University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2011
- Class:
- 1967
A prolific scorer for the men's basketball team, Johnny Moates scored 1440 points in just three varsity seasons (74 games). At the time of his induction, that placed him 11th on Richmond's all-time scoring list. A three-year starter and two-time captain, his 25 points per game in 1967 is the fourth highest single-season average in school history and his 19.5 points per game career scoring average is 5th highest at Richmond.
He dominated the Southern Conference during his junior and senior seasons, being named 1st Team All Conference both years, highlighted by earning Southern Conference MVP and All Tournament Team honors in 1967. He was the first Spider to be named men's basketball SoCon MVP. Moates was also named 1st Team All-State in 1966 and 1967 and was 1st Team All Big Five.
He was the first Spider to be drafted by an NBA team, selected in the 13th round in 1967 by Cincinnati. In 2013, as part of Richmond's celebration of 100 seasons of men's basketball, Moates was named to the Spiders' all-time team.
Moates played his high school basketball at nearby Benedictine. He later coached on the Richmond men's basketball staff for six seasons.
