One of the greatest women’s basketball players is calling at a career.
Elena Delle Donne announced on Instagram that she is retiring from the game of Basketball.
A three-time Coastal Athletic Association Player of the Year (2011, 2012 & 2013) at the University of Delaware, Delle Donne was the 2012 NCAA Scoring Leader. Drafted second overall by the Chicago Sky, Delle Donne won the WNBA 2013 Rookie of the Year and was third in WNBA voting. An All-Star the first three seasons of his career, Delle Donne won the WNBA MVP in 2015 and earned her first First Team All-WNBA Selection. She earned a second First Team All-WNBA the year after, but as she approached free agency, the Sky traded her to the Washington Mystics, where she played the remainder of her career.
Delle Donne was an All-Star in her first three seasons in D.C., and would capture her second MVP in 2019. More importantly, she led the Mystics to a WNBA Championship. It was the apex of her career, and her future never looked brighter, but the toll of compounding injuries were set to take its toll.
Sitting out the 2020 COVID season, Delle Donne was only able to play three more seasons before injuries took her out of the game she loved.
Internationally, she represented the United States at the 2016 Olympics and 2018 World Cup, winning Gold in both tournaments.
She last played in 2023 and is eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame next year.
We here at notinhalloffame.com wish Elena Delle Donne the best in her post-playing career.
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