Lisa Leslie

Lisa Leslie
Personal information
Born	July 7, 1972; Compton, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Morningside (Inglewood, California)
College	USC (1990–1994)
WNBA draft	1997: Allocated
Drafted by	Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Center
Number	9
Career history
As a player:
1997–2009	Los Angeles Sparks
As a coach:
2019–2024	Triplets
Career highlights
	As player: 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); 4× All-WNBA Second Team (1998, 1999, 2005, 2009); 2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2008); 2× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2006, 2008); 2× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2009); 2× WNBA blocks leader (2004, 2008); 3× WNBA rebounding champion (1997, 1998), 2004); WNBA Peak Performer (2004); WNBA 10th Anniversary Team (2006); WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011); WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016); WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021); No. 9 retired by Los Angeles Sparks; No. 33 retired by USC; FIBA World Championship MVP (2002); Honda Sports Award (1994); Naismith College Player of the Year (1994); USBWA National Player of the Year (1994); WBCA Player of the Year (1994); Kodak All-American (1994); 3x USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year (1993, 1998, 2002); 2× All-American – USBWA (1993, 1994); 4× All Pac-10 (1991-1994); Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1990); Gatorade National Player of the Year (1990); As head coach: BIG3 champion (2019);
Career WNBA statistics
Points	6,263 (17.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,307 (9.1 rpg)
Blocks	822 (2.3 bpg)
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Representing United States
Olympic Games
World Championships
World University Games
Jones Cup

Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is formerly the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network Florida. In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game. Leslie was ranked 5th on ESPN.com's 2021 list of the WNBA's greatest players of all time.

Leslie played in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 2009. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. The number-seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft, she followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. All throughout her WNBA career, Leslie also played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and two FIBA World Championships (1998, 2002).

In 2015, Leslie was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Upon becoming coach of the Triplets in 2019, she led the team to the BIG3 Championship that year.