Husky Highlight Reel

You've heard it before: The girl can dunk. The difference with MAYA MOORE, says her Georgia Metros AAU coach, Charles Huddleston, "is that I've seen her dunk six or seven times in a row— with authority." The 6'1" Moore, a senior at Collins Hill High (Suwanee, Ga.), does a slam-specific workout four times a week that involves calf raises, bungee chords and jumping with a weight bar strapped to her shoulders. But it's her earthbound game (28 ppg, 12 rpg, 5 spg) that makes Moore the best prep in the country, and that causes fans to congratulate the future UConn point guard for "playing like a guy." Nothing irks her more. "I got my fundamentals playing with girls," she stresses. "I'm proud to say that." After a lackluster (her word) 27-point showing in the semis of December's T-Mobile Invitational, Moore threw down 48 in the final, using crossovers, step-back J's and post moves. But no dunks. She dominated by playing like a girl.

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