Deanna Nolan

Deanna Nolan

Guard
Born	August 25, 1979 (1979-08-25) (age 32) Flint, Michigan
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	144 lb (65 kg)
College	Georgia
Draft	6th overall, 2001 Detroit Shock
Profile	WNBA Info Page
WNBA Teams
Detroit Shock (2001–2009)
Awards and Honors
5× WNBA All-Star (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) WNBA Finals MVP (2006) All-WNBA First Team (2005, 2007) All-WNBA Second Team (2003)

Deanna "Tweety" Nicole Nolan (born Deana Nicole Nolan, August 25, 1979 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, but occasionally plays the point guard position. Her original name was Deana, but was legally changed to Deanna in 2000.

High school years

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.

Trivia

Her favorite basketball players are Allen Iverson and Rajon Rondo

College years

Nolan graduated in December 2001 with a degree in child and family development from the University of Georgia. Overall she helped the Lady Bulldogs achieve an 86–12 record overall during her collegiate career.

As a senior, Nolan earned 2001 All-SEC Tournament Team honors.

WNBA career

In the 2001 WNBA Draft, Nolan was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round (sixth overall). She has been nicknamed "Tweety", and is well known by fans for her amazing vertical leap.

Nolan also helped the Detroit Shock win their first championship in 2003. In 2006, she won another championship with Detroit and was named MVP of the 2006 WNBA Finals.

In 2008, she helped the Shock win their third WNBA Championship. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, she was named the Detroit Shock Player of the Year in voting by members of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.

International career

In the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10 WNBA off seasons, she played for the Ekaterinburg club in Russia.^[1]

She obtained a Russian passport in order to not count against the team's allowed number of foreign players. She stated during 2008 that she hoped to play for the Russian Olympic team, but was passed over in favor of Becky Hammon.

Notes

1. ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster

External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• June 28, 2005 WNBA chat transcript
• December 25, 2005 WNBA chat transcript

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Name	Nolan, Deanna
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Date of birth	August 25, 1979
Place of birth	Flint, Michigan
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