21 Facts About Yolanda Griffith

Yolanda Griffith is sometimes called by her nicknames: "Yo" and "Yo-Yo".

Yolanda Griffith was offered a scholarship to play for the women's basketball team at the University of Iowa, but had to cancel it after she gave birth to her daughter, Candace.

Yolanda Griffith later transferred to Florida Atlantic University, which was then a Division II school, where she graduated in 1993, earning Kodak Division II Player of the Year honors.

Yolanda Griffith was selected by the Long Beach Stingrays as the number one pick overall in the ABL players draft.

Yolanda Griffith finished second in the ABL's 1998 Most Valuable Player voting to her future 2000 Summer Olympics teammate Natalie Williams.

Yolanda Griffith played there only briefly as the league folded on December 22,1998.

Yolanda Griffith is a seven-time WNBA All-Star, and won the WNBA's MVP, Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Player awards in 1999.

In 2001, Yolanda Griffith set the WNBA single-season record for most offensive rebounds with 162.

On February 20,2009, Yolanda Griffith signed with the Indiana Fever, after a one-year stint with the Storm.

On June 9,2009, Yolanda Griffith tore her achilles tendon in a game against the Seattle Storm, her former team.

In 2016, Yolanda Griffith was honoured by the WNBA in the WNBA Top 20@20 in celebration of the league's 20th season.

Yolanda Griffith played two seasons for Lavezzini Basket Parma in Italy from 2000 to 2002.

Yolanda Griffith began her coaching career in 2009 as an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever.

Yolanda Griffith was later an assistant coach at the college level with Dartmouth, Lafayette, Albany and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Yolanda Griffith has twice been a member of the US National Women's Basketball team.

Yolanda Griffith won Gold Medals at the Summer Olympics in both 2000 and 2004.

In 2011, Yolanda Griffith accepted an assistant coach position with Ivy League university, Dartmouth, located in Hanover, NH.

Yolanda Griffith was instrumental in the development of Arianne Hunter and Tia Dawson.

In 2013, Yolanda Griffith was named the First Assistant Coach for Lafayette College a member of the Patriot League.

Yolanda Griffith was an assistant coach for Joanna Bernabei-MacNamee at the University of Albany.

Yolanda Griffith has been instrumental in the development of post players at BC.