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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1979 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Russian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Flint Northern (Flint, Michigan) |
| College | Georgia (1997–2001) |
| WNBA draft | 2001: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2009 | Detroit Shock |
| 2007–2010; 2012–2013 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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.[2] 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. She went to Flint Northern High School where she graduated and took that school state to state champs. Nolan is being inducted October 2024 into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in Detroit.
- ^ III, James L. Edwards; more. "How the 2006 Detroit Shock overcame Sacramento and a Mariah Carey concert to win the first Game 5 in WNBA Finals history". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Return to WNBA unlikely for Flint's Deanna Nolan after success in Russia". MLive.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.