Last Updated on September 12, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake

Here’s the detailed information on Yolanda Griffith:

  • Full Name: Yolanda Evette Griffith
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: 53 years old (Born on March 1, 1970)
  • Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Height: 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm)
  • Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 4 inches
  • Shoe Size: Size 14 (US)
  • Number: 33 (with the Sacramento Monarchs and Seattle Storm)
  • Position: Center / Power Forward
  • High School: George Washington Carver High School in Chicago, Illinois
  • College:
    • Palm Beach Junior College (now Palm Beach State College)
    • Florida Atlantic University
  • WNBA Draft: 1999 WNBA Draft, 1st round, 2nd overall pick by the Sacramento Monarchs
  • Teams Played For:
    • Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA, 1999–2007)
    • Seattle Storm (WNBA, 2008)
    • Indiana Fever (WNBA, 2009)
    • Various teams internationally (Germany, Italy, Russia, and others)
  • Championship Rings: 1 WNBA Championship with the Sacramento Monarchs (2005)
  • Kids: 1 daughter (Candace Griffith)
  • Siblings: Not widely publicized

Yolanda Griffith is regarded as one of the greatest defenders and rebounders in WNBA history. She was the 1999 WNBA MVP, a seven-time WNBA All-Star, and the 2005 WNBA Finals MVP when she led the Sacramento Monarchs to their first-ever championship. Griffith also won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA (2000, 2004) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.