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- Big West Conference Player of the Week (12/9/19)
- 2018-19 All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention
2019-20: Ended his senior season ranked No. 169 in the nation in total three-point field goals made (66) and No. 215 in three-point field goals per game (2.06)... Also held top rankings in six Big West individual categories: No. 2 in free throw percentage (.888), No. 4 in field goal percentage (.464) and three-point field goals made (2.06/gm.), No. 8 in scoring (13.09 ppg), No. 12 in three-point percentage (.377) and No. 15 in steals (0.91 spg)... One of 10 Big West players who shot a perfect 1.000 from the free throw line in a single game (minimum eight attempts) when he connected on all eight vs. CSUN... Finished with a team-high scoring total in 11 games... Responsible for five of the team’s top six single-game scoring totals: 35 points at Northern Arizona (12/4); 29 vs. CSUN (2/15); 25 vs. VMI (11/17); 24 at UC Riverside (3/7) and vs. William Jessup (11/7)... His 12 baskets at NAU is a single-game team-high total and the second-highest total recorded by a Big West player that season... Responsible for the second-highest individual scoring total, among all Big West players, when he posted 35 at Northern Arizona... Hit seven threes vs. CSUN — a single-game team-high total and the second-highest total posted by a Big West player this season (tying teammate Stefan Gonzalez)... Notched the seventh 20-point game of the season, and ninth of his career by scoring 24 points, on 8 of 13 shooting overall, which included four threes and four made free throws (in as many attempts), at UC Riverside... Three of his six field goals were from three, finished with 15 points and three assists vs. Long Beach State (2/29)... Scored 29 points, the second-highest total of his career, matched a career high by nailing seven shots from three (out of nine attempts), hit a career-high eight free throws in as many attempts, and matched a season high by collecting a team-high four assists vs. CSUN... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Cal Poly (2/1)... Hit a season-high five free throws, grabbed six rebounds and scored 13 points at CSUN (1/16)... Scored double figures for the seventh game in a row, notched the fourth 20-point game of the season and sixth of his career by finishing with 22 at San Francisco (12/21)...
Hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer after crossing the midcourt line, to cap UC Davis’ comeback — it trailed by as many as 18 in the second half — and lift the Aggies to a 67-65 win vs. LMU (12/16)... Named Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, for the first time in his career, scored 52 points for the week – equating to 34 percent of the team’s offense — shot .692 (18-of-26) from the field and .571 (8-of-14) from three... Led all players with 17 points vs. Northern Illinois (12/7)... Scored a career-high 35 points, on a career-high 12 field goals made, and led all Aggies with a season-high seven rebounds at Northern Arizona... Mooney scored 31 of his points after halftime, and singlehandedly outscored the entire NAU team in the second half... Those 31 points are the most scored in a single half in the program’s Division I era... He shot 11-13 overall, 5-6 from three and 4-4 from the line against the Lumberjacks in the second half... His 35 points is the second-highest individual total in the Aggies’ D-I era: Corey Hawkins scored 40 points at Hawai’i (1/19/13); Eddie Miller (2/26/11 at UC Riverside) and Josh Ritchart (11/22/13 vs. SIUE at the Portland State Tournament) also scored 35 points in their respective games... Seventeen of his team-high 19 points were scored after halftime at Utah (11/29)... Scored all 11 of his points after halftime at Cal (11/26)... Notched his second 20-point game of the Red Wolves Classic, in as many games, by scoring a team-high 25 vs. VMI... Averaged 20.6 ppg throughout UC Davis’ tournament games; 10 of his 19 field goals throughout the event were from three... Posted his second 20-point game of the season by hitting four of his six baskets from three, and all five shots at the stripe at Arkansas State (11/15)... Scored a game-high 24 points, hit 8 of 13 shots overall and 4 of 7 from three versus William Jessup (11/7).
2018-19: Ended his junior season ranked No. 8 in 3-point field goals made (2.0 per game) and No. 9 in 3-point field goal percentage (.388)... Earned the first All-Big West award of his career when he was named to the honorable mention list, as announced by league officials on March 11... His three, hit with eight seconds left against UC Riverside (3/9), gave the Aggies a one-point lead and completed a comeback that erased a 12-point deficit; led all players with 19 points by hitting 4 of 6 baskets from three, and sank all three at the stripe... Three of his four baskets at CSUN (2/23) were threes; he also hit all four free throws... Collected a career-high nine rebounds at Cal State Fullerton (2/21)... Scored double figures for the fifth game in a row, and ninth in the last 10 games, when he finished with 11 points vs. Long Beach State (2/16)... Named College Sports Madness’ Big West Player of the Week, thanks to his performances vs. CSUN and Long Beach State: For the week, Mooney shot .632 overall, .500 from three and averaged 16.0 ppg... Notched his second career 20-point game by finishing with 21 vs. CSUN (2/13); five of his eight baskets were from three, he shot 8 of 11 overall and blocked a career-high two shots... The Aggies’ breakout player during league play continued to shine at UC Santa Barbara (2/9) by hitting three of his five shots from three, including a straightaway dagger with 1:24 remaining, from NBA distance, to give UC Davis the lead for good... He finished with 13 points that night against the Gauchos... Continued to light up the scoreboard during league play by finishing with 17 points at Cal Poly... Posted a perfect stat line at UC Riverside (2/2) by hitting all five shots from the floor, which includes three threes, and both free throws to finish with 15 points... Scored in double figures in four of the last five games; averaged 15.6 ppg throughout that timespan entering the Aggies’ road game at UC Riverside (2/2)... Of his 19 points posted vs. Cal Poly (1/19), a career-high seven were sank at the free throw line (in as many attempts); also set another career mark by collecting eight rebounds... Scored in double figures for the third straight game by hitting three of his five baskets from three, and finishing with a game-high 14 points vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/12)... Set new career highs by finishing with 29 points, on 10 field goals and seven three-point baskets at Long Beach State (1/12); also matched two career highs by collecting five rebounds and four assists... Posted 14 points by hitting four field goals, including three from three, at UC Irvine (1/10); all three of those figures are season highs, in addition to his career-high five rebounds collected that night... Scored six points, on a pair of threes, and collected a season-high three rebounds vs. William Jessup (12/16)... A career-high four of his career-high five baskets were from three, and finished with a career-high 16 points when he returned home to Northern Illinois (12/5)... Mooney grew up in Wauconda, located just over an hour’s drive away from Northern Illinois University... Scored 10 points at Arkansas (11/12) and both games of the team’s Texas road trip... Scored double figures for the second straight game; after recording 13 vs. San Diego (11/9), hs posted 10 at Arkansas.
2017-18: Grabbed a season-high four rebounds, and scored four points in the Aggies’ NIT First Round game at Utah (3/14)... Scored a career-high 15 points on 4 of 8 shooting; two of his shots were scored from three, and he hit five free throws, another career high, vs. UC Riverside (3/8)... Two of this three baskets were from three, helping the Aggies clinch a regular season championship by defeating UC Irvine (3/3) in double overtime... Scored 14 points on five field goals and four threes vs. Hawai’i (3/1), all season-high numbers... Both of his baskets were from three, and he hit both free throws taken vs. UC Riverside (2/27)... Finished with eight points — two of his three baskets were hit from three — and a career-high four rebounds at UC Santa Barbara (2/17)... Notched his fourth double-figure scoring game of the season by hitting 3 of 4 baskets from three and finishing with 11 points at Cal Poly (2/15)... Mooney’s three threes tie a career high, originally set vs. Cal Poly earlier this season... Earned a career-high four assists, and set up his team’s game-winning shot in double overtime at Long Beach State (2/3)... Nine of his 11 points were scored in the second half at CSUN (2/1), which included seven straight at one point of the game... A career-high three of his four baskets were scored from three vs. Cal Poly (1/27); he finished with 10 points, two rebounds and two assists that evening... His five-point play, which took place when he canned a three, a foul was called on Long Beach State (1/17) during the play, and hit a jumper on the ensuing possession, helped UC Davis take the lead for good midway though the first half... Set a new career high with four steals vs. UC Irvine (1/4)... Both of his baskets were made from three, in addition to finishing with two rebounds vs. Radford (12/23)... Hit two of his three field goals from three, tying a career high, and matched a season high by finishing with two assists vs. Lamar (12/22)... Two of his thee field goals were from three, also finished with one assist and one steal at Utah Valley (11/18)... Hit a three at Pacific (11/15)... Set a new career high by finishing with 14 points at Northern Colorado (11/13)... As was the case when he set his previous high, vs. Weber State at the Great Alaska Shootout the previous season, Mooney enjoyed a perfect shooting performance in the Aggie’s season opener: 5-for-5 overall, 2-for-2 from three and 2-for-2 at the free throw line.
2016-17: Finished with a season/career-high three steals vs. William Jessup (12/17)... Set a new season high with three assists at Idaho (12/3)... Recorded a perfect shooting stat line — 4-for-4 FG, 2-for-2 3FG, 2-for-2 FT — and finished with a season-high 12 points vs. Weber State (11/24) at the Great Alaska Shootout... Nailed a three, forced a steal and scored on a breakaway layup, as part of UC Davis’ first half 18-0 run vs. Northern Arizona (11/13).
2015-16: Redshirted.
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE PREP '15: Averaged 20 points, five rebounds and four assists per game as a senior... Accolades earned during his final year at Notre Dame College Prep include:
Chicago Tribune first team,
Chicago Sun-Times All-Area, all-state third team, East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year... Led his team to a berth in the 4A state semifinals during his senior season... Teammates selected him as their captain for the 2014-15 season... Shot 46 pct. from distance and 83 percent from the stripe as a senior... Shortly after receiving first team all-area accolades from Pioneer Sports, Mooney, a Magna Cum Laude graduate, received an invitation to compete in the Chicago Catholic League All-Star Game... In that showcase, he scored 25 points for his East squad.
PERSONAL: One of Angela and Michael Mooney's five children... Daniel and Matt are his older brothers, Mary Kate and Rachel are his younger sisters... If he could play another sport at UC Davis, he would choose baseball... Watching movies, bowling and playing table tennis are his hobbies... Chose UC Davis because of the players, coaches, outstanding academic programs, the team and school's culture.
