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LISA LESLIE

b. 1972

Gardena, California

Basketball player

When you think of the WNBA, Lisa Leslie is one of the first to pop into your mind.

At 6'5, Leslie immediately established her dominance on the court. Showing promise at a young age (she scored 101 points during a high school game), Leslie enrolled at USC (like Cheryl Miller did almost a decade before), where she was named College Player of the Year in 1994.

After graduating, she was drafted into the WNBA by the Los Angeles Sparks. While there, she added two WNBA championships and three MVP awards under her belt. But perhaps her most significant milestone is being the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game.

  • 2× WNBA champion (2001, 2002)

    2× WNBA Finals MVP (2001, 2002)

    3× WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006)

    8× WNBA All-Star (1999–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)

    3× WNBA All-Star Game MVP (1999, 2001, 2002)

    8× All-WNBA First Team (1997, 2000–2004, 2006, 2008)

    2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2008)

    2× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2006, 2008)

    No. 9 retired by Los Angeles Sparks

    No. 33 retired by USC

  • Hall of Fame

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