Deanna Nolan
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| Position | Point guard/Shooting guard |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 144 pounds (65.3 kg) |
| Team | Detroit Shock |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | August 25, 1979 Flint, Michigan, United States |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Draft | 6st overall, 2001 Detroit Shock |
| Pro career | 2001 – present |
| Awards | 2006 WNBA Finals MVP, WNBA All-Star (2003-2007) All-WNBA First Team (2005,07), All-WNBA Second Team (2003) |
Deanna Nolan (born Deana Nicole Nolan, August 25, 1979 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard, but occasionally plays the shooting guard position. Her original name was Deana, but was legally changed to Deanna in 2000.
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[edit] High school years
Nolan attended Flint Northern High School where she led her team to back to back Michigan state championships in 1994 and 1995, and was crowned as Michigan's 1995 Miss Basketball.
[edit] College years
Nolan graduated in December 2001 with a degree in child and family development from the University of Georgia. Overall she helped the Lady Bulldogs achieve an 86-12 record overall during her collegiate career.
As a senior, Nolan earned 2001 All-SEC Tournament Team honors.
[edit] WNBA career
In the 2001 WNBA Draft, Nolan was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round (sixth overall). She has been nicknamed "Tweety", and is well known by fans for her amazing vertical leap.
Ms. Nolan also helped her the Detroit Shock win their first championship in 2003. She helped her team go from worst to first to championship She was named MVP of the 2006 WNBA Finals.
She also had an amazing game, while her team played in 2007 champioship game against Mercury.
[edit] International career
In the 2002-03 WNBA off season, Nolan played for the Reyer Venezia club in Italy
In the 2003-04 WNBA off season, she played in Zaragoza club in Spain.
In the 2005-06 WNBA off season, she played for the Ramat Ha-Sharon club in Israel.
[edit] Vital statistics
- Position: Guard
- Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- College: University of Georgia
- Team(s): Detroit Shock
[edit] Trivia
- She owns four dogs, three chihuahuas and one miniature pinscher.
- She has 16 tattoos. She claims her favorite one is that of a butterfly on her back.
- Claims that her toughest opponent to guard against is Sheryl Swoopes.
- Her favorite basketball player in the NBA is Allen Iverson.
- Wears number 14.
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