Bethany Donaphin
Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | August 27, 1980
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Horace Mann (Bronx, New York) |
College | Stanford (1998–2002) |
WNBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Selected by the New York Liberty | |
Position | Forward/Center |
Career history | |
2003–2004 | New York Liberty |
Bethany Donaphin (born 1980 in New York City, New York, United States), is Head of League Operations at the Women's National Basketball Association[1] and has been recognized for her professional achievements in sports.[2] She is 6'2''.
She is a former American basketball player. She played for New York Liberty as forward during the 2004–2005 season. She also played for Famila Schio in Italy and played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey (2004–05).
She played collegiately for Stanford University.
Early life
[edit]Bethany Donaphin is a native of Midtown Manhattan, attending The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine and the Horace Mann School before matriculating to Stanford University, where she continues to be a star alumna.[3] Bethany capped her academic career with an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
As a youngster, Bethany coupled basketball with dance lessons at The Harlem School of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]WNBA
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | New York | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2004 | New York | 26 | 16 | 18.4 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 54.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 27 | 16 | 17.8 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 54.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | New York | 5 | 5 | 19.2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 5 | 5 | 19.2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
College
[edit]Source[5]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | Stanford | 28 | 201 | 53.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
1999-00 | Stanford | 30 | 289 | 52.4% | 0.0% | 59.8% | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
2000-01 | Stanford | redshirt | |||||||||
2001-02 | Stanford | 35 | 306 | 59.1% | 0.0% | 37.6% | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
Career | 93 | 796 | 55.3% | 0.0% | 53.2% | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bethany Donaphin Named Head of WNBA League Operations". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. May 8, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "Forty under 40". Sports Business Journal website. March 16, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ magazine, STANFORD. "They've Got Game". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ magazine, STANFORD. "Dancing on the Court". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
External links
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- New York Liberty players
- Fenerbahçe women's basketball players
- Stanford Cardinal women's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York City
- American women's basketball players
- American women's basketball biography stubs