Dena Head
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Dena Head (born August 16, 1970) is a former Women's National Basketball Association player. She is best remembered as the first player ever drafted in the WNBA.
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[edit] High school years
In high school, Head was named Ms. Basketball in the state of Michigan. She won two National Championships and was an All-American.
[edit] College years
Head attended the University of Tennessee with a degree in sports management. She played four years of basketball, while winning NCAA women's college basketball championship in 1989 and 1991. Head was named to the 1992 Kodak All-America Team. She was the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year as a senior, and was the 1989 SEC Freshman of the Year. As a senior, she was named to the Naismith All America Team, and in 1990 she was named to the NCAA All Regional Tournament Team East.
She later attended Baker College.
[edit] WNBA career
Head was the first player ever drafted in the WNBA. As part of the WNBA Elite draft in 1997, she was selected 1st overall. She joined the WNBA for two seasons with the Utah Starzz and one with the Phoenix Mercury.
[edit] International career
Before the WNBA, Head played seven seasons of professional basketball in Brazil and in Europe for France, Spain, Italy, and Hungary.
[edit] Post WNBA career
Head currently serves as women's basketball team assistant coach for the Central Connecticut State University.
