Elena Delle Donne quit basketball before her freshman year in college. She ended up a Hall of Famer
Summary
Elena Delle Donne quit basketball before starting college because she was tired and missed her family, but she returned to the sport a year later. She went on to become a star player in the WNBA and will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2026.Key Facts
- Elena Delle Donne stopped playing basketball before her freshman year of college due to burnout and homesickness.
- She first enrolled at the University of Connecticut but transferred to the University of Delaware to be closer to her family.
- Delle Donne has a sister named Lizzie who is blind and deaf; they communicate through touch.
- She played volleyball during her freshman year at Delaware before returning to basketball as a sophomore.
- Delle Donne scored over 3,000 points during her college basketball career at Delaware.
- She was the second overall draft pick by the Chicago Sky in 2013 and later played for the Washington Mystics starting in 2017.
- She won two WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, was named an All-Star seven times, and helped the Mystics win the 2019 championship.
- Delle Donne played through serious health issues including back injuries and Lyme disease before retiring in 2023.
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