| Micah Maʻa | |
| Birth Date: | April 16, 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kaneohe, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Height: | 1.92m (06.3feet) |
| Weight: | 88kg (194lb) |
| Spike: | 333cm (131inches) |
| Block: | 318cm (125inches) |
| College: | UCLA |
| Position: | Setter |
| Currentclub: | Halkbank Ankara |
| Currentnumber: | 13 |
| Years: | 2015–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 2022– |
| Teams: | UCLA Bruins Stade Poitevin Poitiers GKS Katowice Halkbank Ankara |
Micah Maʻa (; 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.
Maʻa was born in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi to Pono and Lisa Strand-Maʻa.[5] [6]
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.