Micah Maʻa

Micah Maʻa
Personal information
Born (1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 (age 27)
Kaneohe, Hawaii, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
Spike131 in (333 cm)
Block125 in (318 cm)
College / UniversityUCLA
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubHalkbank Ankara
Number13
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2019
2019–2021
2021–2022
2022–		UCLA Bruins
Stade Poitevin Poitiers
GKS Katowice
Halkbank Ankara
National team
 United States
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chicago
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gdańsk
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Charleston
Silver medal – second place 2019 Winnipeg

Micah Maʻa (/ˈmɑːʔɑː/; born April 16, 1997)[1] is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Halkbank Ankara and the U.S. national team.[2][3][4] He won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Personal life

Maʻa was born in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi to Pono and Lisa Strand-Maʻa.[5][6]

Career

Maʻa was a standout 3 sport athlete at Punahou, 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.[5][6][7]

The 2022–23 CEV Champions League is his debut in the top European competition with Halkbank Ankara.[8]

Ma'a was named to the U.S Men's Volleyball team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Honors

College

Club

Youth national team

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "MA'A Micah". 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Deux nouvelles recrues à Poitiers". L'Équipe (in French). June 3, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "FRA M: One of the biggest world volleyball prospects joins Poitiers". WorldofVolley. June 7, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Micah Ma'a nowym siatkarzem GieKSy". GKS Katowice (in Polish). May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Micah Ma'a". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2019 Volleyball roster: Micah Ma'a bio". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "UCLA's Ma'a eyes showdown with hometown 'Bows". Hawai'i News Now. April 6, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Halkbank's Micah Ma'a excited ahead of Champions League debut". CEV. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "No. 3 UCLA Falls Just Short in National Title Match". UCLA Bruins. May 5, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2021.