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Lisa Leslie (USA)
Born on July 07, 1972, in Compton, California.
Height:
196cm (6'5")
Position:
Center
Nationality:
USA
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Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on November 30, 2022.

Clubs

  • University of Southern California NCAA (1990-1994)‎
  • Alcamo, Italy (1995)
  • WNBA Los Angeles Sparks (1997-2009)
  • Spartak Moscow Region (2006)

 

Club Highlights

  • Two-time WNBA champion (2001, 2002)
  • EuroCup winner (2006)

 

National Team

  • Played in the Junior World Championship (1989)
  • University Games gold medalist (1991)
  • Jones Cup gold medalist (1992)
  • World Championship bronze medalist (1994)
  • Two-time World Championship gold medalist (1998, 2002)
  • Four-time Olympic Games gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
  • FIBA Diamond Ball winner (2008)

 

Individual Highlights

  • Honda Sports Award (1994)
  • Two-time WNBA Finals MVP (2001, 2002)
  • Three-time WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006)
  • Eight-time WNBA All-Star (1999–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)
  • Three-time WNBA All-Star Game MVP (1999, 2001, 2002)
  • Eight-time All-WNBA First Team (1997, 2000–2004, 2006, 2008)
  • Two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2008)
  • Two-time WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2006, 2008)
  • WNBA 10th Anniversary Team (2006)
  • WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011)
  • WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016)
  • WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
  • No. 9 retired by Los Angeles Sparks
  • No. 33 retired by University of Southern California
  • First player to dunk in a WNBA game
  • First WNBA player to reach 6.000 points
  • Enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)
  • Enshrined into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)
  • Enshrined into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame (2019)
  • Three-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the year (1993, 1998, 2002)
  • Three-time Olympic USA Team scoring leader (1996, 2000, 2004)
  • 32-0 W/L record in the Olympic Games
  • FIBA World Championship MVP (2002)