Winner
2015 WNBA champion Maya Moore has won
three titles, an MVP award, a Rookie of the Year award, and an Olympic Gold
Medal in her first five seasons in the WNBA league. No NHL, NBA, NFL, or MLB
player has ever done that. She’s also excelled overseas. In 2012, she won both the Spanish league title and EuroLeague title playing for Ros Casares
Valencia. From 2013 to 2015, Moore also won
the Chinese league title every year.
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| Maya Moore at the 2015 WNBA All-Star game held at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville CT Photo credit: Danny Karwoski (Karwoski Facebook) CC BY-SA 3.0 |
As for 2015, the Minnesota Lynx
were the best team in the Western Conference through the regular season on
their way to their third championship.
In 2006 and 2007, Moore was named the Naismith
Prep Player of the Year. She was the John Wooden Award winner
in 2009 after leading UConn to an undefeated season and a national title.
The following season, Moore led Connecticut to its second straight and in the
2010–11 season, she led the Huskies to an NCAA record (all divisions) of 90
wins. On May 18, 2011, Moore became the first female basketball player to sign
with Jordan
Brand.
Here career exemplifies a sports person of the year
and her accomplishments this year led REAL SPORTS to selecting her as the 2015 Sportsperson
of the Year.
Follow Maya Moore at http://mooremaya.com
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