Lisa Leslie

Categories: Class of 2015
  • Led the University of Southern California to a record of 89-31, including four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances
  • Holds Pac-10 conference records for scoring (2,414) rebounding (1,214) and blocked shots (321)
  • National Freshman of the Year (1991) and National Player of the Year (1994)
  • 2x WNBA Champion and Finals MVP with the LA Sparks (2001, 2002)
  • 8x All-WNBA First Team (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008)
  • 8x WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)
  • 3x WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006)
  • 3x All-Star Game MVP (1999, 2001, 2002)
  • 2x WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2008)
  • The Sparks’ career scoring and rebounding leader and she was the first WNBA player to reach 6,000 points
  • The first player to win the regular season MVP, All-Star Game MVP and WNBA Finals MVP in the same season (2001)
  • Voted by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history
  • 4x Olympic Gold Medalist with Team USA (1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008)
  • Set an American Olympic women’s scoring record by scoring 35 points versus Japan (1996)
  • Named the Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation (2001)
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