Following his graduation from Hightower High School in January 2010, Moreland enrolled at Ocean Academy in Bayville, New Jersey for one semester where he averaged 15.5 points and 2.6 blocks per game.

[1] Although originally being recruited by Oregon State, Moreland signed with UTEP in January 2010 upon his graduation from Hightower High.

[2][3] Moreland played four games in 2010–11 before suffering a season-ending left shoulder injury against Colorado on December 4, 2010, that required surgery.

He led the Pac-12 in blocked shots, the first Oregon State player to lead the conference in that category since Nick DeWitz in 2005–06.

He was also named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on December 24, 2012, after posting two double-doubles and averaging 17.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in wins over Howard and San Diego.

[4] On July 30, 2014, he signed with the Kings[5][6] and went on to receive multiple assignments to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League[7] before being ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season on January 1, 2015, due to a labral tear in his left shoulder.

[10][11][12] On December 16, 2015, he was ruled out indefinitely after sustaining a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his left foot during practice earlier that day.

[22] In the Pistons' season finale on April 11, 2018, Moreland had career highs with 16 points, 17 rebounds, four blocks and four steals in 41 minutes in a 119–87 win over the Chicago Bulls.

[33] Moreland was activated on November 11[34] and made his debut on next day, contributing eight points, eleven rebounds and three assists in a 106–87 win over the Shanghai Sharks.

On October 26, 2024, Moreland joined Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).