DeLisha Milton-Jones
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2013–2014 | New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014–2015 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016–2017 | Pepperdine (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Pepperdine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Syracuse (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Old Dominion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Field goals completed | .440 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free throws completed | .790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Points scored | 5,571 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DeLisha Lachell Milton-Jones (born September 11, 1974) is an American retired professional
Milton-Jones began her professional career in 1997 with the Portland Power, who drafted her second overall in the American Basketball League (ABL). After the dissolution of the ABL in 1998, Milton-Jones entered into the 1999 WNBA draft and was selected fourth overall by the Los Angeles Sparks. In her seventeen-season WNBA career, she has played for the Los Angeles Sparks (1999–2004, 2008–2012), the Washington Mystics (2005–07), the San Antonio Stars (2013), and the New York Liberty (2013–14).
Milton-Jones is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2000, 2008) and a two-time WNBA champion (2001, 2002) and has been selected to the WNBA All-Star Game three times (2000, 2004, 2007).
Early years
Milton-Jones was born DeLisha Lachell Milton in Riceboro, Georgia, in 1974. She attended Bradwell Institute in Hinesville, Georgia, where she played high school basketball for the Bradwell Tigers. Milton-Jones graduated from Bradwell in 1993.
College career
Milton-Jones accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
Milton-Jones was inducted into the
Florida statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1993-94 | Florida | 29 | 339 | 48.7% | 0.0% | 61.2% | 11.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
1994-95 | Florida | 33 | 444 | 56.8% | 0.0% | 61.8% | 6.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 13.5 |
1995-96 | Florida | 30 | 462 | 47.9% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 8.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 15.4 |
1996-97 | Florida | 33 | 613 | 56.3% | 0.0% | 75.6% | 8.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 18.6 |
Career | 125 | 1858 | 52.7% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 8.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
- Source[4]
USA Basketball
Milton-Jones represented the US at the 1997 World University Games held in Marsala, Sicily, Italy, in August 1997. The USA team won all six games, earning the gold medal at the event. Milton-Jones averaged 10.3 points per game and recorded 14 steals, second highest on the team.[5]
Milton-Jones was named to the U.S. national team in 1998. The national team traveled to
Milton-Jones is well known for the unusual length of her arms, which give her an eighty-four inch wingspan—typical of that of a seven-foot person. She was a member of the
Professional career
ABL
Milton-Jones was drafted second overall by the
WNBA
In 1999, Milton-Jones was drafted 4th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks. She would play the first six years of her career with the Sparks from 1999 to 2004, playing alongside Lisa Leslie. During her six-year tenure with the Sparks, Milton-Jones won two WNBA championships in 2001 and 2002.
In 2005, she was traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Chamique Holdsclaw and a first-round draft pick in the 2004 off-season.
On April 22, 2008, Milton-Jones was reacquired by the Los Angeles Sparks in a trade for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.[11]
In 2013, she signed with the
In August 2015, Milton-Jones played in her 497th WNBA game, a then league-record for most WNBA games played (since been broken by Sue Bird).[12][13]
In 2016, Milton-Jones was released by the Dream.[14]
In September 2016, Miton-Jones officially announced her retirement.[15]
Overseas
In 2003, she won the Euroleague Championship with team
Coaching career
She became the second woman (after
On March 29, 2017, she was named the head coach of Pepperdine Waves women's basketball replacing Ryan Weisenberg. In 2019, Milton-Jones resigned from Pepperdine to become an assistant at Syracuse. On April 17, 2020, she was named head coach at Old Dominion University.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Pepperdine Waves (West Coast Conference) (2017–2019) | |||||||||
2017–18 | Pepperdine | 10–20 | 5–13 | T–8th | |||||
2018–19 | Pepperdine | 22–12 | 12–6 | T–3rd | WNIT Third Round | ||||
Pepperdine: | 32–32 (.500) | 17–19 (.472) | |||||||
Old Dominion Lady Monarchs (Conference USA) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
2020–21 | Old Dominion
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13–11 | 7–9 | T–5th (East) | |||||
2021–22 | Old Dominion
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24–10 | 12–6 | 3rd (East) | WNIT Second round | ||||
Old Dominion Monarchs (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022–23 | Old Dominion | 22–12 | 12–6 | T–4th | |||||
2023–24 | Old Dominion | 22–9 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
Old Dominion: | 81–42 (.659) | 43–27 (.614) | |||||||
Total: | 113–74 (.604) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Milton-Jones appeared in the 2000 movie
Europe
- 2001-2002: Lavezzini Basket Parma (Italy)
- 2002-2004: UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)
- 2007-2009: Ros Casares Valencia (Spain)
Awards and honors
Milton-Jones has received numerous awards and honors, some of which are listed below.
WNBA
Gold Medals
- 2000 & 2008 Olympic Games
- 2007 Tournament of Americas
- 1998 & 2002 FIBA World Championship
- 2002 Opals World Challenge
- 1999 U.S. Olympic Cup
- 1997 World University Games
- 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival
Bronze Medal
- 2006 FIBA World Championship
Collegiate honors
- 1997 SEC Player of the Year
- 1997 State Farm Wade Trophy
- 1997 First-team All-American
- 1997 First-team All-Southeastern Conference
- 1996 First-team All-Southeastern Conference
- 1995 Second-team All-Southeastern Conference
- 1994 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team
- SEC Player of the Week (February 27, 1995; December 15, 1996; January 5, 1997; January 26, 1997)
WNBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
† | Denotes seasons in which Milton-Jones won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1999 | Los Angeles | 32 | 32 | 26.1 | .530 | .000 | .791 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 9.9 |
2000 | Los Angeles | 32 | 32 | 30.7 | .512 | .250 | .745 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
2001† | Los Angeles | 32 | 27 | 29.3 | .453 | .343 | .794 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
2002† | Los Angeles | 32 | 25 | 30.2 | .487 | .420 | .740 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 11.3 |
2003 | Los Angeles | 31 | 30 | 35.0 | .424 | .377 | .804 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 13.4 |
2004 | Los Angeles | 19 | 19 | 31.8 | .404 | .297 | .726 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 9.8 |
2005 | Washington | 33 | 30 | 32.4 | .417 | .328 | .798 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
2006 | Washington | 23 | 20 | 29.3 | .472 | .430 | .810 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 14.6 |
2007 | Washington | 34 | 34 | 33.6 | .349 | .235 | .845 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 13.4 |
2008 | Los Angeles | 31 | 31 | 32.8 | .480 | .358 | .774 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 13.9 |
2009 | Los Angeles | 33 | 33 | 31.6 | .401 | .293 | .757 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 10.2 |
2010 | Los Angeles | 34 | 34 | 32.2 | .470 | .317 | .866 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 15.4 |
2011 | Los Angeles | 34 | 34 | 26.2 | .462 | .352 | .831 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 11.7 |
2012 | Los Angeles | 34 | 34 | 27.2 | .417 | .326 | .823 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
2013 | San Antonio* | 15 | 15 | 27.3 | .421 | .214 | .607 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
2013 | New York* | 11 | 2 | 19.4 | .348 | .200 | .788 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
2013 | Total | 26 | 17 | 23.9 | .398 | .208 | .705 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
2014 | New York* | 19 | 2 | 16.8 | .404 | .200 | .714 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
2014 | Atlanta* | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | .286 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
2014 | Total | 21 | 2 | 27.2 | .417 | .326 | .823 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
2015 | Atlanta | 18 | 1 | 8.9 | .340 | .100 | .556 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
Career | 17 years, 5 teams | 499 | 435 | 28.8 | .440 | .325 | .790 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 11.2 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1999
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Los Angeles | 4 | 4 | 31.8 | .450 | .000 | .429 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
2000
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Los Angeles | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | .541 | .000 | .833 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 12.5 |
2001 †
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Los Angeles | 7 | 7 | 32.3 | .547 | .375 | .684 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
2002 †
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Los Angeles | 6 | 3 | 34.0 | .450 | .563 | .938 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
2003
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Los Angeles | 9 | 9 | 37.6 | .443 | .556 | .771 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 14.6 |
2006 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 34.5 | .379 | .444 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
2008 | Los Angeles | 6 | 6 | 34.3 | .407 | .357 | .733 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
2009 | Los Angeles | 6 | 6 | 31.7 | .351 | .308 | .625 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 9.0 |
2010 | Los Angeles | 2 | 2 | 35.5 | .360 | 1.000 | .500 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
2012 | Los Angeles | 4 | 4 | 25.3 | .375 | .500 | .778 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
Career | 10 years, 2 teams | 50 | 47 | 33.4 | .440 | .459 | .741 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 11.5 |
See also
- List of Florida Gators in the WNBA
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in basketball
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
- ^ "The Wade Trophy". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Nine Members Inducted Into University of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine," GatorZone.com (April 13, 2007). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Florida Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ^ "Eighteenth World University Games -- 1993". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Thirteenth World Championship For Women -- 1998". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, DeLisha Milton-Jones. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Portland makes Milton No. 2 overall pick in ABL draft". Tampa Bay Times. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "1997-98 Portland Power Statistics". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "1998-99 Portland Power Statistics". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "MYSTICS: MYSTICS ACQUIRE TAJ MCWILLIAMS-FRANKLIN". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ^ "DeLisha Milton-Jones plays in 497th WNBA game, setting record". ESPN. 29 August 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Sue Bird sets WNBA record for games played". ESPN.com. July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta cuts 41-year-old Milton-Jones, WNBA's oldest player". AP NEWS. 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Milton-Jones ready for next phase". ESPN.com. September 27, 2016.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster". wnba.com.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Offseason 2007-08: Overseas Roster". wnba.com.
- ^ "DeLisha Milton-Jones and Her Husband (And Moving On)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dream's Delisha Milton-Jones Wins 2015 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". www.wnba.com/. October 1, 2015. Retrieved 1 Oct 2015.
External links
- WNBA player profile of Delisha Milton-Jones
- USA basketball bio of Delisha Milton-Jones
- WNBA mini-interview with Delisha Milton-Jones