Elena Delle Donne is an American sports athlete playing in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She attended high school at Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware and was named Gatorade Player of the Year three times. She played Division-One basketball at the University of Delaware and was drafted by the Chicago Sky as the second overall pick in 2013.
College records
- First Delaware player to receive Consensus First Team All-American honors
- 2013 Senior Class Award recipient
- 2013 Honda Award recipient
- Four time All-CAA First Team
- Three time CAA Player of the Year
- Delaware’s all-time leader in points scored
- Scored 54 points against James Madison University on February 18th 2010.
- In 2013 She became the ninth female player in NCAA history to log over 3,000 career points
- At 3,039 points makes her fifth on the all-time scoring list for women’s basketball in NCAA history.
WNBA records
- Has made the playoffs four times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
- 2015 WNBA MVP
- WNBA All-Star (2013, 2014, 2015)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2013
- Chicago Sky record for most free throws made in a season by a rookie (97)
International career (Team USA)
- 2016 Rio Olympic Games gold medalist
- 2018 World Cup champion
- 2011 World University Games champion
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