Elena Delle Donne is an American professional player in basketball who plays for Washington Mystics of Women's National Basketball Association. From 2009 to 2013, she played college ball for the Delaware Blue Hens.
4,000 career point
Despite being a rookie in the WNBA, Elena Delle Donne has already had a great season. She was named Team Captain for the Washington Mystics during the 2018-19 season. She was also voted the All-Star Game Team Captain and was a part of the WNBA All-Star Game. Last season, she was named Team MVP and reached the 4,000 career points mark against the Atlanta Dream.
Since her rookie season, Elena Delle Donne has become the franchise centerpiece for the Washington Mystics. Her team has advanced to the playoffs two times in a row. She has been a league MVP even though she missed some time due to personal reasons and rest. Efficiency, especially true shooting percentage, is a major indicator of a player's effectiveness per possession. Elena Delle Donne averages 17.9 point per game and 6.6 rebound per game. Furthermore, she shoots 59.2% for true shots. That's 5.8% better than the league average.
Three-time All-American
The versatile, 6-foot-five forward/guard is Honda Player of the year 2013 and 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 was awarded a Gold Medal by Team USA. Delle Donne, in addition to her outstanding basketball career is also an activist for social causes.
The former college basketball star has a special spot in her heart to support organizations working with individuals with intellectual impairments. She has served as a volunteer both in Delaware and at University of Delaware. Aside from this, she is very active on social networking, documenting her family and her love of her boys. You can follow Elena on Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Honda Player of The Year
The Collegiate Women Sports Awards recognize the nation's most outstanding women athletes. Aside from their athletic achievements, award winners are also recognized for their leadership skills as well as academic excellence and community service. Honda has sponsored these awards since 1986. More than $2.5 Million in institutional grants has been awarded to universities nominated and funded by Honda. In addition to Delle Done, previous Honda Cup winners include Brittney Griner, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Lisa Fernandez, and Misty May-Treanor.
Delle Donne, a Delawarean, played college basketball for the University of Delaware. She broke almost every school record and led Blue Hens to two NCAA Tournament appearances. She is one of only five female players to score over 3,000 points in her career, and 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
The Delaware Blue Hens' star defender earned All-American distinctions three times throughout her career. Donne helped the Blue Hens reach the NCAA women's tournament last year and is currently 11th in scoring. Donne graduated with the College of Education and Human Development and remains the Colonial Athletic Association's leading scorer. This is an impressive endorsement for a college basketball star.
Delaware basketball's biggest challenge will be proving its support staff can do the job. 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. There are many lines for the team, especially in the first act where the star player will be out with Lyme disease.