Yolanda Griffith

American basketball player (born 1970)
Person Human Q445748

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
March 1, 1970
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Country for sport
United States[26]
End of work period
2009[28]
Family name
Griffith[21]
Height
+193[29]
Mass
+81[30]
Native language
English[7]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[31]
Position played on team / speciality
center[18]
Start of work period
1993[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yolanda Griffith en Yolanda Yvette Griffith en Yolanda Evette Griffith ar يولاندا جريفيث de Yolanda Evette Griffith es Yolanda Yvette Griffith fa یولاندا گریفیت he יולנדה גריפית' it Yolanda Evette Griffith ja ヨランダ・グリフィス ko 욜란다 그리피스 ko 욜란다 이벳 그리피스 nl Yolanda Yvette Griffith pl Yolanda Evette Griffith ru Гриффит, Иоланда ru Иоланда Гриффит uk Йоланда Ґріффіт zh 约兰达·格里菲思
🔖 Identifiers · 18
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Griffith Yolanda Headshot.jpg ↗
Basketball Reference WNBA player ID
g/griffyo01w
Basketball Reference international player ID
yolanda-griffith-1
Eurobasket.com coach ID
33845
Eurobasket.com player ID
79413
FIBA.basketball people ID
121516
FIBA.com player ID (archived)
22151
Freebase ID
/m/04h956
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ID
yolanda-griffith
Olympedia people ID
90091
Prabook ID
1715642
Proballers ID
59016
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RealGM basketball player ID
3001363
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
gr/yolanda-griffith-1
Trading Card Database name ID
31080
WNBA.com player ID
yolanda-griffith, 100419
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame ID
yolanda-evette-griffith
X (Twitter) username
Yo_Yo33

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 4
Award received 3
Country of citizenship 2
Given name 2
Occupation 2
Participant in 2
Country for sport 1
Drafted by 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
League or competition 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
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Summary

Yolanda Griffith was born on March 1, 1970[1], in Chicago[2]. She has worked as a basketball player[3] and basketball coach[4].

FAQs

Where was Yolanda Griffith born?

Yolanda Griffith was born in Chicago[2].

What did Yolanda Griffith do for work?

Yolanda Griffith worked as a basketball player[3] and basketball coach[4].

Where did Yolanda Griffith go to school?

Yolanda Griffith was educated at Palm Beach State College[8] and Carver Military Academy[9].

What awards did Yolanda Griffith receive?

Honors received include WNBA's Top 15 Team[10], WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[11], WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award[12], and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . eurobasket.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American basketball player (born 1970)
    "Changed [en] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #45617"
  2. 27w ago · Yuri Samoylov · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Griffith
    Educated at → Palm Beach State College, Carver Military Academy
    Child → Alicia DeVaughn
    Given name → Yolanda, Yvette
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Country of citizenship: Georgia"
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