Elena Delle Donne is an American professional player in basketball who plays for Washington Mystics of 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 Team Captain for the WNBA's All-Star Game. Last season, she was named Team Captain and reached 4,000 career points against the Atlanta Dream.
Elena Delle Donne, the Washington Mystics' franchise leader, has been with the team since her rookie season. 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. The efficiency of a player, especially when it comes shooting percentage, can be a key indicator of his or her effectiveness per possession. Elena Delle Donne averages 17.9 PPG and 6.6 rebounds a game. In addition, she shoots 59.2% of her shots as true shots. This is 5.8% higher than the league average.
Three-time All-American
The versatile six-foot-five guard/forward is the 2013 Honda Player of the Year and a two-time First Team All-American. She is fifth in NCAA scoring and has been awarded two Academic All-America awards. At the World University Games, she won a Gold Medal for Team USA. Delle Donne, in addition to her outstanding basketball career is also an activist for social causes.
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 all of this, she uses social media to document her family, and also her love for her sons. You can find Elena on Twitter (and YouTube) and Instagram.
Honda Player of 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 this award since 1986. It has provided more than $2.5 million in grants to institutions that were nominated by award recipients. Along with Delle Done the Honda Cup winner are Brittney Griner (Ann Meyers Drysdale), Lisa Fernandez and Misty May–Treanor.
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 five female players who have scored over 3,000 points throughout her career. She was twice named Academic All-America. She was awarded a Gold Medal by Team USA at the World University Games in 2013. Her impressive career has earned her a spot on the list of Honda Player of the Year.
Delaware Blue Hens stars
Three times, the Delaware Blue Hens' star defense earned All-American honors. She scored 11th all-time and helped the Blue Hens make it to the NCAA Women's Tournament in 2013. Donne graduated in 2013 from the College of Education and Human Development and is now the Colonial Athletic Association's top 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. With a star such as Elena Delle Donne sat out the first few weeks, the rest of the team will be forced to prove itself in the second half. There are many lines for the team, especially in the first act where the star player will be out with Lyme disease.