Who is Lisa Leslie?

Answer 1

Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood (born July 7, 1972 in Gardena, California) is a retired WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks. Her parents were Walter Leslie who was a semi professional basketball player and Christine L. Leslie who started her own truck driving buisness support her kids. She is a sister to Dionne who's five years older than her and Tiffany that was eight years younger.

Her dream in Middle School was to be a television weather reporter.

She is a former Morningside High Schooler in The Golden State. She once scored 101 points at halftime, giving her team a 102-24 lead, against South Torrance (who voted to forfeit the game).

After Morningside High School, she attended USC (University of South Carolina) from 1990-1994 because she wanted to stay close to home. She graduated USC with a bachelor's degree in communications and later completed her master's degree in University of Phoenix.

She had an amazing time in her College Basketball career: 20.1 PPG, played 120 college games, 2,414 points, 1,214 rebounds, 321 blocks. She holds the USC record for blocked shots which was 95. She is married to Michael Lockwood and her first kid was a daughter named Lauren J. Lockwood, (born June 15, 2007). Her second child was a son named Michael J. Lockwood, (born April 6, 2010). She stands 6ft5 and weighs 170 lbs

She was drafted 7th pick from the Los Angeles Sparks. She also has many WNBA awards: 3X WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006)

2X WNBA Champion (2001, 2002)

2X WNBA Finals MVP (2001, 2002)

First player to dunk in a WNBA game in 2002

4X Olympic gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)

All-WNBA First Team (1997, 2000-2004, 2006)

All-WNBA Second Team (1998, 1999, 2005)

Player of the Week 14 (league record)

2X Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2008)

8X WNBA All Star (1999-2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)

All-Star Game MVP (1999, 2001, 2002)

10X All-Decade Team (1997-2006)

1X All-Defensive First Team (2006)

1X All-Defensive Second Team (2005)

However, the most basic answer for the question: "Who is Lisa Leslie" is a retired WNBA player.