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Bethany Donaphin

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Bethany Donaphin
Donaphin with Famila Schio
Personal information
Born (1980-08-27) August 27, 1980 (age 44)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolHorace Mann (Bronx, New York)
CollegeStanford (1998–2002)
WNBA draft2002: undrafted
Selected by the New York Liberty
PositionForward/Center
Career history
2003–2004New York Liberty
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Bethany Donaphin (born August 27, 1980) is an American former basketball player who is the Head of League Operations for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] She was named to the Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" list in 2020.[2]

She played for the New York Liberty of the WNBA as a forward from 2003 to 2004. She also played for Famila Schio in Italy and for Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey (2004–05). She played collegiately for Stanford University. She is 6'2''.

Early life

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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

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WNBA

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Legend
  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

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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

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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

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Source[5]

Legend
  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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Forty under 40". Sports Business Journal website. March 16, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ magazine, STANFORD. "They've Got Game". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. ^ magazine, STANFORD. "Dancing on the Court". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  5. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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