Deanna Nolan

Deanna Nicole "Tweety" Nolan[1] (Russian: Деанна Нолан; born August 25, 1979) 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.

Nolan graduated in December 2001 with a degree in child and family development from the University of Georgia.

In the 2001 WNBA draft, Nolan was selected by her home state team, Detroit Shock in the first round (sixth overall).

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.