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Professional Career Awaits Moore

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After spring graduation ceremonies, Nia Moore and Bashaara Graves joined the legacy that is the Lady Volunteers' 100 percent graduation rate. Now, Moore joins Graves in another exclusive club: Professional athlete.

Moore signed an agreement to play professionally in Korea beginning this fall. Her contract covers a season that extends from October through March. Graves, meanwhile, is a member of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.

"It's going to be a great experience for me," Moore said. "It's going to be something new that I'm not accustomed to and I'm looking forward to experiencing the new people, the languages, the places.