Lisa Leslie

About Lisa Leslie

Lisa Leslie (born July 7, 1972 in Gardena, California) is a WNBA player currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. One of the original WNBA players, she quickly rose to stardom as one of the league's top-performing and popular players. On July 30, 2002 she made history by becoming the first player to perform a dunk in that league.

Leslie became a famous basketball player long before her career in the WNBA began. She was quite tall even in her youth, already standing six foot tall when she started playing basketball in the seventh grade. She was a dominating player made legendary by scoring 101 points in the first half of a high school basketball game, and would likely have broken Cheryl Miller's high school record of 105 points if the other team had not forfeited at halftime. Among her many accolades at Morningside High School in Inglewood, California, Leslie was named the 1990 Gatorade Girls Basketball National Player of the Year, and received the Dial Award for female American high-school athlete/scholar of the year in 1989.

After high school, Lisa Leslie attended the University of Southern California She was a four time All-Pacific Ten Conference first team selection.