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Yolanda Griffith, Usa
From
Fiba.com: The most experienced player at the 2006 EuroLeague Women
All-Star Game, Yolanda Griffith has played professional basketball since
graduating from Florida Atlantic in 1993. …. She began her pro career with
German side DKJ Wildcats in 1993. In the 96-97 EuroLeague Women season, Griffith
averaged 24.7 ppg, 17.1 rpg and 4 spg, including a 38-point, 23-rebound and
7-steal performance against MiZo Pecs. …. Griffith has had stints in Italy with
Lavezzini Parma (2001 and 2002) and since 2003 has played for Ekaterinburg. She
led the Russians to their first EuroLeague Women title in 2003, averaging 18.2
ppg and 10.8 rpg over the course of the season. Griffith has won two gold medals
at the Olympics with the USA in 2000 and 2004. For the last seven seasons,
Griffith has played for the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs and in 1999 she earned
WNBA MVP honours. In addition, she has been a part of four WNBA All-Star
selections. She was named to the All-Defensive First team and all WNBA First
team in 2005. |
Name: Yolanda Griffith Nickname: Yo, Yo-Yo Born: March 1, 1970 Status: Active Origin: Chicago, Illinois, Usa Height: 6-4/1,95m Weight: 175lbs/80,1kg Schools: Palm Beach Junior College, Florida Atlantic Drafted: Inaugural player for the ABL; 1999, First Round (ABL Dispersal), 2nd overall by the Sacramento Monarchs Languages: English Website: InterBasket Teams (jersey): US National Team, DKJ Wildcats (Germany), Long Beach Stingrays (ABL), Lavezzini Parma (Italy), Ekaterinburg (Russia), Sacramento Monarchs, Ibn Notes: Ibn Quote: "I don't compare myself to anybody... I'm a simple player doing things others don't like to do." -- Yolanda Griffith when asked who she compared herself with. |
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| Yolanda Griffith Links From our forum: History of the ABL, the American Basketball League, WNBA All-Decade Team, Women's Basketball Forum, WNBA Forum Articles and other resources: From Repo to Rebounds (USA Today, 2004), Yolanda Griffith Photo Gallery (Yahoo!), One-on-One with Gary Cavalli, co-founder and CEO of the ABL (Women's Hoops Blog, 2004), Introducing the New 'Player's League' (Washington Post, 1998), Chat Reel: Yolanda Griffith (CNNSI, 2000), | |