Michaela Moua (born 18 August 1976 in Helsinki) is a Finnish former basketball player.[1]
Born of Finnish mother and Ivorian father Moua started her career in the Finnish women's basketball league at the age of 16. In 1996 she joined the Ohio State Buckeyes being the first foreign female basketball player in the Ohio State University.[2] After four seasons of college basketball Moua returned to Europe and played for several clubs in France, Switzerland, Croatia, Italy and Finland. She capped 124 times for the Finland women's national basketball team. She was nominated in 2021 "coordinator for anti-racism" of the European Commission.[3]
Ohio State statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Ohio State | 28 | 250 | 37.3% | 29.5% | 75.0% | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
| 1997-98 | Ohio State | 27 | 157 | 45.9% | 26.7% | 74.5% | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| 1998-99 | Ohio State | 29 | 261 | 55.4% | 0.0% | 61.0% | 4.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.0 |
| 1999-00 | Ohio State | 25 | 212 | 57.3% | 0.0% | 58.8% | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | - | 8.5 |
| Career | 109 | 880 | 48.1% | 28.6% | 66.7% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
Career edit
Pussihukat (1992–1996)
Ohio State Buckeyes (1996–2000)
ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq (2000–2002)
Acer Priolo (2002–2003)
Ovronnaz-Martigny (2003–2005)
Zala Volán (2005–2006)
Gospić Osiguranje (2006–2007)- Juventus Pontedera (2007–2008)
- Université BC Neuchâtel (2008–2009)
- Espoo Basket Team (2009–2010)
- Keravan Energia Team (2009–2011)
- Forssan Alku (2010–2011)
Honors edit
- Swiss Championship: 2004, 2005
References edit
- ^ Finnish Basketball Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Moua`s legacy at OSU will live on", The Lantern 3 March 2000. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "European Commission". Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "FINAL 1998 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "FINAL 1997 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.