Aanen Moody

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke

Photo by: Jackson Wagner

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke

Photo by: Jackson Wagner

Photo by: Duquesne University Athletics

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 186
Hometown:
Dickinson, N.D.
High School:
Dickinson H.S.
Previous School:
Southern Utah / North Dakota

Moody became just the third player to join Montana’s 1,000-point club in just two seasons, scoring 1,040 points as a Grizzly to bring his career total to 1,722 points.

2023-24 (Graduate): All-Big Sky Conference First Team… Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team… started all 36 games and averaged 33.4 minutes per game… led the team in scoring and ranked 3^rd in the Big Sky with 16.8 points per game… his scoring average was the highest by a Montana player since Sayeed Pridgett averaged 19.9 in 2019-20… he scored 606 total points, which is the 8^th-most in a single season in program history… ranked 68^th in the country in total points in the NCAA… shot 49.2 percent from the field on 463 total attempts… his 228 made field goals were the 28^th-most in the NCAA… went 87-for-223 (.397) from three-point range… his 87 made threes were tied for the mosft by a Grizzly since David Bell made 98 in 2002-03… shot 87.5 percent from the free throw line… averaged 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game… led the team with 34 steals… ranked 63^rd in the NCAA with 87 made threes… scored career high 36 points on 13-of-19 (.684) shooting in win at North Dakota State (1/3)… scored 35 points at Eastern Washington (2/29) while making a career-high 8 three-pointers on 11 attempts (.727)… scored 34 points in a College Basketball Invitational win over Presbyterian, going 14-of-21 (.667) from the floor and 6-of-9 (.667) from three… scored 27 points in a Big Sky Quarterfinal win over Portland State (3/11), shooting 9-of-13 (.692) from the floor… scored at least 20 points in 13 games, including four straight games from 2/29-3/11… scored in double-figures in 30 of Montana’s 36 games, and scored in 35 games overall… made at least one three-pointer in 32 games on the year, and had a streak of 28 straight games with a made three… had 14 games with at least 3 made three-pointers… shot over 50 percent from three with multiple makes in nine different games… had six games with at least 10 made field goals… finished 100 percent from the free throw line in 15 different games… played a career-high 42 minutes in the overtime win against Presbyterian at the CBI… had a season-high 8 rebounds at Northern Colorado (2/10)… had a season-high 6 assists vs. MSU-Northern (12/5)… had multiple assists in 24 games… had at least 5 assists in three out of five games from 3/4-3/24… reached 1,000 career points at Montana in the Big Sky Championship game (3/14)… had multiple rebounds in 31 games… led Montana in scoring 15 times during the season… led Montana in minutes 15 times… averaged 17.7 points on 54.3 percent shooting in the Big Sky Tournament… scored his 1,500^th career point in Montana’s win over Montana State (2/17)… had a stretch of 21 straight makes from the free throw line over the course of 13 games, going from Dec. 19 to Feb. 10 without a miss… scored at least 20 points in three straight conference games in February, going for 20 at Northern Arizona (2/8), 24 at Northern Colorado (2/10), and 29 vs. Montana State (2/17)… averaged 26.5 points per game over a four-game stretch to close out the regular season and start the Big Sky tournament.

2022-23 (R-Senior): All-Big Sky Conference Second Team… Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team… earned second team All-Big Sky honors after leading Montana and ranking ninth in the league with 16.1 points per game… led Montana and the Big Sky conference by making 40.7 percent from three-point range… also ranked 24^th in the NCAA in three-point percentage… led Montana and second in the Big Sky with 2.6 made three pointers per game, which also ranked 70^th in the country… second in the Big Sky and 81^st in the NCAA in free throw percentage at 84.5… scored in double figures 20 times in his 29 appearances, including 10 games with 20-plus points… tied for eighth in the Big Sky with 10 games of 20-plus points… closed the season with 20-plus points in seven of the final 11 games, including tying or setting his career high three times… made at least one three in 28 of 29 games, and had multiple three-pointers in 20 games… scored a career-high 28 points in a Big Sky Tournament win against Idaho State (3/6) to lead Montana into the semifinals… scored 26 points in consecutive games against Northern Colorado (2/2) and Northern Arizona (2/4), shooting a comined 10-of-16 from three to lead Montana to a pair of victories… Moody helped lead a second-half turnaround in Big Sky play for Montana, averaging 20.7 points per game as Montana went 7-1 in the final stretch of the regular season… shot 50 percent from three during the stretch, making 23-of-46 attempts… made a career-high seven three pointers in the win over Northern Arizona (2/4)… scored his 1,000^th career point in a road win against Weber State (2/11)… since joining the NCAA in 2018-19, Moody is one of just 25 players to shoot better than 40 percent from three with at least 500 attempts… one of just 41 players in the country with at least four games shooting 6-of-6 or better at the free throw line… very successful at home, averaging 18.9 points per game in Dahlberg Arena while shooting 46.3 percent from three-point range… 10^th in the Big Sky and 200^th in the country in field goal percentage (45.0)… fifth in the Big Sky and 117^th in the country with 34:27 minutes per game… 70 made threes are the most by a Grizzly since Brandon Gfeller in 2015-16… his seven made threes against Northern Arizona were the most by a Griz player in a single game since Michael Oguine also made seven in 2018… had a career high five steals against Eastern Washington (12/29)… had nine steals in a three-game stretch to open conference play… in addition to his 28 points, also had a season-high seven assists in the Big Sky Tournament win over Idaho State (3/6)… third on Montana with 3.4 rebounds per game… had three games with six rebounds, including back-to-back performances against Weber State and Montana State in mid-February.

2020-22 (Southern Utah): Played two seasons at Southern Utah, helping the Thunderbirds win a Big Sky Conference regular-season title in 2020-21… Played in 55 games across two seasons, earning seven starts… Averaged 6.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.5 steals per game… Shot .384 from 3-point range (73-of-190), making 53 triples at a team-best .402 clip in 2021-22… Made at least one 3-pointer in 24 of 35 games in 2021-22, and at least four triples three times… Was in double figures for scoring 13 times in two seasons at Southern Utah, including a high of 16 points vs. Weber State (March 5, 2022)… Twice earned NABC Honors Court recognition for his work in the classroom.

2017-20 (North Dakota): Spent three seasons at North Dakota, playing in 39 games… Averaged 9.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.7 steals per game… Scored in double figures 14 times, reaching 20 points or more on five occasions… As a redshirt freshman in 2018-19, played in all 30 games and led the Fighting Hawks for 3-point makes (81) and attempts (198) while shooting at a .409 clip from deep… Made at least one 3-pointer in 33 of 39 career games at North Dakota, and made multiple triples 25 times… Tied a North Dakota record with at least one made 3-pointer in 17 consecutive games… Hit six or more 3-pointers six times, including seven vs. Oral Roberts (Feb. 16, 2019) and IPFW (Feb. 28, 2019)… Scored 21 points in both of those contests, two of four times on the season he hit that number… Was limited to nine games as a sophomore in 2019-20 due to a torn labrum… Redshirted during the 2017-18 season.

High School: Is a 2017 graduate of Dickinson High School in Dickinson, North Dakota… Was the 35^th recipient of the North Dakota Mr. Basketball Award… Earned back-to-back North Dakota Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year honors, annually given to the state’s top player… Was a two-time all-state selection, being named the state’s Class A Senior Athlete of the Year in 2016-17… Broke the North Dakota Class A scoring record with 2,139 career points… Averaged 30.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game as a senior, helping Dickinson to a third-place finish at state... Averaged 33.0 points per game as a junior, scoring 55 and 56 points in back-to-back games, which at the time were the second- and third-highest single-game outputs in North Dakota Class A history.

Personal: Was born and raised in Dickinson, North Dakota... Parents, Kay and Dave Moody, coached volleyball together at Dickinson State... Dave is in the NAIA Hall of Fame after guiding the Blue Hawks to a 466-159 record and seven national tournaments, including a 2000 national title... Has an older brother, Nate, and an older sister, Ali... Nate won five national championships as a wide receiver for North Dakota State... Ali also attended NDSU, playing volleyball... Moody graduated from Southern Utah in August 2022 with a degree in health & exercise science... He and his wife, Gabby, have a son, Asher, and are expecting their second child.