Maya Moore

About Maya Moore

After winning two NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Competitions, Maya Moore was drafted into the WNBA in 2011 after the Minnesota Lynx acquired her services. She won her fourth championship with the team in 2017, making her one of the greatest players in the history of the team.

She has also played for the Ros Casares Valencia, UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Shanxi Flame.

International career

Moore has featured for the United States on many occasions. In 2009, she was included in the training camp of the country’s women’s basketball team. She helped the team to win gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. She was also a member of the team that was victorious at the 2010 and 2014 World Championship

Family

She spent most of her childhood with her mum Kathryn Moore and her two sisters, Olivia Dabney and Ashley. She has been married to Jonathan Irons since 2020.

Education

Moore started making a name for herself during her time at Collins Hill High School. She later joined the University of Connecticut where she established herself as one of their top players.

Awards

She’s one of the most decorated female basketball players in the United States. In 2014, she was voted the WNBA MVP. A year before that, she won the WNBA Finals MVP Award. The talented basketball star has been selected into the WNBA All-Star six times. She has also won the John Wooden Award.

Trivia

She developed a love for the sport at age 3. She went on sabbatical in 2019.

Maya Moore photo gallery

Title

Photograph of Maya Moore take while on the bus in the parade in Hartford CT celebrating the Championship.

Author

Danny Karwoski

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maya_Moore_2009.jpg

License

CC BY-SA 3.0

Title

USA Training session for players on the USA National team and USA Select team, beginning training in preparation for the FIBA World Championship. Training took place 14-18 April, culminating in a red-white scrimmage on 18 April at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the XL Center, Hartford Connecticut

Author

Danny Karwoski

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maya_Moore_Red_Team.jpg

License

GFDL

Title

USA Training session for players on the USA National team and USA Select team, beginning training in preparation for the FIBA World Championship. Training took place 14-18 April, culminating in a red-white scrimmage on 18 April at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the XL Center, Hartford Connecticut

Author

Danny Karwoski

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maya_Moore_White_Team.jpg

License

GFDL

Title

Photo of Maya Moore accepting the Wade Trophy, taken at the 2011 Women's basketball Coaches Association Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is the first ever three time recipient of the award.

Author

Sphilbrick

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maya_Moore_receiving_Wade_Trophy.JPG

License

CC BY-SA 3.0

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F.A.Q. about Maya Moore

When is her birthday?

Maya Moore's birthday is on June 11, 1989.

In how many days is her birthday?

Maya's birthday is in 14 days

How old is she?

She is 32 years old.

Where is Maya from?

She was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S..

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