Ebony Hoffman
American basketball player (born 1982)
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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.[1]
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Hoffman in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 27, 1982 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Narbonne (Harbor City, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | USC (2000–2004) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2004: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2004–2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Seattle Storm (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Personal life
According to a DNA analysis, she descended, mainly, of people from Sierra Leone.[2]
High school
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.[3]
College and professional
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.
Career statistics
| 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 |
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Indiana | 30 | 13 | 11.1 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 75.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 2005 | Indiana | 33 | 0 | 15.1 | 40.5 | 50.0 | 83.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Indiana | 34 | 33 | 25.1 | 39.4 | 0.0 | 77.1 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| 2007 | Indiana | 34 | 10 | 17.1 | 44.5 | 40.0 | 82.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Indiana | 33 | 33 | 30.7 | 46.5 | 45.6 | 82.9 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
| 2009 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 29.6 | 39.0 | 34.7 | 89.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 9.9 |
| 2010 | Indiana | 34 | 33 | 24.0 | 39.7 | 31.7 | 85.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Los Angeles | 34 | 16 | 22.1 | 43.7 | 42.9 | 84.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Los Angeles | 20 | 0 | 10.4 | 34.6 | 26.3 | 80.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | Los Angeles | 33 | 0 | 12.5 | 42.6 | 7.1 | 88.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 8 | 0 | 8.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Career | 11 years, 3 teams | 327 | 172 | 20.0 | 41.1 | 34.5 | 83.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 26.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 2007 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 10.5 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 2008 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 34.0 | 42.4 | 36.4 | 66.7 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 2009 | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 29.5 | 55.3 | 40.0 | 86.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 2010 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 87.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 2012 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 7 years, 2 teams | 25 | 18 | 23.7 | 48.0 | 35.3 | 73.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
College career statistics
Source[4]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | USC | 28 | 350 | 44.9 | 21.4 | 75.8 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 12.5 |
| 2001–02 | USC | 28 | 416 | 45.2 | 31.8 | 75.7 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 2002–03 | USC | 31 | 504 | 46.1 | 41.1 | 76.0 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| 2003–04 | USC | 28 | 417 | 43.4 | 37.3 | 68.8 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 14.9 |
| Career | USC | 115 | 1687 | 44.9 | 35.8 | 74.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 14.7 |
USA Basketball
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.[5]
Hoffman was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[6] 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.[6]
In popular culture
Hoffman appears as herself on season 3, episode 3 of the IFC television series Comedy Bang Bang!.[7]