Maya Moore

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Maya Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American basketball forward for Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and the winner of the 2006 Naismith Prep Player of the Year.

Moore, a native of Jefferson City, Missouri, had her first exposure to basketball at the age of three. Her mother mounted a hoop on the back door of their apartment to prevent her from running around the apartment. As a junior in 2005-06, she was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year after leading Collins Hill High to Georgia's Class 5A state championship. She was only the second junior to win the Naismith award [1]

In December 2006, she led the Collins Hill Eagles over Poly (Long Beach, California) by a score of 75-61, resulting in her being selected unanimously as the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament of Champions in Chandler, Arizona. In the title game of the "T-Mobile Invitational" in Seattle, she scored 48 points in a win over St. Elizabeth (Wilmington, Delaware).

In 2007, Moore became Collins Hill High School's all-time leader in points and rebounds. During her first three seasons at Collins Hill, the school amassed a 94-3 record. [2] Moore announced that she would play college basketball at the University of Connecticut. [3] Once again, she led Collins Hill High to another Georgia Class 5A state championship and was named the Naismith Prep Female Player of the Year for 2007.

She was named to the U.S. U-18 National Team in 2006, and helped that team qualify for the 2007 U19 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.

High School Stats

Season Games PPG RPG SPG
2004-05 32 17.4 8.6 2.8
2005-06 32 23.2 11.3 5.4

High School Totals

Number of Seasons Games PPG RPG SPG
3 97 19.3 8.6 3.5

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sports Illustrated, p. 39, January 15, 2007
  2. ^ Sports Illustrated, p. 39, January 15, 2007
  3. ^ Sports Illustrated for Kids, February 2007

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