Rhonda Blades
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 29, 1972 Springfield, Missouri |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Parkview High School |
| College | Vanderbilt |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: Expansion Draft / Pick: 1st |
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |
| Pro career | 1997–98 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1992-95 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 1997 | New York Liberty |
| 1998 | Detroit Shock |
| Career WNBA[1] statistics | |
| Points | 146 (2.6 ppg) |
| Assists | 71 (1.2 apg) |
| Steals | 26 (0.5 spg) |
Rhonda Renae Blades Brown is a former professional basketball player. She was the first pick in the 1998 WNBA expansion draft.[2]
College
Blades Brown 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.
WNBA
Blades Brown played for the New York Liberty and Detroit Shock.
WNBA per game stats
| Year | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NYL | 28 | 0 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .357 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .315 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .650 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | DET | 29 | 2 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | .256 | 0.4 | 1.7 | .240 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .286 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .483 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.3[3] |
Life after playing professionally
After basketball, she became the head varsity girls' basketball coach at Brentwood Academy, in Brentwood, Tennessee.[4]