Stefanie Dolson is a passionate professional basketball player from the United States. She competes for the New York Liberty in the Women’s National Basketball Association, popularly known as the WNBA.
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Stefanie Dolson early life
Stefanie Dolson’s hometown is Port Jervis, New York where she was born on January 8, 1992. Kristal Dolson is her mother while Steve Dolson is her father. She also has a younger brother named Jake Dolson along with two older sisters named Ashley Dolson and Courtney Dolson. Stefanie completed her high school education at Minisink Valley High School in Slate Hill, New York. There she led the team and participated in basketball and volleyball. She later enrolled at the University of Connecticut to further her education and pursue a job.
Stefanie Dolson Career
When Stefanie was a freshman in college, she started her career. In the 2011 Big East Championship game against Notre Dame, she tied her career high of 24 points. Dolson and her colleague Bria Hartley were later named to the Big East Rookie Team. She was the Huskies’ top rebounder in her sophomore season, taking 6.0 rebounds per game, and she also led the team in blocks with 57. Dolson posted 20 double-digit outings, including four games with 20 or more points. Dolson finished third on the team with 13.6 points per game and led the team with 7.1 rebounds per game while playing and starting in 38 of UConn’s 39 games. She played 26.8 minutes per game, finishing third on the team and leading the team with a strong 598 field goal percentage, second nationally. Dolson competed in and started all 40 of UConn’s games, averaging 12.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, shooting 56.4 percent from the field and finishing fourth on the team with 3.4 assists per game. She also shot 56.4 percent of the three-point range.
WNBA
The Washington Mystics selected Dolson as the sixth overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft. Bria Hartley, a teammate of UConn, was selected by the Seattle Storm after her and later traded to the Mystics. Dolson spent three seasons with the Mystics before being moved to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Elena Delle Donne, along with teammate Kahleah Copper and the second overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft. She played with WBC Spartak Moscow Region in Russia during the 2014-15 WNBA off-season. Dolson played with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi in Turkey during the 2015–16 WNBA off-season. Dolson was selected to the USA U18 Basketball squad. The 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women was hosted at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and eight teams from North, South, Central America and the Caribbean were invited to participate.
Social media
Stefanie currently has 77.5k followers, 1,487 followers and 642 posts on Instagram under the handle @bigmamastef. Since May 2011, she has been active on Twitter under the name @bigmamastef where she currently has 429 followers and 27.8k followers.
Stefanie Dolson Biography |
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| Real name | Stefanie Dolson |
| Date of birth | January 8, 1992 |
| Age (from 2022) | 30 years |
| Birthplace | Port Jervis, New York, United States |
| Profession | Basketball player |
| Secondary school | † |
| Qualification | † |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6′ 5” – in Centimeters – 196 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 105 kg- in pounds – 231 pounds |
| Hair colour | Dark brown |
| eye color | Dark brown |
Family |
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| Father | Steve Dolson |
| Mother | Crystal Dolson |
| Sister | Ashley Dolson, Courtney Dolson |
| Brother | Jake Dolson |
Relationship status |
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| Marital status | Only |
| Affair | no |
| Who is her boyfriend? | No |
Private life
Stefanie is unattached and not in a steady relationship. She has had at least one previous relationship. Dolson was in a relationship with Sharay Hall in 2019, according to her social media profiles. Dolson was publicly identified as a member of the LGBTQ community in 2016.
Stefanie Dolson Net worth
One of the richest female professional basketball players for Liberty is Stefanie Dolson. She has a net worth of $5 million. She earns this huge sum of money only because of her talent, enthusiasm and dedication to her job as a professional basketball player.
trivia
- The two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week award went to Stefanie Dolson.
- In 2010-2011 Stefanie was named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.
- Stefanie earned the Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 in the 2011-12 season,
- In 2011-12 Stefanie was named to the Preseason Naismith Award Watch List winner.
- Stefanie Dolson helped her team win the 2012-2013 All-BIG EAST First Team award.
- The Senior Class Award was presented to Stefanie in 2013-2014.
- In 2013-14, Stefanie won the AAC Defensive Player of the Year award.
- In 2013-14 Stefanie won the WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year award.