Men's Basketball

#34 Christian Moody

Forward

Junior
6-foot-8, 220 lbs.
Asheville, N.C.
T.C. Roberson HS
Major: Undecided

2004-05 stats
  'The Pass' — Moody no-looks to Giddens
text Woodling: Moody adds 'The Pass' to lore (12-10-04)
text Beloved Moody starts, shines (11-15-04)
text KU's Moody still pride of Asheville (11-7-04)
MOODY AT A GLANCE

Latest DVD Purchase: Ghostbusters

Nickname: Mad Dog

My Dream Date Is With: Jennifer Aniston

If I Could Switch Places With One Person For A Day It Would Be: Spongebob Squarepants

Favorite Hobby Other Than Basketball: Golf

Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell

I Try To Model My Game After: Brett Olson

Reason For Choosing My Jersey Number: It Was Charles Barkley's Number

Favorite Vacation Spot: Webb Lake, WI

Actor Who Would Play Me In The Movie About My Life: Napoleon Dynamite

Best Friend On Another College Team: Todd Starling, Davis Stubbs

Best Player I've Ever Faced: Bob Moody

Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Team : Asheville Iguanas

Not Many People Know This About Me: Grew seven inches my junior year of high school

Currently In My CD Player: 3rd Day

Favorite Video Game: Duck Hunt
Overview
A hard-working, invited walk-on in his third year with the Jayhawks... Moved into a more prominent role as a sophomore as he was one of KU's top options off the bench to get a breather for the starters... Adds depth for KU at both forward spots... Shows good touch around the basket... A heady player who sees the floor well and is a good passer.

Sophomore Season (2003-04)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team... 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... Scored two points with one rebound against UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 20... Tallied 2 points with a rebound in six minutes at Colorado on Jan. 5... Played seven minutes adding four points, a rebound and one assist at Texas A&M on Jan. 17... Had two points, three rebounds and a steal against Kansas State on Jan. 28... Tallied a career-high seven points and four rebounds in just seven minutes against Texas Tech on Feb. 7... 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... Grabbed three rebounds and added a point at Missouri on March 7... Played 11 minutes while adding three points, a rebound and an assist against Illinois-Chicago on March 19... Scored two points in 10 minutes versus UAB in the Sweet 16 on March 26.

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... Scored a career-best two points on three occasions and grabbed a career-high two rebounds in the national semifinals against Marquette on April 5.

High school
T.C. Roberson High School (2002)... Coached by Rich Sizemore... Averaged 13.1 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's Mr. Basketball Award.

Off the court
Moody attended the same high school as former KU coach Roy Williams... Moody's high school coach, Rich Sizemore, is just the second coach in Roberson history, the other being Williams' high school mentor, Buddy Baldwin... Baldwin helped introduce Moody to Williams and played a part in him coming to Lawrence... Moody was an excellent student in high school who scored a 1390 on his SAT and had a 4.65 weighted grade point average... He will study pre-med at KU, and hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father, Mark, who is a doctor... Joins former Jayhawks Tony Guy, Paul Pierce, Richard Scott and Chris Zerbe in donning the number 34... Claims to wear 34 out of admiration for former NBA all-star Charles Barkley.

— Courtesy of kuathletics.com