Milton-Jones first player in Atlanta Dream history to be recognized with honor
ATLANTA (October 1, 2015) – The Atlanta Dream’s DeLisha Milton-Jones has been honored as the recipient of the 2015 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced today. Milton-Jones becomes the first Dream player to receive the honor.
Milton-Jones, who just completed her 17th WNBA season, received 11 votes from a national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters.
In honor of being named the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award winner, Milton-Jones will receive $5,000 and a specially designed trophy from Tiffany & Co. The Dream will donate an additional $5,000 to the charity of her choice.
Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky finished second with six votes. Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx and Jeanette Pohlen of the Indiana Fever received five votes each, followed by Karima Christmas of the Tulsa Shock with three votes. The Los Angeles Sparks’ Alana Beard, the Seattle Storm’s Alysha Clark, and the New York Liberty’s Carolyn Swords received two votes each. Jayne Appel of the San Antonio Stars, Armintie Herrington of the Washington Mystics, and Jasmine Thomas of the Connecticut Sun received one vote apiece.
A 41-year-old Georgia native, Milton-Jones started her WNBA career with the Sparks in 1999 as the No. 4 overall pick out of the University of Florida. The two-time WNBA All-Star spent 11 of her 17 seasons in Los Angeles, where she won back-to-back WNBA titles in 2001 and 2002.
Milton-Jones is one of five players in WNBA history with more than 5,000 points and 2,400 rebounds. She ranks fourth all time in steals (603), fifth in rebounds (2,492), eighth in points (5,415), and 12th in blocks (328). In July 2011, she was one of 30 finalists for the WNBA’s Top 15 Players, which recognized the most influential players since the league’s inception in 1997.
Milton-Jones became the WNBA’s all-time leader in games played in 2015 with her current total of 499, surpassing Tina Thompson’s previous total of 496.
Below are the voting results of the 2015 WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award and a list of past recipients:
2015 KIM PERROT SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RESULTS
11 DeLisha Milton-Jones Atlanta Dream
6 Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky
5 Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx
5 Jeanette Pohlen Indiana Fever
3 Karima Christmas Tulsa Shock
2 Alana Beard Los Angeles Sparks
2 Alysha Clark Seattle Storm
2 Carolyn Swords New York Liberty
1 Jayne Appel San Antonio Stars
1 Armintie Herrington Washington Mystics
1 Jasmine Thomas Connecticut Sun
ALL-TIME KIM PERROT SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
2015 DeLisha Milton-Jones Atlanta Dream
2014 Becky Hammon San Antonio Stars
2013 Swin Cash Chicago Sky
Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
2012 Kara Lawson Connecticut Sun
2011 Sue Bird Seattle Storm
Ruth Riley San Antonio Stars
2010 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
2009 Kara Lawson Sacramento Monarchs
2008 Vickie Johnson San Antonio Stars
2007 Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever
2006 Dawn Staley Houston Comets
2005 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun
2004 Teresa Edwards Minnesota Lynx
2003 Edna Campbell Sacramento Monarchs
2002 Jennifer Gillom Phoenix Mercury
2001 Sue Wicks New York Liberty
2000 Suzie McConnell Serio Cleveland Rockers
1999 Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting
1998 Suzie McConnell Serio Cleveland Rockers
1997 Haixia Zheng Los Angeles Sparks
The three-time Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Dream is entering its ninth season in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The Dream plays their home games at Philips Arena. Atlanta has qualified for the playoffs six times, winning conference titles in 2013, 2011 and 2010.