Maya Moore

Position: Forward
Height: 6'0" / 183 cms.
Weight: 170 lbs. / 77 kgs.
School: University of Connecticut ‘11
WNBA Team: Minnesota Lynx
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medals: 2012 Olympics, 2010 FIBA World Championship, 2009 World University Games, 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
• Is one of only eight players to have earned a World Championship gold medal, Olympic gold medal, an NCAA title and WNBA championship (Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, Diana Taurasi and Kara Wolters).
• Member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team that posted an 8-0 record and earned the gold medal in London; started five of eight games and averaged 9.0 ppg. and 5.6 rpg.
• Aided the 2012 USA National Team to a 5-0 pre-Olympic exhibition slate; came off the bench to average team second-bests of 10.8 ppg. and 6.0 rpg.
• Member of the 2010 USA Basketball World Championship Team that posted a 9-0 slate, captured the gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2012 Olympic Games; averaged 8.7 ppg. and 3.3 rpg. in 18.3 minutes a game.
• Aided the USA to a 3-1 pre-World Championship exhibition slate.
• Posted 12 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals for the USA National Team that defeated the WNBA Stars 99-72 in the “WNBA vs. USA Basketball: Stars at the Sun” game on July 10, 2010.
• The youngest player named to the 2010-12 USA Basketball National Team on March 3, 2010.
• One of three collegiate players invited to attend the 2009 USA Basketball Women’s National Team’s fall training camp, was unable to play in the UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational due to school conflicts.
• Member of the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team that posted a perfect 7-0 record to collect the gold medal in Belgrade, Serbia; did not play due to a sprained knee.
• Member of the 2007 USA U19 squad that wrapped up a 9-0 record and gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship.
• Scored in double figures in each of USA's nine games, while posting averages of 16.3 ppg. and 6.4 rpg.
• Member of the 2006 USA U18 National Team that went 4-0 and won a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship; started three games and was the USA's fifth-leading scorer (9.5 ppg.), while adding a team-high 3.8 spg.

Professional Notes:

• Drafted: No. 1 by the Minnesota Lynx in 2011.
• WNBA Title: 2011
• All-WNBA second team: 2012
• WNBA All-Star Game: 2011
• WNBA Rookie of the Year: 2011
• WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2011
• Currently competing in 2012-13 Women's China Basketball Association action for Shanxi Flame.
• Aided the Lynx in 2012 to a league-best 27-7 record and the WNBA Finals, averaged 16.4 ppg. and 6.0 rpg.
• Competed during the 2011-12 EuroLeague season for Ros Casares Valencia (Spain) and helped her team capture the EuroLeague and Spanish League titles; averaged 12.7 ppg. and 6.2 rpg. in her 10 EuroLeague contests.
• In helping the Lynx capture the 2011 WNBA title, averaged 13.8 ppg., 5.9 rpg. and 2.3 apg. in eight playoff games.
• Helped lead the Lynx in 2011 to a league-best 27-7 record,marking the second-best turnaround in WNBA history after Minnesota finished 13-21 in 2010.
• Won two of the three 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Month awards and finished the season leading all rookies in scoring (13.2 ppg.), minutes (28.0 mpg.) and steals (1.4 spg.), and ranked second overall among rookies in rebounds (4.6 rpg.) and third in assists (2.7 apg.).
• Became the first rookie to be voted as a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game since Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings in 2002.

College Notes

• During her four years at Connecticut, the Huskies posted a stunning 150-4 record (.974), including a perfect 90-0 streak that spanned three seasons, captured the 2009 and 2010 NCAA titles, advanced to the 2008 and 2011 Final Fours and won four Big East Conference Tournament championships and four Big East regular season crowns.
  
• Is the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA history with 3,036 points, ranking first among all-time leading scorers at UConn.
  
• In addition to owning UConn’s all-time career scoring record and the all-time scoring average (19.7 ppg.), ranks second among all-time Husky leaders for rebounds (1,276); 3-point field goals made (311) and games played (154); third for steals (310); fourth for blocked shots (204); and sixth for assists (544) and rebound average (8.3 rpg.).
  
• Honda-Broderick Cup winner as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year (2010); and twice won the Honda Sports Award for basketball (2010, 2011).
  
• 2011 NCAA Elite 88 Award for achieving the highest GPA of all student-athletes competing in the Final Four, owned a 3.669 GPA in sports media and promotion.
  
• Capital One University Division Academic All-American of the Year (2010, 2011) and Big East Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2010, 2011).
  
• Four-time Associated Press (A.P.) All-American first team and WBCA/State Farm All-American first team.
  
• Unanimous National Player of the Year (2009, 2011): Naismith Award, Wade Trophy, A.P. Player of the Year, USBWA Player of the Year and John R. Wooden Award.
  
• Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award (2011).
  
• NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2010), NCAA All-Final Four (2009, 2010, 2011), NCAA Regional MOP and All-Regional (2009, 2010, 2011).
  
• First three-time winner of the State Farm Wade Trophy (2009, 2010, 2011); in winning in 2009, became just the second sophomore to earn the distinction.
  
• Big East Player of the Year (2008, 2009, 2011), four-time All-Big East first team selection, Big East Tournament MVP (2009, 2011), Big East All-Tournament Team (2009, 2010, 2011), Big East Freshman of the Year (2008, unanimous).
  
• Top Female College Athlete ESPY Award Winner (2009, 2010).
  
• In 2008, became first freshman in conference basketball history (men or women) to be named as the Big East Player of the Year.
  
• Only second freshman in history to be named to the A.P. All-America first team.
  
• USBWA National Freshman of the Year and USBWA All-America first team (2008).
  
• Capped her college career with 50 double-doubles and registered double-figure points in an NCAA all-time record 149 games.
  
• Tallied 754 points in ‘08-'09 to become UConn's single-season scoring leader and upped that to 868 in 2010-11.
  
• Owns four of the top seven, including the top three, all-time UConn single-season scoring marks.
  
• Became the fastest player to 1,000 points in Husky history.
  
• Sank 10 3-pointers on Jan. 17, 2009, to set Big East and UConn single game records for 3-pointers made.
  
• Owns the Big East Freshman scoring record with 678 points.
  
• Named Big East Freshman of the Week a record 10 times.
  
• Became the first-ever freshman in Big East history to be recognized as Player of the Week (March 4); also named Freshman of the Week marking the first time the conference weekly honors were swept by the same player.

Personal Notes

• Born Maya April Moore on June 11, 1989 in Jefferson City, Mo.
• The only child of Kathryn Moore, who played volleyball at Occidental College (Calif.).
• Attended Collins Hill High School (Ga.), where she helped lead her teams to three Georgia state titles and one runner-up finish.
• As a senior in 2006-07, her school posted a perfect 31-0 record and captured a third-straight Georgia Class 5A title.
• Helped Collins Hill to a USA Today and SI.com No. 2 national ranking in 2006.
• A two-time Naismith High School Player of the Year (2006, 2007), was named the 2007 USA Today, WBCA/State Farm and Gatorade National Player of the Year.
• 2007 McDonald's, WBCA and EA Sports All-American.
• A 2006 and 2007 Parade Magazine All-America first team and Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year selection.
• An all-county track and field athlete, with a regional high jump title (5'8") and a state runner-up finish in 2005.
• Has post-basketball career ambitions of getting into broadcast journalism.
• Wanted to be a singer at age five and a pro basketball player at 15.
• Hates peanut butter and loves red velvet cake.
• First trip overseas was with the 2007 USA U19 World Championship Team.