Ebony Vernice Hoffman (born August 27, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA. She has also played with Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey, Polisportiva Ares Ribera in Italy and TEO Vilnius in Lithuania.^[1]

[edit] High school

Hoffman played for Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American.^[2] She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored nine points.^[3]

[edit] 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.

She is currently playing for Ramat Hasharon in Israel during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.^[4]

[edit] USA Basketball

Hoffman was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.^[5] 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.^[5]

[edit] Notes

[edit] Links

• WNBA player profile
• 2004 chat transcript
• USC player profile

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