Lisa Leslie

Lisa Leslie

Personal information
Born	(1972-07-07) July 7, 1972 (age 52)[1] Compton, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Morningside (Inglewood, California)
College	USC (1990–1994)
WNBA draft	1997: Allocated
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Center
Number	9
Career history
As player:
1997–2009	Los Angeles Sparks
As coach:
2019–present	Triplets
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× WNBA champion (2001, 2002) 2× WNBA Finals MVP (2001, 2002) 3× WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006) 8× WNBA All-Star (1999–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009) 3× WNBA All-Star Game MVP (1999, 2001, 2002) 8× All-WNBA First Team (1997, 2000–2004, 2006, 2008) 4× All-WNBA Second Team (1998, 1999, 2005, 2009) 2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2008) 2× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2006, 2008) 2× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2009) 2× WNBA blocks leader (2004, 2008) WNBA Peak Performer (2004) 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 USC FIBA World Championship MVP (2002) Honda Sports Award (1994) Naismith College Player of the Year (1994) USBWA National Player of the Year (1994) WBCA Player of the Year (1994) Kodak All-American (1994) 2x All-American – USBWA (1993, 1994) 4x All Pac-10 (1991-1994) As head coach: BIG3 champion (2019)
Career WNBA statistics
Points	6,263 (17.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,307 (9.1 rpg)
Blocks	822 (2.3 bpg)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals Representing  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta National Team 2000 Sydney National Team 2004 Athens National Team 2008 Beijing National Team World Championships 1998 Germany National Team 2002 China National Team 1994 Australia National Team World University Games 1991 Sheffield Team Competition Jones Cup 1992 Taipei Team Competition

Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Bally Sports Florida. In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game.^[2] Leslie was ranked 5th on ESPN.com's 2021 list of the WNBA's greatest players of all time.^[3]

Leslie played in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 2009. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. The number-seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft, she followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009.^[4] In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. All throughout her WNBA career, Leslie also played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and two FIBA World Championships (1998, 2002).

In 2015, Leslie was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Upon becoming coach of the Triplets in 2019, she led the team to the BIG3 Championship that year.