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My Take
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.
Overview
Maya April Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American social justice advocate and former professional basketball player. Naming her their inaugural Performer of the Year in 2017, Sports Illustrated called Moore the "greatest winner in the history of women's basketball". Moore was selected for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- 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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- 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
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.