Michaela Moua (born 18 August 1976 in
Helsinki) is a
Finnish former
basketball player.
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. After four seasons of college basketball Moua returned to
Europe and played for several clubs in
France,
Switzerland
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,
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.
Ohio State statistics
Source
Career
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Pussihukat
Pussihukat is a basketball club in Finland, based in Vantaa. The club's got over 400 members, it includes men's, women's, juniors, and special needs teams. The women's team has won the Finnish championship twice, and the men's team has won silve ...
(1992–1996)
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Ohio State Buckeyes (1996–2000)
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ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq (2000–2002)
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Acer Priolo (2002–2003)
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Ovronnaz-Martigny (2003–2005)
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Zala Volán (2005–2006)
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Gospić Osiguranje (2006–2007)
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Juventus Pontedera (2007–2008)
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Université BC Neuchâtel (2008–2009)
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Espoo Basket Team (2009–2010)
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Keravan Energia Team (2009–2011)
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Forssan Alku (2010–2011)
Honors
*Swiss Championship: 2004, 2005
References
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1976 births
Living people
Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States
Finnish people of Ivorian descent
Finnish women's basketball players
Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball players
ŽKK Gospić players