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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTWNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Elena Delle Donne
About Elena Delle Donne
Elena Delle Donne (born September 5, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. Delle Donne played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013. She was drafted by the Chicago Sky with the second overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft, and led the Sky to the 2014 WNBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury. Delle Donne was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2017 and led them to their first WNBA championship in 2019. She was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2026.
Delle Donne has won two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2015, 2019), been selected to seven All-Star teams, and was the first WNBA player to join the 50–40–90 club. She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021. She is the all-time leader in WNBA career free throw percentage with a mark of 93.7%. Delle Donne was announced as a member of the 2026 induction class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame that April, with induction to follow in August.
- Born
- September 5, 1989 (age 37) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Listed weight
- 187 lb (85 kg)
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- High school
- Ursuline Academy (Wilmington, Delaware)
- College
- Delaware (2009–2013)
- WNBA draft
- 2013: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
- Playing career
- 2013–2023
Career highlights and awards
- WNBA champion (2019)
- 2× WNBA MVP (2015, 2019)
- 7× WNBA All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2023)
- 4× All-WNBA First Team (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- All-WNBA Second Team (2013)
- WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
- WNBA scoring champion (2015)
- WNBA Peak Performer (2015)
- 50–40–90 club (2019)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2013)
- WNBA All-Rookie Team (2013)
- Honda Sports Award (2013)
- Senior CLASS Award (2013)
- 2× Women's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year (2012, 2013)
- 2× All-American – WBCA, USBWA (2012, 2013)
- 2× First-team All-American – AP (2012, 2013)
- Third-team All-American – AP (2010)
- NCAA season scoring leader (2012)
- 3× CAA Player of the Year (2010, 2012, 2013)
- CAA Freshman of the Year (2010)
- 4× First-team All-CAA (2010–2013)
- 3× CAA All-Defensive Team (2010, 2012, 2013)
- CAA All-Freshman Team (2010)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2008)
- Morgan Wootten Player of the Year (2008)
- McDonald's All-American (2008)
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- Height
- 6′ 5″
- Weight
- 187 lb
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 2013
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 2
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