Maya Moore

Maya Moore is, to me, one of the most quietly radical athletes of her era. The résumé alone is staggering: Rookie of the Year, Finals MVP, league MVP, a Hall of Fame induction, and Sports Illustrated calling her the greatest winner in women's basketball history. Yet what I admire most is what she chose to do with that stature. Walking away at her peak to fight for criminal justice reform, and succeeding in freeing a wrongfully imprisoned man, redefined what it means to be great. Most stars protect their legacy; Moore spent hers on a stranger's freedom. That, far more than any trophy, is why she matters.

Name (English)

Maya Moore

Name (Japanese)

マヤ・ムーア

Reading

まや・むーあ

Born

June 11, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States

Height

183 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Collins Hill High School

University

University of Connecticut

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Huskies of Honor
• 2014 WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
• 2015 WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
• 2013 WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
• 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
• 2010 Wade Trophy
• Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
• 2010 list of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://mayamoore.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mooremaya/
• Xhttps://x.com/MooreMaya
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2

Tags

• Missouri
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.