Ebony Hoffman

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Ebony Hoffman
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Hoffman in 2015
Seattle Storm
PositionAssistant Coach
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1982-08-27) August 27, 1982 (age 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Narbonne (Harbor City, California)
College USC (2000–2004)
WNBA draft 2004: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted by Indiana Fever
Playing career2004–2019
Coaching career2022–present
Career history
As a player:
2004–2010 Indiana Fever
2011–2013 Los Angeles Sparks
2014 Connecticut Sun
As a coach:
2022–present Seattle Storm (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 Argentina Team

Ebony Vernice Hoffman (born August 27, 1982) is a former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She played and won the EuroLeague Women's championship with Fenerbahce Istanbul in Turkey. She also played for Polisportiva Ares Ribera in Italy, Besiktas in Turkey, TEO Vilnius in Lithuania, and Ramat Hasharon in Israel. [1]

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Personal life

According to a DNA analysis, she descended, mainly, of people from Sierra Leone. [2]

High school

Hoffman played for Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored nine points. [3]

College and professional

She was selected by the Indiana Fever as the ninth overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft. She attended the University of Southern California (USC).

In 2008, Hoffman was selected as the WNBA's Most Improved Player.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2004 Indiana 301311.131.329.475.02.90.70.50.20.92.0
2005 Indiana 33015.140.550.083.32.90.50.60.30.73.6
2006 Indiana 343325.139.40.077.15.71.41.10.52.16.4
2007 Indiana 341017.144.540.082.44.00.80.60.51.24.2
2008 Indiana 333330.746.545.682.97.81.81.40.82.410.4
2009 Indiana 343429.639.034.789.65.91.51.70.42.49.9
2010 Indiana 343324.039.731.785.04.21.31.20.41.68.0
2011 Los Angeles 341622.143.742.984.44.21.11.10.31.57.5
2012 Los Angeles 20010.434.626.380.02.10.50.70.10.72.5
2013 Los Angeles 33012.542.67.188.91.91.00.50.30.73.1
2014 Connecticut 808.533.30.00.01.80.50.60.00.81.5
Career11 years, 3 teams32717220.041.134.583.64.21.10.90.41.45.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2006 Indiana 2226.066.70.00.03.00.51.52.01.56.0
2007 Indiana 4010.541.70.00.02.30.30.00.30.52.5
2008 Indiana 3334.042.436.466.78.31.72.00.71.011.3
2009 Indiana 101029.555.340.086.44.80.81.10.51.811.9
2010 Indiana 3329.733.333.387.54.71.31.01.01.011.0
2012 Los Angeles 205.00.00.00.00.50.00.00.00.50.0
2013 Los Angeles 103.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.01.00.0
Career7 years, 2 teams251823.748.035.373.74.10.80.90.61.28.3

College career statistics

Source [4]

Legend
  GPGames 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
2000–01 USC 28 350 44.9 21.4 75.8 8.0 2.1 1.6 0.9 12.5
2001–02 USC 28 416 45.2 31.8 75.7 8.9 1.6 2.4 1.314.9
2002–03 USC 3150446.141.1 76.09.82.32.51.1 16.3
2003–04 USC 28 417 43.4 37.368.8 8.1 1.9 2.1 1.0 14.9
Career USC 115 1687 44.9 35.8 74.0 8.7 2.0 2.2 1.1 14.7

USA Basketball

Hoffman was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. The event was held in July 2000, when the USA team defeated Cuba to win the championship. Hoffman helped the team win all five games, scoring 6.8 points per game. [5]

Hoffman was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. [6] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational. [6]

Hoffman appears as herself on season 3, episode 3 of the IFC television series Comedy Bang Bang!. [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ WNBA.com: Ebony Hoffman profile Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzRe5wtmsVM Ebony Hoffman Ancestry Reveal
  3. ↑ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  4. ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fourth Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team – 2000". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C." USA Basketball. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Ebony Hoffman". IMDB.com. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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