Elena Delle Donne, an American professional basketball player, plays for the Washington Mystics (Women's National Basketball Association). From 2009 to 2013, she was a college basketball player for the Delaware Blue Hens.
4000 career points
Despite her rookie status, Elena Delle Donne is already a top-level performer in the WNBA. In the 2018-19 season, she was named Washington Mystics' Team Captain. She was also voted Team Captain for the WNBA's All-Star Game. She was named Team MVP in last season's game against Atlanta Dream and reached the milestone of 4,000 career points.
Since her rookie season, Elena Delle Donne has become the franchise centerpiece for the Washington Mystics. Her team has reached deep playoffs in each of the past two seasons thanks to her leadership. While she missed time this season for personal reasons, rest, and other things, she is a league MVP when she is on the court. Efficiency, especially true shooting percentage, is a major indicator of a player's effectiveness per possession. Elena Delle Donne averages 17.9 and 6.6 points per game. Furthermore, she makes 59.2% true shots. This is 5.8% above the league average.
Three-time All-American
The versatile guard/forward at six feet five is the Honda Player-of-the-Year for 2013. She was also a two-time First Team All-American. She is ranked fifth all-time by the NCAA in scoring and has won two Academic All-America distinctions. At the World University Games, she won a Gold Medal for Team USA. Delle Donne has a stellar basketball career. She is also a social activist.
Former college basketball star, she holds a special place within her heart for those who support people with intellectual disabilities. She has also volunteered while living in Delaware and at the University of Delaware. In addition to all of this, she uses social media to document her family, and also her love for her sons. Follow Elena on Twitter and Instagram.
Honda Player of The Year
The Collegiate Women Sports Awards are given to the nation's best women athletes. In addition to athletic excellence, award recipients are often recognized for their leadership skills, academic excellence, and commitment to community service. Honda has sponsored the awards for more than $2.5million in institutional grants since 1986. Other than Delle Done and Lisa Fernandez who were previously Honda Cup winners, Brittney Griner and Ann Meyers Drysdale are also past Honda Cup winners.
Delle Dane, a Delaware native, played college basketball at the University of Delaware. She broke nearly every school record. She also led the Blue Hens' to two NCAA Tournament appearances. She is one five female players who have scored over 3,000 points throughout her career. She was twice named Academic All-America. In 2013, she was awarded the Gold Medal with Team USA at World University Games. She has been named Honda Player of Year for her outstanding career.
Delaware Blue Hens are stars
Three times, the Delaware Blue Hens' star defense earned All-American honors. She was instrumental in helping the Blue Hens get to the NCAA women’s championship in 2013. Today, she is 11th in scoring. Donne graduated with the College of Education and Human Development and remains the Colonial Athletic Association's leading scorer. This is a ringing endorsement for the college basketball player.
Delaware basketball's greatest challenge is to show that its support staff is capable. After Elena Delle Donne, a star of Delaware basketball, was absent for the first few weeks the rest will have to prove themselves in the second. The team will have many lines to fill, especially since the star of the first act will be absent due to Lyme disease.