Yolanda Griffith

Yolanda Griffith
Personal information
Born (1970-03-01) March 1, 1970 (age 54)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarver (Chicago, Illinois)
College
WNBA draft1999: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career1993–2009
PositionCenter
Number33, 13
Career history
1993–1997DJK Wildcats Aschaffenburg
1997–1998Long Beach Stingrays
1998Chicago Condors
1999–2007Sacramento Monarchs
2000–2002Lavezzini Basket Parma
2003–2004UMMC Ekaterinburg
2005–2006UMMC Ekaterinburg
2008Seattle Storm
2009Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney National team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens National team

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 he 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.