Elena Delle Donne

Elena Delle Donne
	Delle Donne at the 2014 World Basketball Festival
No. 11 – Washington Mystics
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	September 5, 1989 (age 34); Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Ursuline Academy; (Wilmington, Delaware)
College	Delaware (2009–2013)
WNBA draft	2013: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2016	Chicago Sky
2017–2023	Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA champion (2019); 2× WNBA MVP (2015, 2019); 7× WNBA All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2023); 4× All-WNBA First Team (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019); All-WNBA Second Team (2013); WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021); 50–40–90 club (2019); WNBA Rookie of the Year (2013); WNBA All-Rookie Team (2013); Honda Sports Award (2013); Senior CLASS Award (2013); 2x Women's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year (2012, 2013); 2x All-American – WBCA, USBWA (2012, 2013); 2x First-team All-American – AP (2012, 2013); Third-team All-American – AP (2010); 3x CAA Player of the Year (2010, 2012, 2013); CAA Freshman of the Year (2010); 4x First-team All-CAA (2010–2013); 3x CAA All-Defensive Team (2010, 2012, 2013); CAA All-Freshman Team (2010); McDonald's All-American (2008); WNBA scoring champion (2015); WNBA Peak Performer (2015);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Cup
Universiade

Elena Delle Donne (born September 5, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^[1] Delle Donne played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013.^[2] She was drafted by the Chicago Sky with the second overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft,^[3] and led the Sky to the 2014 WNBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury.^[4] Delle Donne was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2017^[5] and led them to their first WNBA championship in 2019.

Delle Donne has won two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2015, 2019),^[6] been selected to seven All-Star teams, and was the first WNBA player to join the 50–40–90 club.^[7] She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021.^[8] She is by far the all-time leader in free throw percentage in WNBA history, with a mark of 93.7%.^[9]

^ "Elena Delle Donne". Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ "Elena Delle Donne - Women's Basketball". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ Onslow, Justin. "Elena Delle Donne Selected 2nd Overall in WNBA Draft by Chicago Sky". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ "Sky vs. Mercury - WNBA Game Summary - September 9, 2014". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ "The last Mystics lottery pick was traded for Elena Delle Donne". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Delle Donne First WNBA Player to Join 50-40-90 Club". ESPN. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^ "WNBA Continues Celebration Of Landmark 25th Season, Names Greatest Players In League History, 'The W25'" (Press release). WNBA. September 5, 2021. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[1] "Elena Delle Donne". Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[2] "Elena Delle Donne - Women's Basketball". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[3] Onslow, Justin. "Elena Delle Donne Selected 2nd Overall in WNBA Draft by Chicago Sky". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[4] "Sky vs. Mercury - WNBA Game Summary - September 9, 2014". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

[5] "The last Mystics lottery pick was traded for Elena Delle Donne". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

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[7] "Delle Donne First WNBA Player to Join 50-40-90 Club". ESPN. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[W25-8] "WNBA Continues Celebration Of Landmark 25th Season, Names Greatest Players In League History, 'The W25'" (Press release). WNBA. September 5, 2021. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

[9] "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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