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]
| 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 |
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