Yolanda Griffith

Yolanda Griffith
Personal information
Born	March 1, 1970 (age 54); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Carver (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Palm Beach CC (1990–1992); Florida Atlantic (1992–1993);
WNBA draft	1999: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career	1993–2009
Position	Center
Number	33, 13
Career history
1993–1997	DJK Wildcats Aschaffenburg
1997–1998	Long Beach Stingrays
1998	Chicago Condors
1999–2007	Sacramento Monarchs
2000–2002	Lavezzini Basket Parma
2003–2004	UMMC Ekaterinburg
2005–2006	UMMC Ekaterinburg
2008	Seattle Storm
2009	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA champion (2005); WNBA Finals MVP (2005); WNBA MVP (1999); 8× WNBA All-Star (1999–2001, 2003–2007); 2× All-WNBA First Team (1999, 2005); 3× All-WNBA Second Team (2000, 2001, 2004); 2× WNBA rebounding champion (1999, 2001); 2× WNBA steals champion (1999, 2004); WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (1999); 2x WNBA All-Defensive Team (2005, 2006); WNBA 10th Anniversary Team (2006); WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011); WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016); WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021); Russian League Player of the Year (2005); First-team Parade All-American (1989);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Yolanda Evette Griffith (born March 1, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. An eight time WNBA All-Star, she was named the 1999 WNBA MVP and the WNBA Finals MVP in 2005 when she won the WNBA championship with the Sacramento Monarchs. One of the top defensive players in WNBA's history, she was the 1999 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and led the league in rebounds and steals two times each. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: "Yo" and "Yo-Yo". Griffith was inducted into the 2014 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's class on her first year of eligibility. In 2021, she was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.