Maya Moore
Collins Hill High School
Impact Statement
“Always try to be the shining light, bringing life to every situation” -Maya Moore
Biography
Moore ended her career with Miss Georgia Basketball honors after leading Collins Hill to a 125-3 record and three Class 5A state titles in her four-year career. Her team won its final 53 games with her on the court and ended this season ranked No. 1 in the USA Today Super 25. As a senior, the 6-foot forward averaged 27 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks and became only the third girls player to capture the Naismith Award twice.
She was also named the Gatorade National Player of the Year, the WBCA Player of the Year and the USA Today National Player of the Year. Maya averaged 10 points, six rebounds and four steals to help lead the USA Basketball Women’s Under-18 National Team to the gold medal in the 2006 FIBA Americas Championship. She will attend the University of Connecticut.
While at Connecticut, Moore led the team to two national titles.
She was the #1 overall pick at the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She led the Lynx to four WNBA titles during her 9 year career.
In addition to her WNBA career, Moore was on the gold winning Olympic teams in 2012 and 2016. She was also on the World teams that claimed gold in 2010 and 2014.
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