Maya Moore #23 Forward

Background

2011: Started all 34 games during her first season in Minnesota, the WNBA's only rookie to accomplish that feat... Collected 13.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 2.6 apg while playing 28 mpg; she also ranked 12th in the WNBA in steals (1.41 spg)... Shot 43.9% from the field, 36.9% (58-for-157) from three-point range and 78.8% from the FT line; her accuracy climbed to 49.0% (71-for-145) - 45.5% (30-for-66) from beyond the arc - over the final 14 games... Was the Lynx' top scorer seven times, with 23 double-figure nights and five 20+ outings... Scored a game-high 19 points Sept. 4 at New York, one of seven times she led... Named the WNBA's Rookie of the Month for both July and August... Registered her first career double-double Aug. 28 at San Antonio, totaling 19 points and a season-high 12 rebounds... Pumped in a season-high 28 points Aug. 9 at Phoenix; she tied Tamika Catchings' WNBA record by shooting 6-for-6 from behind the arc... Also swiped five steals at Phoenix, a team season best... Played a season-high 34:51 Aug. 2 vs. Phoenix... Started the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game on July 23 in San Antonio, totaling 10 points and three assists... Dealt a season-high six assists July 29 vs. Seattle, and her nine rebounds July 16 vs. Seattle; Minnesota went 11-0 when she grabbed 6+ boards... Netted 26 points July 9 vs. Connecticut; her six three-pointers were one short of Katie Smith's club single-game record (at Seattle, June 14, 2003)... Named the 2011 winner of the Honda Broderick Cup on June 27, the second straight year she's been honored.

Playoffs
2011: In her first postseason appearance, averaged 13.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as the Lynx won the 2011 WNBA Championship… Started all eight contests, reaching double-figures scoring in seven games, including scoring 20+ points once… Drained six-of-eight three pointers in game two of the Western Conference Finals to lead the Lynx to their first ever WNBA Finals appearance.

International
Participated in the USA Basketball Women's National Team May Training Camp in Las Vegas... The lone collegiate player on the 2010 Gold Medal Winning United States FIBA World Championship Team... Extensive history with USA Basketball began in 2006 when she captured the Gold Medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Tournament... Also won Gold at the 2009 World University Games and the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championships.

College
UConn's all-time leading scorer with 3,036 total points scored... Trophy case includes three Wade Trophy Awards (given annually to the nation's best player), two Wooden and Naismith Awards and two National Championship trophies... Became just the second player in NCAA history to be named an All-American four times... Captained the UConn women to an astounding 90 consecutive victories – a total that broke the NCAA record for consecutive wins without a loss... Finished career an incredible 150-4, setting the all-time NCAA mark for career wins – male or female... Shot over 50.0 percent from the floor in each of her four seasons with Connecticut and made 311 three-pointers over her career – second most in school history.