Elena Delle Donne is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association. She played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013.
4,000 career point
Despite being a rookie Elena Delle Donne achieved a high level success in WNBA. During the 2018-19 season, she was named Team Captain of the Washington Mystics. She was also voted to be the WNBA All-Star Game's Team Captain. Last season, she was named Team Captain and reached 4,000 career points against the Atlanta Dream.
Elena Delle Donne became the franchise star for the Washington Mystics in her rookie season. Her team has made deep playoff runs in the two previous seasons she has led. Although she has missed time this year for personal reasons and rest, when she's on the court, she's looked like a league MVP. Shooting percentage is a great indicator of a player’s effectiveness per possession. Efficiency, in particular, is a sign of efficiency. Elena Delle Donne averages 17.9 PPG and 6.6 rebounds a game. She also shoots 59.2% as true shots. This is 5.8% higher than the league average.
Three-time All-American
The versatile, six-foot-five guard/forward is named the Honda Player-of-the-Year in 2013 and is a two-time First Team All-American. She ranks fifth all-time in the NCAA in scoring, and has won two Academic All-America honors. At the World University Games, she received a Gold Medal as Team USA. Delle Donne has a stellar basketball career. She is also a social activist.
An ex-college basketball star holds an inordinate amount of love for organizations that help individuals with intellectual disabilities. She has served as a volunteer both in Delaware and at University of Delaware. In addition to this, she is active on social media, documenting her family life, as well as her love for her two boys. Elena can be followed on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
Honda Player of Year
The Collegiate Women Sports Awards honor the nation's top 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 Dunne is a Delawarean who played college basketball in college at the University of Delaware. She set almost every school record, and she led the Blue Hens in 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. Her outstanding career earned her the honor of Honda Player-of-the Year.
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 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.