UW women's basketball legend Maya Moore has officially been inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and while there are many such honors for one of the most decorated athletes in the history of the sport, this is one of That's the first thing.
When Moore stepped away from basketball in 2019 to help her current husband Jonathan Irons overturn his 22-year-old conviction, it wasn't until she ended up inducted into the Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee. There was no doubt that it would happen. Although she will retire as a WNBA official in 2023, her induction into the Hall of Fame will be sooner than anyone expected.
In just seven seasons after being drafted No. 1 by the Minnesota Lynx in 2011, Moore led the team to four WNBA championships and was named All-WNBA six times. She has been voted MVP every year throughout her professional career, and she also won the award in 2014 following her MVP in the 2013 Finals. Her 18.4 points per game still ranks in the top 10 in league history.
But Moore's college resume is arguably even more impressive. She led UConn to back-to-back national championships from 2009 to 2010 and won the Naismith Player of the Year award in 2009 and 2011. Moore still holds the career records for her points per game, her career goals made from the field, and her single season. She remains the only player with the Huskies to score 3,000 career points. Moore was accompanied at her Hall of Fame induction ceremony by her husband and coach Geno Auriemma.
Saturday's ceremony commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and was attended by six other inductees. Seimone Augustus, who played for the Lynx from 2006 to 2019 and won all four championships with Moore, also joined the Hall this year, as did 2011 Lynx teammate Taj McWilliams-Franklin.