Elena Delle Donne
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). 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.
Delle Donne at the 2014 World Basketball Festival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 – Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 5, 1989 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 by far the all-time leader in free throw percentage in WNBA history, with a mark of 93.7%.