Rosalind Ross facts for kids
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1980 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Died | September 15, 2010 (aged 30) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| High school | Bradley Tech (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA Draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
Rosalind Chanette Ross (January 17, 1980 – September 15, 2010) was a basketball player drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. On September 15, 2010, she was shot and killed by her long time partner.
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Career
Ross was a standout player at Milwaukee Technical High School. She then was a Junior College All-American for two years at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, then transferred to the University of Oklahoma. In 2002, despite being sidelined with knee surgery, the Los Angeles Sparks picked her in the First Round of the WNBA draft. Ross never played a game in the WNBA, and was released by the Sparks in May 2003.
Honors
University of Oklahoma Sooners
- All-Big 12 Tournament team, 2001
Oklahoma statistics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Oklahoma | 34 | 287 | 43.7% | 39.7% | 75.0% | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| 2001–02 | Oklahoma | 36 | 416 | 39.9% | 36.2% | 82.1% | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.6 |
| Career | 70 | 703 | 41.3% | 37.5% | 78.3% | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 10.0 |
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Lady Norse
- Two-time Junior College All-American, 1999, 2000
- Two-time Junior College All-Conference, 1999, 2000
Personal life
Ross majored in sociology. After basketball Ross worked as a security guard for Briggs & Stratton.
In 2010, Ross was shot and killed on Milwaukee's North Side, while waiting in the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant, by Malika Willoughby, her female partner since they were teenagers. Ross had just informed Willoughby that she had accepted a job as a recruiter with the Oklahoma Sooners and would be leaving without her. Willoughby was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2011.
