24 Facts About Moriah Jefferson

Moriah Jefferson was born on March 8,1994 and is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association.

Moriah Jefferson was drafted second overall by the San Antonio Stars in the 2016 WNBA draft.

Moriah Jefferson finished her UConn career ranked first in assists, second in steals, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.

Moriah Jefferson has two brothers, Joshua and Jeremiah, and one sister, Danielle Noble.

Moriah Jefferson played five varsity seasons with the Texas Home Educators Sports Association Riders as a homeschooled athlete.

Moriah Jefferson began playing with THESA's varsity squad as an eighth grader and compiled 509 points, 85 rebounds, and 87 assists.

Moriah Jefferson helped lead the Riders to five National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships titles and five NCHBC Texas Region titles and finished her career with 3,354 points, 825 rebounds, and 728 steals.

Moriah Jefferson was selected to the 2012 WBCA High School Coaches' All-America Team.

Moriah Jefferson participated in the 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game, scoring four points.

Moriah Jefferson is the first recruit from the state of Texas to play for UConn.

Moriah Jefferson was named to the USA Basketball U18 team, coached by Katie Meier, the head coach of the University of Miami.

Moriah Jefferson continued with the team as it became the U19 team, and competed on behalf of the US at the FIBA U19 World Championship, held in Klaipeda and Panevezys, Lithuania, in July 2013.

Moriah Jefferson scored 4.0 points per game, and was third on her team with 31 assists over the course of the event.

Moriah Jefferson finished her career in 22nd place on the UConn scoring list with 1,532, all-time leader in assists with 659, and second in steals with 353.

Moriah Jefferson became the second player in UConn history to dish out 200 assists.

Moriah Jefferson became only the second Husky all-time to record back-to-back years with at least 100 steals.

Moriah Jefferson is the third UConn player to earn the Nancy Lieberman Award and one of only four players in the award's history to claim the honor twice.

Moriah Jefferson was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team by the end of the season.

Moriah Jefferson missed 13 games during the 2017 season due to a knee injury.

On May 16,2019, Moriah Jefferson was traded to the Dallas Wings but chose to sit out the 2019 season to continue with rehabilitation.

Moriah Jefferson made her debut for the Wings during the 2020 season but suffered another season ending injury to her right knee.

On February 3,2024, Moriah Jefferson was traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Rebecca Allen.

On July 17,2024, Moriah Jefferson was traded to the Chicago Sky alongside Rachel Banham, a 2025 1st round pick and the rights to swap 2026 first round picks, in exchange for Marina Mabrey and a 2025 2nd round pick from the Chicago Sky.

In September 2016, Moriah Jefferson was featured in the Adidas "Sport Needs Creators" ad alongside athletes including Von Miller of the Denver Broncos, Paul Pogba of Manchester United, and James Harden of the Houston Rockets.