Elena Delle Donne

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.

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

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player

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

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://elenadelledonne.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/de11edonne/
• Xhttps://x.com/De11eDonne
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Delaware
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.