Micah Maʻa (born April 16, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Halkbank Ankara and the U.S. national team.[1][2][3]
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| Born | April 16, 1997 Kaneohe, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) | ||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||
| Spike | 131 in (333 cm) | ||||
| Block | 125 in (318 cm) | ||||
| College / University | UCLA | ||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Halkbank Ankara | ||||
| Number | 13 | ||||
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Personal life
Maʻa was born in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi to Pono and Lisa Strand-Maʻa.[4][5]
Career
Maʻa was a standout 3 sport athlete at Punahou winning a state basketball title in 2012, a state football title in 2013, four state volleyball titles and earning the Hawaiʻi state volleyball player of the year his senior season in 2015 at Punahou. At UCLA he earned AVCA first-team All-America, first team All-MPSF and Off the Block's Server of the Year in his freshman season in 2016, all 2018 NCAA volleyball tournament honors when the Bruins finished runner-up in the championship game against the 49ers of Long Beach State, and AVCA first-team All-America, first-team All-MPSF, setting the UCLA Bruins single-season record of 67 aces his senior season in 2019. He graduated from UCLA in 2019 with a major in political science.[4][5][6]
The 2022–23 CEV Champions League is his debut in the top European competition with Halkbank Ankara.[7]
Honors
College
- Domestic
- 2018
NCAA national championship, with UCLA Bruins[8]
- 2018
Club
- Domestic
- 2019–20
French Cup, with Stade Poitevin Poitiers
- 2019–20
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2014: NORCECA U19 Championship – Best setter
- 2018: NCAA national championship – All-tournament team
References
External links
- Player profile at TeamUSA.org
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- UCLA Bruins 2019 roster – Micah Maʻa