Deanna Nicole "Tweety" Nolan is an American-Russian professional basketball player for UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian Premier League as well as the Russia women's national basketball team.
10 Facts About Deanna Nolan
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Deanna Nolan went to Flint Northern High School where she graduated and took that school state to state champs.
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Deanna Nolan has 1 older brother Omar, 1 younger brother Christopher, and 1 older sister Lekia.
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Deanna Nolan lost her father 2 days before her first birthday.
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Deanna 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.
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Deanna Nolan graduated in December 2001 with a degree in child and family development from the University of Georgia.
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Deanna Nolan has been nicknamed "Tweety", and is well known by fans for her amazing vertical leap.
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Deanna Nolan helped the Detroit Shock win their first championship in 2003.
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Deanna Nolan obtained a Russian passport in order to not count against the team's allowed number of foreign players.
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Deanna Nolan stated during 2008 that she hoped to play for the Russian Olympic team, but was passed over in favor of Becky Hammon.