Maya April Moore also known as the Maya Moore is the famous American Basketball Player. Her Biography proves that she showed her talent for the first time, at the age of 3. Here, the hoop was mounted by her mother on back door of her apartment. Maya Moore was born on 11th June, 1989 in Jefferson, Missouri. She is the professional player for Minnesota Lynx which is associated with Women National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Basketball Career

Maya started her career from Collins High School in Georgia. Here, playing with Eagles she had a record of 125-3. Her high School Stats show that she played 128 games in 4 seasons and scored 19.3 PPG, 8.6 RPG and 3.5 SPG. She also played in Georgia Metro 16U Nike Travel Team. Playing with team in 2005 and 2006, she led them to four championships. In University of Connecticut she played in Freshman Year, Sophomore Year, Junior Year and Senior Year. She was the very first freshman who received the title of Big East Player of the year. In her career Moore is also famous for her Dunk.

Achievements and Awards:

Maya had an amazing career during her years at Connecticut University from 2007 to 2011. This led to a successful professional career of her. The very first three years of her were a huge success. Playing with WNBA she won five championships from the six she could have won. She won WNBA All Star Game Award in 2015. After being selected in Minnesota Lynx as first overall in 2011 WNBA Draft, she got title of WNBA Rookie of for the month of July and August. In 2014 she won the WNBA most valuable player award. Maya was awarded MVP in 2015 All Star Game season.

Other Awards by her include the Euro League Women Champion, Wade Trophy, and Nesmith National Girls High School Player of the Year’s Award and USBWA Women’s National Player of the year award. Maya Moore is also Olympic Gold Medalist for Women Basket Ball for the year 2012. Moore was invited five times to the White House for Honor. She has a net worth $150 thousands.

Moore’s Personal Life:

In her personal Life she is very down to Earth. She is a proud Christian. Maya says herself to be very grateful for God’s blessing on her and her fellow being. Moore’s father also played basketball in his university. He was also picked in NBA Draft but he didn’t choose to play. Her younger sister Olivia Dabney is a rising star and plays for New Jersey. She is very famous among her fans and enjoys a huge following on Instagram and twitter. She interacts with them on Instagram @mooremaya and shares photos and videos of her games. She has more than 112k Followers. In Forbes’s edition of 2015, she was also listed on number 30 among Under 30 young Star players of the sports world. More was also discussed in ESPN’s Sports Science’s Video clip. Here, her muscle strength and court vision was discussed. She is also the only WNBA Player to be featured on Pepsi Max series of advertisements.