Rhonda Blades

Rhonda Blades Brown (born October 29, 1972) is a former professional basketball player. She was the first pick in the 1998 WNBA expansion draft.[2] Blades was a 4-year starting point guard and captain at Vanderbilt University. She was a first round draft pick for the New York Liberty,[3] starting her six-year career in the WNBA and abroad.

Rhonda Blades Brown
Personal information
Born (1972-10-29) October 29, 1972
Springfield, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight137 lb (62 kg)
Career information
High schoolParkview (Springfield, Missouri)
CollegeVanderbilt (1991–1995)
WNBA draft1998 / Round: Expansion / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career1997–1998
PositionGuard
Number10
Career history
1997New York Liberty
1998Detroit Shock
Career WNBA[1] statistics
Points146 (2.6 ppg)
Assists71 (1.2 apg)
Steals26 (0.5 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College

Rhonda Blades played basketball for Vanderbilt. During her four seasons (1992–95), she totaled 1,017 points and was named Honorable Mention All-American during her senior year. Blades completed a master's degree in Nursing (MSN) and RN from VUSN in 1996.[4]

WNBA

Rhonda Blades played for the New York Liberty, Detroit Shock, and Washington Mystics. Drafted in the early days of the league, Brown became the first WNBA player to score a 3-point shot. Brown continued playing professionally in Israel and Turkey, winning the Israeli cup in 2000-2001.

WNBA per game stats
YearTmGGSMPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
1997NYL28010.40.92.5.3570.61.9.3150.30.6.5000.50.7.6500.20.50.81.10.50.01.42.02.9
1998DET29211.70.72.7.2560.41.7.2400.31.0.2860.51.0.4830.20.91.11.40.40.01.41.62.3[5]

Life after Professional Basketball

After basketball, Blades became the head varsity girls' basketball coach at Brentwood Academy, in Brentwood, Tennessee.[6] She has coached a winning program for 17 seasons (361-162 record), including 5 state championships and 4 more state championship appearances. She also teaches Anatomy and Health at Brentwood Academy, for which additional sessions were added to meet demand. Brown is married to Parke Brown (22 years), with two children, Blades (son, age 10) and Millie (daughter, age 14).

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References
  1. SHOCK: Rhonda Blades
  2. Lodi News - Sentinel - Google News Archive Search
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cEBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2842%2C2408328
  4. https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/throughtime/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=90&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Brown%2C+Rhonda+Blades&submit_search=Search
  5. Rhonda Blades WNBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
  6. Former Dores find a home in Music City - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site


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