DeLisha Milton-Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	DeLisha Milton-Jones
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 11, 1974(1974-09-11)
Age	50
Birthplace	Riceboro
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Virgo

DeLisha Milton-Jones Biography

DeLisha Milton-Jones is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 11, 1974 in Riceboro, Georgia, United States. Milton-Jones was born as DeLisha Lachell Milton Riceboro, Georgia in 1974. Based on a DNA test she came, primarily from Yoruba people as well as Hausa people from Nigeria. She was a student at the Bradwell Institute in Hinesville, Georgia where she played basketball in high school with Bradwell Tigers. Bradwell Tigers. Milton-Jones was a graduate of Bradwell in 1993.

Milton-Jones was selected to his place on the U.S. national team in 1998. The team traveled for the first time to Berlin, Germany in July and August 1998 to participate in the FIBA World Championships. They U.S. team won a competitive first match against Japan 95-89, and then they won the subsequent six games without difficulty. In the semi-final game against Brazil it was a battle that Brazil was the opponent. U.S. team was behind by as much as 10 points in the first quarter but they won the game. U.S. team went on to prevail the game 93-79. The gold medal match was a rematch with Russia. In the first match, the Americans were dominant all the way through and in the second game it was they were able to take the lead. Russian team took an first lead, and led for the majority throughout. With less than two minutes left players from the U.S. team was down by two points, but the Americans took the lead, and then were able to hold on for the gold medal by 71-65. Milton-Jones scored an average of 7.1 scores per match.

Milton-Jones appeared in the 2000 movie Love and Basketball as Delisha Milton. In 2003, Milton-Jones married Roland Jones.

In 2003, she won the Euroleague Championship with team Ekaterinburg in Russia. In the 2005–06 season, she won the Euroleague with Gambrinus Brno of the Czech Republic and for the season 2006–07 she signed a two-year contract with Ros Casares Valencia of Spain. During the 2008–2009 WNBA off-season, Milton-Jones played for Ros Casares Valencia in Spain. for whom she also played during the 2007-08 off-season.

Milton-Jones was a member of Milton-Jones represented the USA in the 1997 World University Games held in Marsala, Sicily, Italy in August 1997. The USA team took home every game, securing the gold medal in the competition. Milton- Jones scored an average of 10.3 scores per contest. He had 14 steals, which was 2nd highest among the players.

DeLisha Milton-Jones Net Worth

DeLisha Milton-Jones is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, DeLisha Milton-Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

DeLisha Lachell Milton Jones (born on September 11 1974) is an American retired professional basketball player who is also the head coach at Old Dominion. Milton-Jones played basketball in college at the University of Florida. In her 17-season WNBA career, she’s been a part of the Washington Mystics, the Los Angeles Sparks (twice), the San Antonio Stars, and the New York Liberty. She has been twice Olympic gold medalist, and two-time WNBA champion. She has been invited to play in the WNBA All-Star Game three times.

Milton-Jones received an athletic scholarship in order to attend an athletic scholarship at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of Coach Carol Ross’s Florida Gators women’s basketball team from 1993 until 1997. It was her fourth year as a letterman and was a key player in leading her team of Lady Gators to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1996-97, her senior year she was deemed one of the All- American from Kodak, the Associated Press, Kodak and the Basketball Times; she was also awarded the Wade Trophy and the Honda Sports Award for basketball, which honors the most outstanding women’s basketball player of NCAA Division I.

In 1999, Milton-Jones was drafted 4th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks. She would play the first six years of her career with the Sparks from 1999 to 2004, playing alongside Lisa Leslie. During her six-year tenure with the Sparks, Milton-Jones won two WNBA championships in 2001 and 2002.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

DeLisha Milton-Jones height 6 ft 1 in DeLisha weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is DeLisha Milton-Jones Dating?

According to our records, DeLisha Milton-Jones married to Roland Jones. As of December 1, 2023, DeLisha Milton-Jones’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2013, she signed with the San Antonio Silver Stars before being released and then signed by the New York Liberty. On July 9, 2014, Milton-Jones was traded to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Swin Cash

Facts & Trivia

DeLisha Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. DeLisha Milton- Jones celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.

In August 2015, Milton-Jones played in her 497th WNBA game, a then league- record for most WNBA games played (since been broken by Sue Bird).

Top Facts about DeLisha Milton-Jones

1. DeLisha Milton-Jones is a retired American professional basketball player.
2. She was born on September 11, 1974, in Riceboro, Georgia.
3. Milton-Jones played college basketball at the University of Florida.
4. She was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 1999 WNBA Draft.
5. Throughout her career, she played for several WNBA teams including Los Angeles Sparks and Washington Mystics.
6. Milton-Jones won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA in 2000 and 2008.
7. She is one of only six players to have scored over 5,000 points in the WNBA.
8. In 2016, she became the oldest player to ever play in a WNBA game at age 41.
9. Milton-Jones retired from professional basketball in 2017 after an impressive career spanning nearly two decades.
10. She currently serves as an assistant coach for Pepperdine University’s women’s basketball team.
11. Note: Please keep in mind that these facts and stats may change over time as new information becomes available or records are broken by other players.

Where is Delisha Milton-Jones?

In 2019, Milton-Jones resigned from Pepperdine to become an assistant at Syracuse. On April 17, 2020, she was named head coach at Old Dominion University.

Who is ODU women's basketball coach?

DeLisha Milton-Jones

How much does Lisa Leslie make a year?

Net Worth:$7 Million
Salary:| $91 Thousand
Date of Birth:| Jul 7, 1972 (49 years old)
Gender:| Female
Height:| 6 ft 5 in (1.956 m)

How many national championships does Old Dominion have?

The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team has won three national championships.

Does ODU have a basketball team?

Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball – Monarchs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More | ESPN.