2000 & 2008 Olympian representing the United States
Olympic History
| Career Olympic Medal Summary |
| Career Olympic Medal Summary |
2 Gold [2008 GAMES: def. Australia, 92-65; 2000 GAMES: def. Australia, 76-54)] |
| 2008 Beijing Games |
1 Gold [GOLD (def. Australia, 92-65)] |
| 2000 Sydney Games |
1 Gold [GOLD (def. Australia, 76-54)] |
| Event |
Result |
| 2008 Beijing Games |
| Prelims |
defeated Mali 97-41 (played 10 minutes) |
| Prelims |
defeated Spain, 93-55 - advanced to QF (played 5 minutes, 1 steal) |
| Quarterfinals |
defeated South Korea, 104-60 (10 minutes, 2 rebounds) |
| Semifinals |
defeated Russia, 67-52 |
| Gold Medal Game |
WON GOLD MEDAL - defeated Australia, 92-65 |
| 2000 Sydney Games |
| Prelims |
def. Poland 76-57 (8 pts) |
| Prelims |
def. New Zealand, 93-42 (12 pts, 6 reb) |
| Prelims |
def. Russia, 88-77 (3 pts, 1 reb) |
| Prelims |
def. Cuba, 90-61 (3 pts) |
| Prelims |
def. Korea, 89-75 (8 pts, 7 reb) |
| Quarterfinals |
def. Slovakia, 58-43 (1 reb) |
| Semifinals |
def. Korea, 78-65 (2 pts, 3 reb) |
| Gold Medal Game |
WON GOLD MEDAL - def. Australia, 76-54 (1 reb) |
University of Florida Women’s Basketball (1993-97)
Post-Florida Career
DeLisha (da-LEESH-ah) Milton was the second overall draft pick of the American Basketball League (ABL) on May 5, 1997, by the Portland Power... her placement in the professional draft tied the all-time highest selection of any Florida athlete with Neal Walk, who was the second pick in the 1969 NBA draft... Milton announced she would continue her basketball career in the ABL on April 24, 1997... fourth overall selection in the 1999 WNBA draft by Los Angeles... 2000 WNBA All-Star... member of the 2000 & 2008 U.S. Olympic Basketball teams … selected to the 2004 U.S. Olympic Basketball team, but an injury prevented her from competing.
Extra info
Milton headlined perhaps one of the most dominating frontcourt tandems in the country with Murriel Page... the most decorated Lady Gator in the 23-year history of the program... Nicknamed “D”... Extremely emotional player and was the vocal leader of the team... Very quick and determined rebounder... Good range... one of only three players in program history voted team captain three times (Sarah Lowe-2002-06; and Mahogany Hudson-1994-98, are the others) … hometown of Riceboro, Ga., expressed their appreciation of her accomplishments by hosting “DeLisha Milton Days” on May 6-7, 1997... Stands 73 inches tall while her wing span (measured from fingertip to fingertip) is an incredible 84 inches - usually, both measurements are equal!
As a Senior (1996-97)
Co-captain with Mahogany Hudson... honored as UF’s first-ever recipient of
The Wade Trophy, recognizing the top senior women’s basketball player in the country (April 2)... first-ever Florida athlete -- male or female -- to earn basketball first-team All-America honors, as she was recognized to the Kodak All-America team on March 27 (10-player team) and by the Associated Press on March 11 (five-player team)... first Lady Gator ever named the
SEC Player of the Year, by both the coaches & media... voted
Most Outstanding Performer of the NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional... named Kodak all-District 9 All-American on March 13... collected All-SEC first-team honors for the second straight year and was a unanimous selection this season... named to the
SEC All-Tournament team for the second time in her career... in the NCAA Mideast Regional Final vs. top-seeded and second-ranked Old Dominion, the final game of her collegiate career, she scored 18 points with 19 rebounds... averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 rebounds versus ranked opponents... tallied 11 double-doubles... led UF with 25 points & 15 rebounds in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal win over Vanderbilt and then topped that one night later with a game-high 26 points in the upset win over No. 6 Alabama... Named
Philadelphia Online Women's Hoops National Player of the Week (Jan. 27), the same week she garnered SEC weekly honors for the third time this season... became only the sixth player in league history to grab the weekly honor three times in one year -- and four of the other five later went on that season to earn first team Kodak All-America honors!! ... named Cathy Andruzzi's first team All-Stud... scored in double-figures in 31 of 33 games, but had her string of 41 consecutive double-figure scoring games snapped in the SEC Tournament final when she tallied just eight points (
double figures in 100 of 125 career games)... ranked among the SEC leaders in six categories (
only SEC player listed in 6 categories): scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, steals and blocks... one-half of Florida's touted "Twin Towers" with Murriel Page...
topped the 1,800 point mark vs. Alabama (March 2) and became only the third Lady Gator to
top the 1,000 rebound plateau when her offensive put-back at the 17:26 mark of the second half capped an 8-0 run at Arkansas ... the bigger the game, the bigger she plays (check out her stats vs. ranked opponents in the UF stat packet)... despite foul trouble, scored Florida's final five points in the 75-71 win at Mississippi State to end the regular season... had her string of 18 consecutive free throws snapped, when she missed her final attempt against Vanderbilt... one of four players to score in every game this season... with her second of five steals vs. Auburn, became the
Lady Gators all-time leader in steals, surpassing Camille Ratledge’s mark of 234 set from 1986-90... the only person who seems to be able to stop DeLisha Milton is herself, having been plagued by foul trouble early this season, reaching the limit in five games... became only the sixth player in SEC history to earn three Player of the Week honors three times in the same season (four of the other five went on later that season to earn first team Kodak All-America honors)... fifth player in SEC history to earn back-to-back SEC Player of the Week honors, when she garnered the award Dec. 16th & Jan. 6 (no award during holiday break)... named to the all-tournament team in all five events UF has played this season, including MVP honors of the Dial Classic/Florida Four Challenge and the State Farm/Lady Gator Classic... had sensational back-to-back shooting performances with 27 points (on 11-of-12 shooting) vs. Florida State and 32 points (on 15-of-16) vs. Boise State... still only player in UF history to record a triple-double.
As a Junior (1995-96)
Became fifth player in Florida history to earn first-team All-Conference honors... Assumed co-captain duties with Mahogany Hudson... Led UF in scoring and free throw percentage; second in rebounding... Netted double figures in 26 games, including 13 straight to end the season during which she averaged 17.7 points and 10.7 rebounds... Versus the 10 nationally ranked opponents UF faced, she contributed 18.4 ppg and 10.3 rpg, while shooting 73.8 percent (48-65) from the free throw line... Recorded 12 double-doubles, which included a pair of back-to-back 23-plus points, 21-rebound performances against top-25 teams (24 pts vs. #5 Vanderbilt; 23 vs. #24 Arkansas)... In the SEC all-games standings, Milton tied for fourth in blocks (tied-sixth in SEC games only), tied for sixth in rebounding (second in SEC games), tied for 15th in scoring (tied-13th in SEC games)... Eighth best free throw shooting in league games... Became the 10th Lady Gator to top the 1,000-point plateau when she eclipsed the total at the 9:57 mark of the first half in the 83-68 victory over Central Florida (Jan. 9)... Named MVP of both the Dial Soap/Florida Four Classic in Miami (Dec. 2) and the Lady Gator Classic (Dec. 30)... Also named to the Rutgers’ Brother International Holiday All-Tournament team... Played every game but saw limited action in the first six outings while recovering from a stress fracture in her right tibia... Recognized as team’s MVP at postseason banquet... Selected to tryout for U.S. Select Team in June, but could not participate because of the rehab.
As a Sophomore (1994-95)
All-SEC second-team selection... Also chosen SEC Player of the Week after back-to-back double-doubles versus both Florida State and Auburn, averaging 20.0 ppg. and 10.5 rpg. over the two games, including a team-high 16 points in the overtime win over Auburn to close out the regular season... Co-captain with Crystal Parker... Named to Nationwide Insurance Lady Gator Classic All-Tournament team, the first regular season all-tournament selection of her career... Saw action in all 33 games with 31 starts, including 24 consecutive to end the season... Second on the team in scoring (13.5) and third in rebounding (6.6)... Among the SEC top-five in field goal percentage (second, 56.8), blocks (fourth, 1.3 pg.) and steals (third, 2.5 spg.)... Ranked 30th in the nation in field goal percentage... Twenty-four games of 10 or more points including 10 consecutive to end the season... Led the team in scoring in nine games and rebounds in five games... Seven double-doubles... Grabbed a season-high 14 boards at Texas... Hit for a career-high 32 points in upset win over then-No. 11 Alabama... Third Florida player to record 500 or more rebounds in first two seasons (Tammy Jackson, Quientella Bonner)... Earned a gold medal playing for the South squad at the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival in St. Louis, Mo., averaging 5.3 ppg. and 4.3 rpg... recorded seven double-doubles.
As a Freshman (1993-94)
Unanimous SEC All-Freshman first-team selection... Mentioned among
USA Today’s Best of the Rest Freshman squad... Received the Lady Gator Award in recognition of overall excellence on and off the court for the 1993-94 season... Made mark in UF record books during first collegiate season, as stats rank among UF’s top-five in three individual season categories: rebounds (334, fifth), steals (69, third) and blocks (42, fourth)... First UF player to lead the league in rebounding since Tammy Jackson in 1984 and the second freshman to lead the SEC in rebounding (Tammy Jenkins, 1988, Georgia, 8.6)... Seventh in SEC in blocks at 1.4 bpg and tied for sixth in steals in 2.4 pg... Selected to SEC All-Tournament team, the first UF player to earn the distinction, after averaging 19.5 ppg. and 14.0 rpg over two games... Had season-high 29 points against Vanderbilt’s twin towers, 6-10 All-American Heidi Gillingham and 6-7 Angela Gorsica, in the SEC semifinals... Only UF player to start all 29 games, averaging 27.1 minutes per game... Third on the team in scoring at 11.7 ppg... Ranked 15th nationally and led the SEC in rebounding at 11.5 rpg... Top freshman rebounder in the nation... Averaged 11.4 rpg. in SEC action and 13.3 rpg. in postseason action... Three games of 10 or more offensive rebounds... Recorded first triple-double in Lady Gator history with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals against Bethune-Cookman... 10 steals tied the school record... UF’s top rebounder in 18 of 29 games... Tops on team with 69 steals and 42 blocks - 21 blocks more than the rest of the squad combined (21)... Recorded 17 double-doubles on the season... 20 games of double-digit rebounding and 19 games of double-digit scoring... Paced Florida with a then- career-high of 27 points (11-22, 5-9 FT) and 23 rebounds (14 offensive) against Furman... Led league with a 23-rebound performance against Furman that also tied for eighth on the national list.
High School & AAU
Averaged 21.0 points and 16.0 rebounds as a senior at Bradwell Institute... Jersey was retired... Led team to a 29-1 record and a runner-up finish in the Georgia State High School Championship Tournament... Garnered Coastal Empire (C.E.) Player of the Year Honors, C. E. Most Valuable Player accolades (1993 and 1992) and was selected to the C.E. All-Tournament team three consecutive years... Received the Naismith Award in 1992 and 1993..also selected to the Georgia All-Star team to compete in the annual Georgia vs. Tennessee All-Star Game... Named BIHS Most Valuable Player in 1992 and 1993... Played on the AAU Georgia Peaches, which won the state championship tournament in 1993... Also competed in the AAU Nationals in Chattanooga, Tenn... Played on the International Basketball Opportunities (I.B.O.) United States team during the summer of 1992, recognized as the team’s leading scorer while playing in Venezuela... Four-year letterwinner in track and softball... Won the state championship in the high jump as a sophomore, clearing a personal best 5-6 in the finals... Helped the track and field team to a region title in 1993... coached at BIHS by Janet Reddick.
Personal
Full name is DeLisha LaChell Milton... Daughter of Beverly J. Milton... Born September 11, 1974, in Jesup, Ga... Sister, Charmaine, also played for Florida in 1995 & ‘96 after transferring from Stetson (Fla.) University... Coached by Don Hampton in AAU league... Says her autobiography would be entitled “The Epitome of Me”... remains a few credits shy of a degree in sports management.
#21 DeLisha Milton
1997 Season Highs Career Highs
Pts 32-2x last vs. Kansas St., 12/30 32-3x last vs. Kansas St., 12/30/96
Rbs 19-vs. Old Dominion, 3/24 23-Furman, 12/8/93
Ast 7-vs. Vanderbilt, 3/1 same
Stl 7-at South Carolina, 1/12 10-Bethune Cookman, 2/2/94
Blk 5-at Arkansas, 2/2 5-2x last at Arkansas, 2/2/97
Min 45-at Arkansas, 2/2 same
FG 15-2x last vs. Kansas St., 12/30 same
FGA 20-vs. Kansas St., 12/30 25-at Vanderbilt, 1/28/96
3FG 0 0
3FGA 0 2-at Alabama, 2/17/96
FT 9-3x last vs. Vanderbilt, 3/1 12-Georgia, 1/25/96
FTA 12-2x last vs. Vanderbilt, 3/1 16-Georgia, 1/25/96
Dbl Fig Scoring Games- 31 in 1997; 100 in career
Dbl Fig Reb Games- 13 in 1997; 53 in career
Double-Doubles (pts-rebs) - 11 in 1997; 47 in career
Milton in the UF Record Book upon graduation...
Career
1st Steals (281)
1st Free Throws made (364)
1st Free Throws attempted (536)
2nd Blocks (172)
3rd Scoring (1,858)
3rd Rebounding (1,109)
4th Field Goals made (747)
4th Field Goals attempted (1,418)
5th Rebounding average (8.9 rpg)
t5th Field Goal percentage (.527)
7th Scoring average (8.9 ppg)
Season
2nd Scoring (613 points in 1997)
t6th Scoring average (18.6 ppg in 1997)
6th Rebounds (334 in 1994)
8th Rebounds (294 in 1997)
7th Rebound average (11.5 in 1994)
6th Minutes played (1,013 in 1997)
2nd Field Goals made (243 in 1997)
6th Field Goals attempted (432 in 1997)
5th Field Goal percentage (.568 in 1995)
7th Field Goal percentage (.563 in 1997)
1st Free Throws made (127 in 1997)
4th Free Throws made (98 in 1996)
1st Free Throws attempted (168 in 1997)
7th Free Throws attempted (142 in 1996)
1st Steals (87 in 1997)
3rd Steals (81 in 1995)
5th Steals (69 in 1994)
t4th Blocks (48 in 1997)
t7th Blocks (42 in 1994)
t7th Blocks (42 in 1995)
9th Blocks (40 in 1996)
Game
t1st Steals (10 vs. Bethune Cookman, 2-2-94)
t6th Steals (7 vs. South Carolina, 1-12-97)
t3rd Free Throws (12 vs. Georgia, 1-25-97)
t6th Field Goals (15 vs. Kansas State, 12-30-96; vs. Boise State, 12-21-96)
Milton's Career Overview
ACADEMIC HONORS AND SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
1997 President’s Recognition Awardee; University of Florida
1997 Multi-cultural Student Recognition (excellence in classroom, community & athletics)
1996 Lady Gator Basketball Most Improved Grade Point Average
1994 Sophia Witherspoon Award (students who overcome academic adversity)
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Service to the University -- commitments, activities, organizations, special recognition & accomplishments
Fraternity & Sorority Wheelchair Basketball Benefit for the University of Florida (weekend)
Student Athlete Advisory Committee (1st Wed. each month and special events)
Speaker for Student-Athlete Forum (annual event)
Student-Athlete Representative at Title IX meetings (twice)
Family Housing Sports Day Committee (helped organize and participated in)
Gator Expo (annual)
Clinics for Gator Kid’s Club & Nationwide Insurance Kids Club
Goodwill Gator (student-athletes organizing charity events)
Mardi Gras (student-athlete annual social event-customer service)
Service to the community -- commitments, activities, organizations, special recognition and accomplishments
Visits Shands Hospital (once or twice per semester)
Speaks at area schools and signs autographs (once or twice per semester)
Magic 101.3 Literacy program (2 or 3 times per semester reads to elementary age children)
Public Service Announcement for Safe Sex & HIV Testing
Public Service Announcement for Stop the Violence (domestic abuse)
Keynote speaker at Gainesville High School Sports Banquet
Participant in Adopt-a-highway (one Sunday every other month)
Spoke to Terwilleger Elementary School students about setting goals & teamwork
Spoke at J.J. Finley School about importance of reading
Volunteer at Gymnastics YES Clinic
Volunteer for Alachua County Olympic Torch Ceremony
Volunteer for Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
Regularly donates food & clothing to the St. Francis House (homeless shelter)
Erected hoop at SPARC House (shelter for abused women and children)
1997 Honors & Awards
?The Wade Trophy recipient - First Gator Ever Selected
?Kodak first team All-American - First Gator Ever Selected
?Associated Press first team All-American - First Gator Ever Selected
?NCAA Mideast Regional Most Outstanding Performer - First Gator Ever Selected
?SEC Player of the Year (coaches’ & media teams) - First Gator Ever Selected
?Kodak District 9 All-American
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Unanimous All-SEC first team
?SEC All-Tournament Team
?Cathy Andruzzi's All-Stud first team
?Women's BBall Show Player of the Game (Feb. 2)
?Philly Online National Player of the Week (Jan. 27)
?SEC Player of the Week (Jan. 27)
?SEC Player of the Week (Jan. 6)
?SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 9)
?Dial Classic (S. Florida) MVP
?KUUPBC (Memphis) All-Tournament team
?SWT Classic All-Tournament team
?Boise St. Coca-Cola Holiday All-Tournament team
?State Farm-UF Classic MVP
1996 Honors & Awards
?All-SEC first team
?Dial Classic/Florida Four Challenge (Miami) MVP
?Lady Gator Classic (Florida) MVP
?Rutgers’ Brother International Holiday All-Tournament team
?Lady Gator team MVP
1995 Honors & Awards
?All-SEC second team
?SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
?Nationwide Insurance Lady Gator Classic All-Tournament team
1994 Honors & Awards
?SEC All-Freshman first team
?Mentioned Among
USA Today’s Best of the Rest Freshmen squad
?Led SEC in rebounding; ranked 15th nationally
?Recorded first triple-double in UF history (points-rebounds-steals)
