Elena Delle Donne

Position: Guard/Forward
Height: 6-5 • 196 cms
Weight: 195 lbs • 88 kgs
School: University of Delaware ‘13
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware

USA Basketball Notes:

• Named to the 2011 USA World University Games Team on Aug. 3, 2011.
• Named to the 2007 USA U19 World Championship Team, but withdrew for personal reasons.
• Attended the 2006 USA U18 National Team Trials but was injured and unable to participate.

College Honors:

• Associated Press All-America honorable mention (2011).
• All-Colonial Athletic Association first team (2010, 2011).
• CAA All-Tournament Team (2010, 2011).
• Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association John J. Brady Athlete of the Year (2011).
• One of 20 finalists for the Wooden National Player of the Year Award (2010).
• CAA All-Defensive Team (2010).
• CAA All-Rookie Team (2010).

College Notes:

• Led the Blue Hens to a runner-up finish in the 2011 CAA Tournament, and a berth in the WNIT.
• Scored 557 points (25.3 ppg.), despite playing in just 22 games after being diagnosed with Lyme Disease.
• Set a Delaware mark, hitting 52 consecutive free throws to raise her season percentage to a school record 94.4 percent  (166-177 FTs).
• Became the fastest player in Delaware and CAA history to reach 1,000 points, doing so in just 38 games (second fewest  in NCAA history).
• As a freshman in 2009-10, set numerous school records, including 66 3-pointers made, seven 30-plus point games and eight consecutive 20-plus point performances in a 21-12 season that ended in the first round of the WNIT.
• Scored in double figures in each of her 29 games in 2009-10, totaling 774 points on the season, a new UD single-season record; averaged 26.7 ppg., third most in the nation; averaged 8.8 rpg.; ranked second in the CAA with 60 blocked shots; led the Blue Hens with 38 steals and 56 assists, the second most on the team
• Ranked sixth in the nation with an 89.8 percent free throw  conversion rate.
• Spent her freshman season playing volleyball at Delaware.

High School Notes:

• Attended Ursuline Academy (Del.), where she was a three-time Gatorade Delaware Player of the Year.
• Was named the National High School Player of the Year by McDonald’s and USA Today, and took home the Naismith Trophy (2008).
• Parade Magazine and Slam Magazine 2008 All-America first team (2008)
• Holds mark as the Delaware Class 1IAA all-time leading scorer with 2,818 career points.
• Set the national high school record by making 80 consecutive free throws in 2005-06.
• Led Ursuline Academy to four Delaware state championships (2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008), and scored 50 points in the '06 championship game.
• Led Ursuline to 2007 state volleyball championship.

Personal:

• Daughter of Ernest and Joan Delle Donne.
• Has an older sister, Elizabeth, and an older brother, Gene.
• Early childhood education major at Delaware with a focus in special education.
•  Her father played basketball and golf at Columbia, and her brother played football at Duke.

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