Luke Moyer (185-G-1993, college: John Brown, agency: BIG) is a 31 year old 185cm guard from Souderton, Pennsylvania playing his ninth professional season and first with UMF U.M.F. Skallagrimur Borganes (Iceland-Division I). He has been a real basketball globetrotter having played in countries like Canada, Mexico, Georgia, Portugal and Spain. He began his basketball career with Souderton high school and then played a season at Richmond (NCAA). He then played 2 seasons at Campbell (NCAA) and finished at John Brown University (NAIA) averaging 15.0ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.8apg, FGP: 42.0%, 3PT: 39.1%, FT: 83.8%. He spoke to germanhoops.com about his season in Iceland and his magical 50 point game.

Your playing your first season with U.M.F. SkallagrimurBorganes (Iceland-Division I). It is your second tour of duty in Iceland. What kind of an experience has the basketball in Iceland been and playing for this organization?

I’ve enjoyed my time playing in Borganes. The organization has been great to work with and having good teammates and a great coach always makes the experience that much better. I’ve had a great experience playing here.

What does one do on a typical day in Iceland when your not practicing? The days seem shorter. Have you found a new hobby there? I can imagine one can explore a lot and enjoy the beautiful nature.

Yes it’s absolutely beautiful here in Iceland. I work with the younger players here in the organization as a coach and skill developer. So I coach and run training sessions each day outside of my normal training regiment.

You came in the middle of the season to a losing team. How tough has the season been for you? Does added pressure arise when you’re the import? Do you feel like you have to do more than usual to help the team get wins?

It’s always challenging when a team is going through a stretch of losing. Here, it hasn’t been a lack of talent, but unfortunate injuries, sicknesses and missing players almost every other week.

The club had some close loses, but all in all defense seems to be a major problem. Why hasn´t the defense been able to allow less points?

It’s been tough missing players each week and trying to win when we have been short handed. I believe there hasn’t been two consecutive weeks where we have had a healthy roster. That will always be challenging to do our job when we can’t get a rhythm together.

What kind of an experience has it been playing with Jermaine Hamlin? He is a rookie. Are you like a mentor for him?

Jermaine is a force for us. He’s been an awesome teammate and does a great job for us in so many categories on the court.

You recently got your first win and did it all scoring 50 points. How good did that win feel plus scoring 50 points?

Grateful that our team is starting to click and get our chemistry on track. It was a special game to have the opportunity to go out there and play my game.

Was that the most points that you ever scored in your life?

Probably years ago in a summer league back home I’ve scored 50+ and when I was younger in my middle school era I’ve done 50+.

You had a very good shooting day. How quickly did you know that you would have a good scoring day?

After the first few possessions I knew the other team wasn’t going to be able to guard my aggressiveness.

You also had 9 assists and are averaging only 5,0apg for the second time in your pro career. How has your playmaking grown in the last years?

In the offseasons back home over the years I’ve been putting in work and playing in Spain has also contributed to my growth as a PG.

What does this 50 point scoring game mean to you? Very few pro ballers overseas achieve 50 points or more?

The 50 point game as a pro is a special accomplishment. It brings some fulfillment to see all the decades of grinding pay off. I’ve been incredibly blessed to have awesome basketball minds in my life over the years and specifically my High School coach, Dennis Stanton, has been an inspiration to me. He instilled the foundation of my shooting ability in my game and has motivated me to chase his incredible scoring accomplishments as a pro himself.

Last season you averaged only 9,9ppg in Iceland and now 30,0ppg. How do you explain this rapid explosion in your scoring this season? Last season you did play in the higher league Subway league.

I’ve always been a scorer and on that team I had a lesser role and less touches on the ball.

What was your favorite basket of the game?

The alley-oop lob pass I made to Jermaine in the 1st quarter.

Did you get any special messages from people that you maybe didn´t expect it from?

I got a lot of love from family and friends back home. I appreciate it all!!

Did you have to get donuts for your incredible performance or did your teammates buy dinner for you?

I bought beer for all my teammates

Thanks Luke for the talk.