59 Facts About Lisa Leslie

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Lisa Deshaun Leslie was born on July 7,1972 and is an American former professional basketball player.

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Lisa Leslie is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Bally Sports Florida.

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Lisa Leslie is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner.

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All throughout her WNBA career, Lisa Leslie played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals and two FIBA World Championships.

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In 2015, Lisa Leslie was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Lisa Leslie has two sisters: Dionne, who is five years older, and Tiffany, who is eight years younger.

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Lisa Leslie was the only lefty in the group, so from then on, she decided to become right-hand dominant so she would not have to stand in a line by herself.

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At the age of 14, before Lisa Leslie had started high school at Morningside, she received more than a hundred college recruiting letters, including some from top Division I programs at the University of Tennessee and Stanford University.

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Lisa Leslie continued her education in 1986 by enrolling at Morningside High School in Inglewood, California.

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Lisa Leslie made an immediate impact on the basketball program, starting every game for the girl's varsity team.

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Lisa Leslie joined the volleyball team and competed in track and field.

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Lisa Leslie ended up being a state qualifier in the 400-meter run and the high jump.

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Lisa Leslie was her team's leading scorer and rebounder and led them to the 1989 California state championship.

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Lisa Leslie was invited to participate in the USA's Junior World Championship team.

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Lisa Leslie led her team to a state championship averaging 27 points and 15 rebounds per game.

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Lisa Leslie tied the national record for points scored by a high school basketball player with Cheryl Miller in 1990 with 101 points scored, all in the first half.

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Lisa Leslie had scored 105 points but four of the points were due to a technical foul charged on the opposing team for a delay of game after halftime, which were later voided as the game was deemed to end after the first half.

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Lisa Leslie attended women's basketball powerhouse the University of Southern California from 1990 to 1994.

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Lisa Leslie graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in communications and later completed her master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.

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Lisa Leslie set the Pac-10 Conference records for scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots accumulating 2,414 points, 1,214 rebounds, and 321 blocked shots.

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Lisa Leslie holds the USC single season record for blocked shots.

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Lisa Leslie was honored with All-Pac-10 recognition all four years, as well as becoming the first player in Pac-10 history to obtain first team all four years and earn the Pac-10 Rookie of the Year award in 1991.

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Lisa Leslie was honored on the national platform by earning the national freshman of the year award in 1991.

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Lisa Leslie helped the Sparks make the playoffs five consecutive times, but the team did not win a WNBA title until 2001.

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That year, Lisa Leslie was named the 2001 Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.

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On July 30,2002, Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk the ball in a WNBA game.

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Lisa Leslie is the 4th highest all-time rebound leader, after Rebekkah Brunson, Sylvia Fowles, and Tamika Catchings.

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Lisa Leslie announced her retirement effective at the end of the 2009 season on February 4,2009.

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Lisa Leslie finished holding the league records for points, rebounds and PRA.

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Lisa Leslie was named to the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team.

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Lisa Leslie was 17 at the time, the youngest player on the USA team.

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Lisa Leslie led the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks, averaging 13.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and recording 21 blocks over the course of the event.

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Lisa Leslie was a member of the USA team competing at the 1991 World University Games held in Sheffield, England.

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Lisa Leslie competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1992 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei for the first time since 1987.

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Lisa Leslie has made four consecutive Olympic appearances, and has earned four gold medals.

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Lisa Leslie was the second female basketball player ever to earn that many gold medals, after Teresa Edwards.

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Lisa Leslie has made appearances with the United States national women's basketball team where she won gold medals in 1996 and 2000, and has earned a world championship.

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Lisa Leslie scored 35 points against Japan in the semifinals of the 1996 Olympics to set an American Olympic women's scoring record.

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Lisa Leslie is one of seven USA Basketball's three-time Olympians, and one of two players with four gold medals.

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Lisa Leslie led the US team in scoring during the 2004 Olympic Games.

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Lisa Leslie has had a rivalry with Lauren Jackson ever since the 2000 Olympics, when the Australian star ripped out Lisa Leslie's hair extensions during a game.

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Apart from basketball, Lisa Leslie is a fashion model and an aspiring actress.

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Lisa Leslie has been featured in Vogue and Newsweek, as well as many sports publications.

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Lisa Leslie has been on ESPN numerous times and has been a guest star on several television shows such as Sister Sister, The Game, and One on One.

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Lisa Leslie appeared on the show, Superstars, and she and her partner, David Charvet, took third place after David injured his wrist.

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Lisa Leslie played herself in an episode of the TV-show The Jersey called "Nick's a Chick", where she switched bodies with a boy named Nick Lighter.

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Lisa Leslie appeared in the movie Think Like A Man, and played as herself.

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Lisa Leslie is a playable character in the original Backyard Basketball, alongside Kevin Garnett.

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Lisa Leslie was only the fourth female professional athlete in the Backyard Sports series, after Brianna Scurry, Brandi Chastain, and Tiffeny Milbrett.

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Lisa Leslie appeared in the 2nd episode of All in with Cam with host Cam Newton.

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In 2013, Lisa Leslie switched places with Downtown Julie Brown on the show Celebrity Wife Swap.

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Since her retirement from professional basketball, Lisa Leslie has worked as a sports commentator and analyst for several sports networks, such as NBC, ABC and Fox Sports Net.

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Lisa Leslie had released an autobiography called Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You.

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In 2018, Lisa Leslie joined Fox Sports Florida as a studio analyst on Orlando Magic broadcasts.

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On November 5,2005, Lisa Leslie married Michael Lockwood, who played basketball for the United States Air Force Academy and is a pilot for UPS.

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On February 4,2020, Lisa Leslie was interviewed by Gayle King to talk about her friendship with Kobe Bryant.

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Lisa Leslie responded that those accusations did not align with the person she knew.

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Lisa Leslie is a realtor and co-founder of a sports and entertainment real-estate firm named Aston Rose.

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Lisa Leslie was initiated as an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority on July 15,2021.