Malik Messina-Moore

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ventura, Calif.
High School:
Heritage Christian School

2024-25 (JUNIOR AT MONTANA)
The second-leading scorer for the Griz this past season at 12.6 ppg., helping lead them to a Big Sky Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament ... Ranked 14th in the Big Sky Conference in scoring at 12.6 ppg. ... Hit 40.9 percent (61-149) from 3-point range, while ranking fifth in the Big Sky in 3-pointers made per game at 2.0 ... Hit 82.2 percent (60-73) from the free throw line, which would have ranked third in the Big Sky but his 2.0 free throws made per game were below the 2.5 made minimum ... Academic All-Big Sky selection… Appeared in 30 games, starting the final 29 games of the year after returning from an offseason injury on Nov. 24 … averaged 30.5 minutes per game, most on the team… Scored season-high 30 points at St. Thomas on Dec. 7, going 11-13 from the floor and 6-7 from 3-point range… Scored in double-digits in 20 of his 30 appearances… Montana went 3-1 in the four games where Moore scored at least 20 points … Had a streak of six straight games in double figures from Nov. 27 to Dec. 21 and 10 out of 11 games from Jan. 16 to Feb. 22 … 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a win over CSUN on Nov. 27 … 20 points with five assists and four rebounds in a win over Northern Arizona on Jan. 9 … 22 points in a win over Weber State on Feb. 15 … Montana went 15-3 in games where Moore made multiple 3-pointers ... Recorded the eighth-best 3-point percentage in Montana program history (min. 50 3-pointers made) ... Made a game-winning 3-pointer in the final minute on the road at Weber State on Jan. 16 as part of an 18-point game … Basketball coach: Travis DeCuire.

2023-24 AND 2022-23 (SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMAN AT PEPPERDINE)
A 37.7 percent (63-167) 3-point shooter for his two seasons at Pepperdine ... Appeared in 64 games, starting 28 of them… Averaged 25.8 minutes per contest… Averaged 7.0 points per game for his two seasons … Made 46 three-pointers as a sophomore, shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc… Made 41-50 (82.0 percent) of his free throws as a sophomore… Scored a Pepperdine career-high 20 points in a win at Pacific Feb. 21 ... Basketball coach: Lorenzo Romar.

AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Limited by injury as a senior, but averaged 13.0 points per game ... Silver Waves Media ranked him as the No. 23 player in California’s senior class ... Earned all-league honors as a sophomore and junior ... Averaged 12.0 points, 5.5 assists and four rebounds as a junior ... Helped Heritage Christian reach the semifinals of the 2021 CIF Southern Section Division I tournament and the quarterfinals of the DI state tournament ... Basketball coach: Paul Tait.

RICHARD PITINO ON MESSINA-MOORE
“Malik has the size, skill, and versatility we were looking for at the guard spot. He can light it up from 3 and can finish at the rim. He’s a veteran and a winner.”