Bethany Donaphin

Bethany Donaphin (born August 27, 1980) is an American former basketball player who is the Head of League Operations for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was named to the Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" list in 2020.

Bethany Donaphin

Donaphin with Famila Schio
Personal information
Born	(1980-08-27) August 27, 1980 New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Horace Mann (Bronx, New York)
College	Stanford (1998–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: undrafted
Selected by the New York Liberty
Position	Forward/Center
Career history
2003–2004	New York Liberty
Stats at Basketball Reference

She played for the New York Liberty of the WNBA as a forward from 2003 to 2004. She also played for Famila Schio in Italy and for Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey (2004–05). She played collegiately for Stanford University. She is 6'2''.

Early life

Bethany Donaphin is a native of Midtown Manhattan, attending The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine and the Horace Mann School before matriculating to Stanford University, where she continues to be a star alumna. Bethany capped her academic career with an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

As a youngster, Bethany coupled basketball with dance lessons at The Harlem School of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Career statistics

WNBA

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2003	New York	1	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	New York	26	16	18.4	46.2	0.0	54.1	2.7	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.8	5.0
Career	2 years, 1 team	27	16	17.8	46.2	0.0	54.1	2.6	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.8	4.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2004	New York	5	5	19.2	40.0	0.0	40.0	2.2	0.4	1.4	0.4	1.0	4.4
Career	1 year, 1 team	5	5	19.2	40.0	0.0	40.0	2.2	0.4	1.4	0.4	1.0	4.4

College

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998-99	Stanford	28	201	53.5%	0.0%	0.6%	6.1	0.5	0.6	0.9	7.2
1999-00	Stanford	30	289	52.4%	0.0%	59.8%	5.4	0.6	0.5	1.0	9.6
2000-01	Stanford	redshirt
2001-02	Stanford	35	306	59.1%	0.0%	37.6%	4.9	0.7	0.5	1.5	8.7
Career		93	796	55.3%	0.0%	53.2%	5.4	0.6	0.5	1.2	8.6

External links

• WNBA profile