Helen Darling

Quick Facts

Full Name	Helen Darling
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1978(1978-08-29)
Age	46
Birthplace	Columbus
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Leo

Helen Darling Biography

Helen Darling is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 29, 1978 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Helen Marie Darling, born August 29, 1978, is an American former professional basketball athlete who most recently played for the San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA).

Darling was drafted by Cleveland Rockers in Round 2 (No. 17 overall) in the 2000 WNBA Draft. Darling was a rookie and played in 32 regular season games, scoring 4.8 points, 2.0 assists, and 1.15 steals. In six Rockers playoff games, Darling averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds. Darling was the Rockers’ only player to play in all 32 regular season games during the 2001 WNBA season. This helped them earn the Eastern Conference No.1 seed. Darling finished the season with an average of 6.1 points and 2.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals. Darling scored 6.0 points, 6.3 assist, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.3 steals in the three playoff games against Charlotte.

During the 2002 WNBA season, Darling did not play due to pregnancy.

Darling is the daughter of Patricia Smith and Donald Darling, and has three brothers Donald, Ronald and Dewand Darling and one sister Alicia Smith. She is also the mother of triplets two boys Ja-Juan, Jalen and a girl Nevaeh, born on April 13, 2002.

The team was disbanded after a disappointing performance in last place and low attendance by the Sting. A dispersal draft was then held. With their fourth pick, the San Antonio Silver Stars chose Darling. Darling is now back with Dan Hughes, the coach who drafted Darling from Penn State in 2000 for the Cleveland Rockers.

Helen Darling Net Worth

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

Darling was a Brookhaven High School student (Columbus Ohio), where she was named High School All-American in 1995 by the WBCA. Darling scored six points in 1995’s WBCA High School All-America Game.

Darling was part of the team that represented the USA at the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca (Spanish). They had a record of 4-2 and won the silver medal. Darling averaged 2.5 points per match.

Over the course of her college career at Penn State, Darling averaged 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.49 steals in 126 games and is the only player in Penn State history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 600 assists for her career. Darling is also the only player in Penn State history to earn Big Ten Player of the Year honors. A four-year starting point guard, she helped lead the Penn State Lady Lions to their first and only Final Four appearance in 2000. Darling earned her degree in education from Penn State in December 2001. She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as the best senior player under 5 ft 8 in (1.7 m) in 2000.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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During the 2005 WNBA season, Darling played 31 games for Charlotte, starting the last 11, as a starter Darling, averaged 7.0 points and 4.5 assists in 31.0 minutes, compared to 1.5 points and 1.3 assists in 17.6 minutes off the bench. Missed only one game due to a left hamstring strain.

Facts & Trivia

Helen Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Helen Darling celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

During the 2006 WNBA season, Darling started all 29 regular season games averaging 4.7 points, 3.0 assists and 1.13 steals per game.

Top Facts about Helen Darling

1. Helen Darling is a retired American professional basketball player.
2. She was born on April 23, 1978 in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania.
3. Darling played college basketball at Penn State University.
4. She was drafted by the Cleveland Rockers in the second round of the 2000 WNBA Draft.
5. During her career, she played for four different WNBA teams.
6. Darling won a gold medal with Team USA at the 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
7. She also won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
8. In college, Darling was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year twice.
9. Her career averages in the WNBA were 3 points and 1 assist per game.
10. After retiring from playing, she became an assistant coach for several college teams.