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2009 Statistics
Born:
Sep 11, 1974
Height:
6-1 / 1,85
Weight:
185 lbs. / 83,9 kg.
College: Florida
Years Pro:
10
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Both a two-time WNBA champion and Olympic champion, DeLisha Milton-Jones has become accustomed to winning and success on a large stage. To begin her professional career, Jones joined the Portland Power as the second overall pick in the 1997 American Basketball League draft. After two seasons and the folding of the ABL, Jones became part of the Los Angeles Sparks as the fourth overall draft selection in 1999. The 6’1 forward quickly had an affect on the Sparks in her first season, playing in all 34 games and helping guide the team to its first playoff appearance in franchise history. Jones would also be an integral part of the 2001 and 2002 Sparks WNBA Championship teams. After six successful years in Los Angeles, Jones was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2005, where she would play her next three seasons, before again returning to Los Angeles in 2008. Jones helped a Sparks team return to winning in 2008 by improving its regular season record by 10 wins. Jones’ success began long before she was in the WNBA. She attended the Bradwell Institute in Hinesville, Georgia, where she was named the 1992 and 1993 Naismith High School Player of the Year. During her 1993-97 tenure with the University of Florida, Jones helped the Gators to a 91-34 record and four NCAA tournaments, highlighted by a 1997 Elite Eight appearance. She received the 1997 Wade Trophy as the nation’s top female basketball player who also serves as a role model off the court, and was a 1997 All-America selection while averaging 19.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Jones was a two-time first-team All-SEC selection in 1996 and 1997, a second-team selection in 1995, and a Freshman All-SEC choice in 1994. She earned her degree in sports management with a minor in mass communications. In 1997, Jones received the University of Florida President's Recognition Award for her civic activities. She participated in many community activities and charities, including visiting people in hospitals, running for breast cancer and Alzheimer’s and giving motivational speeches to students and teenage parents. Quick Facts:
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Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1999 WNBA Draft, May 4, 1999...Traded to the Washington Mystics along with the 13th pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft in exchange for Chamique Holdsclaw on 3/21/05.
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