DeLisha Milton-Jones

DeLisha Milton-Jones, born on September eleventh, nineteen seventy-four, is a distinguished American retired professional basketball player and the current head coach of Old Dominion University. Her collegiate career at the University of Florida was marked by exceptional achievements, including being named a first-team All-American and the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year during her senior season.

Milton-Jones embarked on her professional journey in nineteen ninety-seven when she was drafted second overall by the Portland Power in the American Basketball League. Following the league's dissolution in nineteen ninety-eight, she entered the WNBA draft in nineteen ninety-nine, where she was selected fourth overall by the Los Angeles Sparks. Over the course of her remarkable seventeen-season career in the WNBA, she showcased her talents with several teams, including the Sparks, Washington Mystics, San Antonio Stars, and New York Liberty.

Throughout her illustrious career, Milton-Jones earned numerous accolades, including two Olympic gold medals in the years two thousand and two thousand eight, and two WNBA championships in two thousand one and two thousand two. Her prowess on the court was further recognized with three selections to the WNBA All-Star Game in the years two thousand, two thousand four, and two thousand seven.