As head coach: Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player.
She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network Florida.
In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game.
All throughout her WNBA career, Leslie also played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and two FIBA World Championships (1998, 2002).
[7] On her first day of basketball tryouts, team members were told to split into two groups for layup drills: lefties and righties.
She 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 when the opposing team from South Torrance refused to play.
[13][14] Leslie played in a total of 120 college games, averaging 20.1 points, hitting 53.4% of her shots, and knocking down 69.8% of her free throws.
Ruthie Bolton of the Sacramento Monarchs also recorded a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds on June 21, 1997, against the Utah Starzz.
Leslie helped the Sparks make the playoffs five consecutive times, but the team did not win a WNBA title until 2001.
She is the 4th highest all-time rebound leader, after Rebekkah Brunson, Sylvia Fowles, and Tamika Catchings.
[11] Within that same season, she also became the third player in WNBA history to record a triple double, when she had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks.
[27] Earlier that month she was the first player to reach 10,000 career PRA (points + rebounds + assists), a statistic fundamental to the WNBA "Pick One Challenge" fantasy game.
[28] The Sparks held a farewell ceremony for Leslie during their final home game of the season in September.
After beating Zaire in their next game, the USA team played Spain, and fell three points short.
[33] Leslie was a member of the USA team competing at the 1991 World University Games held in Sheffield, England.
Leslie was the second leading scorer on the USA squad, averaging 13.0 points per game, and helped the Tara VanDerveer-coached team to a 7–0 record and the gold medal.
[34] She 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.
Leslie has also made appearances with the United States national women's basketball team where she won gold medals in 1996 and 2000, and has also earned a world championship.
She is a guest commentator for "Sports Zone" on KABC-TV/Los Angeles and wears the Circle 7 logo from the channel when on the show.
She was only the fourth female professional athlete in the Backyard Sports series, after soccer players Brianna Scurry, Brandi Chastain, and Tiffeny Milbrett.
In 2013, Leslie switched places with Downtown Julie Brown on the show Celebrity Wife Swap.
Recently, she played septuagenarian Betty Lou in Uncle Drew which hit the theaters in June 2018.
[40] In 2018, Leslie joined Fox Sports Florida as a studio analyst on Orlando Magic broadcasts.
[citation needed] On November 5, 2005, Leslie married Michael Lockwood, who played basketball for the United States Air Force Academy and is a pilot for UPS.
[47] Leslie is now a realtor and co-founder of a sports and entertainment real-estate firm named Aston Rose.