| Micah Maʻa | |||||
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| Full name | Micah Kupono Maʻa | ||||
| Born | (1997-04-16)April 16, 1997 (age 28) 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 | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Fakel Novy Urengoy | ||||
| Number | 13 | ||||
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Micah Kupono Maʻa (/ˈmɑːʔɑː/; born April 16, 1997)[1] is an American professionalvolleyball player who plays as a setter forFakel Novy Urengoy and theU.S. national team.[2][3] He won a bronze medal at the2024 Paris Olympic Games.[4]
Maʻa was born inKāneʻohe,Hawaiʻi to Pono and Lisa Strand-Maʻa.[5][6]
Maʻa was a standout 3 sport athlete atPunahou, 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 atPunahou. AtUCLA he earnedAVCA first-team All-America, first team All-MPSF and Off the Block's Server of the Year in his freshman season in 2016, all2018NCAAvolleyball tournament honors when theBruins finished runner-up in the championship game against the49ers ofLong 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 inpolitical science.[5][6][7]
The2022–23 CEV Champions League was his debut in the top European competition withHalkbank Ankara.[8]
Ma'a was named to the U.S. national team for the2024 Paris Olympic Games.[9]
French Cup, withStade Poitevin Poitiers
