Maya Moore

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Maya Moore is an American former professional basketball star widely regarded as one of the greatest players in women’s basketball history, known for her WNBA championships, Olympic gold medals, and influential social justice work.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
WNBA player
basketball player
human
social justice activist
advocacyFocus criminal justice reform
wrongful convictions
announcedRetirementFromBasketball 2023
authoredWork Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts
awardReceived ESPY Award for Best WNBA Player
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
collegeAttended University of Connecticut
collegeTeam UConn Huskies women's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1989-06-11
draftedBy Minnesota Lynx
draftLeague WNBA
draftPickNumber 1
draftRound 1
draftYear 2011
familyName Moore
FIBAWorldCupGoldMedalistFor United States of America
fullName Maya April Moore
gender female
givenName Maya
height 6 ft 0 in
heightInMeters 1.83
helpedSecureReleaseOf Jonathan Irons
highSchoolAttended Collins Hill High School
highSchoolLocation Suwanee, Georgia, United States
jerseyNumber 23
knownFor Olympic gold medals in basketball
WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx
being one of the greatest players in women's basketball history
criminal justice and social justice advocacy
league NCAA Division I
Women's National Basketball Association
marriageYear 2020
memberOfSportsTeam Minnesota Lynx
UConn Huskies women's basketball
NaismithCollegePlayerOfTheYearInSeason 2008–09
2010–11
NCAANationalChampionInSeason 2008–09
2009–10
NCAANationalChampionshipWithCollege UConn Huskies women's basketball
numberOfWNBAChampionships 4
occupation author
public speaker
OlympicGamesGoldMedalistFor United States of America
placeOfBirth Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
playsForNationalTeam United States women's national basketball team
positionPlayed guard
small forward
reasonForHiatus focus on criminal justice reform and family
religion Christianity
sport basketball
spouse Jonathan Irons
tookHiatusFromWNBAInYear 2019
WNBA Rookie of the YearInSeason 2011
WNBAAllStarGameMVPInYear 2015
2017
WNBAAllStarSelectionCount 6
WNBAChampionInSeason 2011
2013
2015
2017
WNBAChampionshipsWonWith Minnesota Lynx
WNBAFinalsMVPInSeason 2013
WNBARegularSeasonMVPInSeason 2014
wonGoldMedalAt 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
2012 Summer Olympics
2014 FIBA World Championship for Women
2016 Summer Olympics
WoodenAwardWinnerInSeason 2008–09
2010–11


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