The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Moore, Mia
Jersey Number 1
Mia Moore
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- St. Francis
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
Transferred to UAB from Mississippi State in April 2023
2023-24
2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman at Mississippi State)
2021-22 (Freshman at Mississippi State)
High School
Personal
2023-24
- AAC All-Newcomer Team and All-Conference Third Team
- AAC Player of the Week
- 3x AAC Honor Roll
- Ranks eighth in the record book in free throw percentage (.796) in a single season
- Played in 31 games, making 31 starts
- 26 double figure scoring games
- 13 double-doubles
- Eight 20-plus scoring games
- Career-high 27 points vs. Alabama A&M and Jacksonville State
- Career-high 17 rebounds vs. Memphis
2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman at Mississippi State)
- Played in four games
2021-22 (Freshman at Mississippi State)
- Missed season due to injury
High School
- Ranked as the No. 52 player in the country and a four-star recruit by Prospect Nation
- Led her team to a second state championship as a senior, tallying 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game
- GHSA Class A-Private first team in 2020-21
- GACA Class 1A North All-State team as a junior after averaging 13.7 points, 4.3 steals, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game ...
- 14.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 4.9 assists per game during her sophomore campaign, earning AJC Second Team Class A-Private All-State honors ...
- Recorded first quadruple-double in St. Francis history
- 9.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 3.4 assists per game as a freshman
- Led St. Francis to four-straight region championships
- School record for 500 career steals
- McDonald's All-American nominee
Personal
- Mia Verniece Moore
- Born on May 12, 2003
- Parents are Vernon and Carol
- Vernon was an All-American at Creighton and was drafted in the third round of the NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets in 1985
- Has two brothers are Marquise and Vernon
- Marquise played basketball at George Mason and professionally in the G-League for the Iowa Wolves and in Germany with the Phoenix Hagen
- Has two sisters, Natoya and Nyia
- Her father starred at Creighton University and was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 3rd round of the 1985 NBA Draft (pick No. 58 overall) ...
- Originally from Queens, N.Y.
- Ran track in high school and won a gold medal in the pentathlon at the Junior Olympics
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