David Jerard Moss is an American

United States

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 professional basketball player. Moss' agent is former professional basketball player John Greig

John Greig (basketball)

John W. Greig is a retired American basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'7" and 210 lb small forward, Greig played competitively at Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington and played college basketball at Wenatchee Valley Community College and at the University of Oregon.Greig was...

. He is a 6'5" (1.96 m) and 210 lb. (95 kg) small forward

Small forward

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.

Amateur career

Moss attended Thornwood High School

Thornwood High School

Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois. It was built as part of Thornton Township High Schools District 205.-History:...

 in South Holland, Illinois, USA. There he played basketball

Basketball

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, soccer, tennis

Tennis

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, and track & field. He played collegiate basketball

College basketball

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 with the Indiana State Sycamores

Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball

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 in the Missouri Valley Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

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. While there, he was named Conference Freshman of the Year and earned All-Conference Team honors all four years. He finished as the school's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,562 points.

Pro career

Moss went undrafted

Undrafted

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 by an NBA team and started his professional career in the 2006–07 season in the Polish League, playing with Polpak Swiecie

Polpak Swiecie

Polpak Świecie is a Polish basketball team, based in Świecie, played in Dominet Basket Liga in years 2005-2008.- Team history :* 2004/2005 finished 1st in Polish First Division* 2005/2006 finished 4th in DBL* 2006/2007 finished 6th in DBE...

. Following that year, he played in the NBA summer league with the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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. Not able to make the team, he went back to Europe to play in the Italian Second Division

LegADue

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 with Aurora Jesi, during the 2007-08 season.

The following year, 2008–09, he played with Teramo Basket

Teramo Basket

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 and enjoyed great success there, finishing second in MVP voting to Terrell McIntyre

Terrell McIntyre

Lance Terrell McIntyre is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Virtus Bologna in Italy. He is 5'9¼" tall and plays at the point guard position.-College career:...

. After playing in the 2009 NBA summer league with the Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

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, he signed a three-year contract with Montepaschi Siena, but he first joined Virtus Bologna

Virtus Bologna

-Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...

on loan, until the end of the contract's first season.

Assault controversy

In October 2010, Moss was accused of sexual assault on a woman. Moss admits he met her on a Lufthansa flight in Europe and later went on a date. Stories from both parties do not match after this fact. The accuser stated to investigators that Moss made advances on her inside the house that were stopped, but later in a secluded car Moss was reported to have forced himself on her. Bruises were found on the accuser's body; also internal bruises were found by doctors shortly after the attack. Moss and his lawyer still maintain that he is innocent of all charges.