WNBA MVP
UD’s Elena Delle Donne, EHD13, who posted the fifth highest scoring average in WNBA history this season as a member of the Chicago Sky, was named the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Samsung.
The third-year guard/forward earned 38 of 39 first-place votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
Winning the MVP award for the first time, Delle Donne led the Sky to a 21-13 record and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. UD fans had an opportunity to see Delle Donne and the Sky when the team played a preseason game at UD’s Bob Carpenter Center earlier this spring.
A three-time All-Star selection and the 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year presented by Samsung, Delle Donne (385 points from voters) is the first Sky player to capture the MVP award.
Delle Donne began her esteemed career at UD in 2009, quickly becoming one of the most successful athletes in University history. She was awarded the Senior CLASS Award and Honda Award in 2013, and was named a First Team All-American and National Player of the Year candidate in her junior and senior seasons. The Sky selected Delle Donne with the second overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft.
