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Elena Delle Donne Biography

Elena Delle Donne

Facts of Elena Delle Donne

Date of Birth: 1989 , September-5
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 5 Inch

Quick Timeline of Elena Delle Donne

1989 Born in Wilmington, Delaware, United States
2007 Participated in WBCA High School All-America Game
2008 Joined University of Delaware
2009 Began playing basketball for Blue Hens
2013 Joined Chicago Sky
2013 Was awarded the Rookie of the Year award
2015 Was named WNBA MVP
2016 Was named to the 2016 United States Women's National Basketball Te

Detail Timeline of Elena Delle Donne

September 5 , 1989

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Best known for her towering height, Elena Delle Donne was born at the end of 1980s in Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America to American parents. She has two siblings and they are named as Gene Delle Donne and Lizzie Delle Donne.

2007

Participated in WBCA High School All-America Game

Elena was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. There she attended Ursuline Academy. There she became popular as a high school basketball player all over the United States. In 2007, she played at the WBCA High School All-America Game. 

2008

Joined University of Delaware

After she earned her high school graduation from Ursuline Academy, she was offered a basketball scholarship from the University of Connecticut. But she denied this scholarship and then she joined University of Delaware. 

June 2 , 2009

Began playing basketball for Blue Hens

After she joined University of Delaware, she was active in their volleyball team but with the start of 2009, she quit volleyball and she began playing basketball. From 2nd of June 2009, she began playing basketball for Blue Hens. 

2013

Joined Chicago Sky

Elena Delle Donne is one of the popular professional basketball players from United States. In the 2013 WNBA Draft, she was selected by the Chicago Sky. She was one of the talented girls to be in this event. She scored 22 points in her debut match. 

2013

Was awarded the Rookie of the Year award

She is having an outstanding career since the very first day, she joined Chicago Sky. During her debut match for Chicago Sk, she scored 22 points and they won this game by 102-80. In 2013, she was named the Rookie of the Year award. 

September 16 , 2015

Was named WNBA MVP

2013 Rookie of the Year award was not the only award she won after she joined Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has also been honored with the WNBA MVP award on 16th of September 2015. 

April 27 , 2016

Was named to the 2016 United States Women's National Basketball Te

Like her club career, she is also having successful international career with the USA Basketball Team. On 27th of April 2016, she was named on the 2016 United States Women's National Basketball Team. She was named in this team to represent US at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 

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Elena has been creating a huge debate in the media. She is now in her mid 20s but information about her love affairs, married life, spouse and divorce has not been shared in the media yet.

Elena was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. There she attended Ursuline Academy. There she became popular as a high school basketball player all over the United States. In 2008, she joined University of Delaware though she received a basketball scholarship from the University of Connecticut. In the 2013 WNBA Draft, she was selected by the Chicago Sky. She scored 22 points in her debut match. She was also awarded with the 2013 Rookie of the Year award. Like her club career, she is also having successful international career with the USA Basketball Team. She has been earning lucrative amount of salary and her net worth is $400 Thousand.

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