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My Take
Delle Donne is a genuine all-time great, and what moves me most is the path she chose. Staying close to home at the University of Delaware before becoming a two-time WNBA MVP and 2013 Rookie of the Year shows a player who valued loyalty over the obvious glamour route. At 196 cm she had the physical gifts, but her game was famously finesse-driven, which to me signals intelligence as much as talent. I admire athletes who pair dominance with a clear sense of who they are. She feels less like a manufactured star and more like someone who built greatness on her own terms.
Overview
Elena Delle Donne (born September 5, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elena Delle Donne
- Name (Japanese)
- エレーナ・デレ・ダン
- Reading
- えれーな・でれ・だん
- Born
- September 5, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 196 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Delaware
Awards & achievements
- 2012 list of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year
- 2013 List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners
- 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
- 2015 WNBA Peak Performers
- All-WNBA Team
- 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 2019 WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
- 2013 Honda Sports Award for Basketball
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.