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Moriah Jefferson in new Adidas Commercial

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February 17, 2017

Adidas has always done a great job marketing it’s athletes. More recently they’ve taken things a step further by including WNBA sponsored athletes in their visual campaigns. In the past, you would always see NBA, NFL, MLB and soccer players in sports commercials but it was rare to see WNBA players getting ad time. Recently we saw LA Spark’s forward Candace Parker featured in the Adidas ‘Unleash Your Creativity’ campaign and now you can see Moriah Jefferson of the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars help introduce the new adidas running AlphaBOUNCE AMS. Other brands should take notice and market their WNBA players as much as they do their male counterparts.

Gimme Some Mo! (Moriah Jefferson)

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UNCASVILLE, CT - MAY 4: Moriah Jefferson #4 of the San Antonio Stars handles the ball against the Atlanta Dream in a WNBA preseason game on May 4, 2016 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

(Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

Affectionately called Mo, Moriah Jefferson is in her first season in the WNBA. Drafted second by the San Antonio Stars, Mo completed one of the most incredible college careers of all time. During her time at The University of Connecticut, Moriah won four National Championships, was named WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year, was a two-time Lieberman Award Winner, was named to the WBCA All-American Team, and the list goes on and on. To make a long story short, Moriah Jefferson is one heck of a player and one person that Moriah credits part of her success to is her late coach Coach Jackson, aka Coach Mudd, who she played for with he DFW Elite. Coach Mudd is the father of former WNBA player and breast cancer survivor Tiffany Jackson-Jones.  Follow along as Moriah talks about her passion for basketball and art, what motivates her and why she works as hard as she does. Get to know Mo! Get an inside look of what life is like for the rookie.

Gimme Some Mo: Art of Mudd from DJ on Vimeo.