Ebony Hoffman
Ebony Vernice Hoffman (born August 27, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks 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.
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| Hoffman in 2015 | ||||
| Assistant coach | ||||
| WNBA | ||||
| (1982-08-27) August 27, 1982Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||
| Narbonne (Harbor City, California) | ||||
| USC (2000–2004) | ||||
| 2004: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||
| Indiana Fever | ||||
| 2004–2019 | ||||
| 2022–present | ||||
| Indiana Fever | ||||
| Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| Connecticut Sun | ||||
| Seattle Storm (assistant) | ||||
| Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | ||||
| WNBA Most Improved Player Award (2008) | ||||
| 3× All Pac-10 (2002–2004) | ||||
| Pac-10 All-Freshman Team (2001) | ||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||
| Medals | ||||
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Women's Basketball
Representing United States
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
2000 Argentina Team | | | 2000 Argentina | Team | | | | | | | | | 2000 Argentina | Team | | |
Ebony Vernice Hoffman (born August 27, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks 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.
According to a DNA analysis, she descended, mainly, of people from Sierra Leone.
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.
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.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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.
Hoffman was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. 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.
Hoffman appears as herself on season 3, episode 3 of the IFC television series Comedy Bang Bang!.
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Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster
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WNBA player profile
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2004 chat transcript
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USC player profile Archived September 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine