Ebony Hoffman

Position: Forward
Height: 6'2" / 188 cms.
Weight: 215 lbs. / 98 kgs.
WNBA Team: Indiana Fever
School: University of Southern California ‘04
Hometown: Harbor City, California

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medals: 2002 World Championship for Young Women Qualifying Team (U20), 2000 Junior World Championship Qualifying Team (U18).
• Was one of 17 finalists for the 2010 USA Basketball Women’s World Championship Team; aided the U.S. to a 3-1 exhibition record, started three games and averaged 4.0 ppg. and 3.3 rpg.
• Named to the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team on Aug. 18, 2010.
• Participated in the USA’s July 2010 training camp.
• Named to the 2003 USA World Championship for Young Women (U21) Team, but withdrew due to summer school.
• Leading scorer (13.3 ppg.) and rebounder (8.8 rpg.) of the 2002 USA World Championship For Young Women Qualifying Team that finished with a 4-0 record and the gold medal. The squad also earned a pair of exhibition victories over the Brazil senior and young women national teams.
• Recorded double-doubles in the USA's final two games, including 14 points and 10 rebounds against Puerto Rico in the semifinals and 18 points and 11 rebounds in the USA's 81-50 gold medal victory over host Brazil.
• Ranked fourth among all Young Women Qualifying Tournament competitors in scoring and rebounding.
• Member of the gold medal winning 2000 USA Basketball Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, which was coached by USA head coach Geno Auriemma, started all five games and averaged 6.8 ppg. and a team second-best 5.6 rpg.
• Recorded tournament-bests of 13 points and eight rebounds in the USA's 100-28 opening round victory over Mexico.

Professional Notes

• Drafted: No. 9 by the Indiana Fever in 2004.
• WNBA Most Improved Player: 2008
• Averaged 8.0 ppg. and 4.2 rpg. in helping the Fever to a 21-13 regular season record and the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals.
• Averaged 9.9 ppg. and 5.9 rpg. while aiding the Fever to the Eastern Conference title, a 22-12 record and a 2009 playoff berth.
• Posted career-high averages of 10.4 ppg. and 7.8 rpg. in 2008 en route to collecting the WNBA Most Improved Player award.
• Played for TEO Vilnius (Lithuania) in the 2006-07 EuroLeague season, averaged 7.9 ppg. and 5.9 rpg. in 14 EuroLeague contests as TEO advanced to the playoff quarterfinals.
• Competed for Polisportiva Ares Ribera (Italy) in 2005-06 and averaged a double-double of 14.4 ppg. and 10.4 rpg. in nine EuroCup games as Ribera advanced to the Eighth-Finals.

College Notes

• During her four years at USC, the Women of Troy went 58-59 and advanced to the 2002 WNIT.
• Became the first USC player since Cheryl Miller, and the first Pacific-10 Conference player to ever tally more than 1,500 career points, 1,000 rebounds and 245 steals.
• Earned 2003 and 2004 Kodak/WBCA All-America honorable mention.
• A three-time All-Pac-10 first team honoree and was a 2001 All-Pac-10 honorable mention.
• Named to the 2001 Basketball Times National All-Freshmen Team.
• Named to the 2001 Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team.
• Led USC in scoring (12.5 ppg.) and rebounding (8.0 rpg.) as a freshman, the first freshman to do so since Lisa Leslie in 1991.

Personal Notes

• Born Ebony Vernice Hoffman on Aug. 27, 1982 in Los Angeles and hails from Harbor City, Calif.
• Daughter of Floyd and Marsha Hoffman, has one sister, Erika, and one brother, Elliot.
• Majored in international relations.
• Attended Narbonne High School (Calif.), where she helped lead her 1999-2000 squad to the USA Today Super 25 Poll No. 1 end of season ranking.
• Named 2000 USA Today, Parade Magazine and Phoenix/WBCA All-America first team.
• Helped Narbonne to a pair of state titles (2000, 1998).