MITCHELL Leilani

Date of Birth: 15 Jun 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.65/5'4''

Place of birth: RICHLAND, WA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women AUS Australia	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #11 AUS Australia 70 BEL Belgium 85	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #24 CHN China 76 AUS Australia 74	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #36 AUS Australia 96 PUR Puerto Rico 69	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #41 AUS Australia 55 USA United States 79	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2014	Turkey

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Bengaluru, IND

Lei (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 12 Jul 2016)

Swimming, mountain biking. (wnba.com, 08 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Retail Consumer Studies - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Languages spoken:

Southside Flyers [AUS] / Washington Mystics [USA] since 2019/20 [Southside Flyers] / 2020 [Washington Mystics]

Cheryl Chambers [Flyers]; Mike Thibault [Mystics]; Sandy Brondello [national], AUS

Position style:

Point guard (wnbl.basketball, 11 Mar 2020)

2014 for Australia (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 12 Jul 2016)

National league:

Women's National Basketball League [AUS] / WNBA [USA] (wnbl.basketball, 11 Mar 2020; mystics.wnba.com, 13 Feb 2020)

In the 2019/20 season she was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] by the Women's National Basketball League [WNBL] in Australia. (wnbl.basketball, 11 Mar 2020)

She was named the WNBA's Most Improved Player in 2010 and 2019. (wnba.com, 18 Sep 2019)

She was selected for the WNBL All-Star Five in 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2019/20. (wnbl.basketball, 11 Mar 2020; australia.basketball, 08 Mar 2017; adelaidenow.com.au, 16 Mar 2016)

In 2010 she was named Import Player of the Year in the French Ligue Feminine Basket [LFB] and also selected for the LFB First Team. (basketball.net.au, 12 Jul 2016)

While playing college basketball in the United States of America, she was named Mountain West Conference [MWC] Player of the Year in 2008. In 2004 she was named Big West Freshman of the Year and also selected for the Big West First Team. (basketball.net.au, 12 Jul 2016)

General Interest

General
DUAL CITIZEN
Her father Dennis is from the United States of America, and her mother Eleanor is Australian. Leilani was born in the state of Washington and obtained Australian citizenship in 2014, registering in time to play at the 2014 World Championships in Turkey. "In addition to enjoying playing here [Australia], I have been able to get to know and spend time with relatives on my mother's side, that I either had not met before or just have not been able to spend much time with. It has been such a blessing getting to know them and also learning more about my roots and family background." (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 12 Jul 2016; swishappeal.com, 21 Apr 2014; territorystories.nt.gov.au, 26 Dec 2013)

Milestones

She is the first player to have received the WNBA's Most Improved Player award on more than one occasion. She was presented with the honour in both 2010 and 2019. (wnba.com, 18 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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