Elena Delle Donne
American basketball player (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elena Delle Donne (born September 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] Delle Donne played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013.[2] She was drafted by the Chicago Sky with the second overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft,[3] and led the Sky to the 2014 WNBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury.[4] Delle Donne was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2017[5] and led them to their first WNBA championship in 2019.
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1989-09-05) September 5, 1989 (age 34) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Ursuline Academy (Wilmington, Delaware) |
College | Delaware (2009–2013) |
WNBA draft | 2013: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2016 | Chicago Sky |
2017–2023 | Washington Mystics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals |
Delle Donne has won two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2015, 2019),[6] been selected to seven All-Star teams, and was the first WNBA player to join the 50–40–90 club.[7] She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021.[8] She is by far the all-time leader in free throw percentage in WNBA history, with a mark of 93.7%.[9]