one who has molded him into the type of basketball player he is today isn’t someone with a high-status name.

“My grandfather taught me everything about basketball,” Moore said. “He was my coach in fourth and fifth grade and taught me how to dribble, how to shoot, what players to watch. He’s a big fan of Allen Iverson, and that’s who I model my game after.” Moore is planning on majoring in music and said MGMT and Kanye West are some of his favorite artists.

“Music is a big part of my life,” Moore said. “When I’m not playing basketball, I listen to music. It’s an outlet for me. I guess it translates on the court as a way to express yourself.” Which is smoother: Moore’s shot or the melody of MGMT’s “Electric Feel” is up for debate. But either way, the freshman feels confident his time at WSU will be spectacular.

“I’ve been embraced really well here since I got to Pullman, and so far it’s been a great experience,” Moore said. “We’re a young team this year, and people don’t really know what to expect from us and I don’t really blame them. I’m hoping we can at least finish in the top four of our conference.”