Elena Delle Donne

Elena Delle Donne
Delle Donne at the 2014 World Basketball Festival
Personal information
Born (1989-09-05) September 5, 1989
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolUrsuline Academy
(Wilmington, Delaware)
CollegeDelaware (2009–2013)
WNBA draft2013: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted byChicago Sky
Playing career2013–2023
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Career history
20132016Chicago Sky
20172023Washington Mystics
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
2018 Spain{{{2}}}
World University Games
2011 ShenzhenTeam

Elena Delle Donne (born September 5, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player for 10 seasons as a member of the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky. Delle Donne played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013. She was drafted by the Chicago Sky with the second overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft, and led the Sky to the 2014 WNBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury. Delle Donne was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2017 and led them to their first WNBA championship in 2019.

Delle Donne has won two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2015, 2019), been selected to seven All-Star teams, and was the first WNBA player to join the 50–40–90 club. She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021. She is the all-time leader in WNBA career free throw percentage with a mark of 93.7%.