2006: Averaged 12.0 ppg (.457 FG%, .000 3FG%, .751 FT%), 6.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg, 0.5 bpg and 25.1 mpg through 34 games played (34 started)…2006 WNBA All-Star center…2006 All-Defensive Second Team member…Reached milestones of 2,000 career rebounds and 7,500 career minutes…Scored in double figures in 22 games and was the Monarchs high-scorer 10 times…Finished the season ranked third in the WNBA in total offensive rebounds (87) and offensive rebounds per game (2.56)…Dished out a career-high six assists at Chicago (5/23)…Scored a season-high 23 points at San Antonio (8/3)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 14.8 ppg (.485FG%, --- 3FG%, .765 FT%), 7.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.6 bpg, 26.3 mpg in nine playoff games played (nine started)…One double-double for a career-playoff total of 11

2005: 2005 WNBA Finals MVP…All-WNBA First Team and WNBA All-Defensive First Team…2005 WNBA All-Star starter…Averaged 15.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.2 spg, and 28.3 mpg through 34 games played (33 started)…Seven double-doubles (ranked sixth in the WNBA) …2005 Playoffs: Averaged 17.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg, 30.8 mpg in eight games…Two double-doubles

2004: All-WNBA Second Team…Averaged 14.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2.2 spg, 1.2 bpg and 30.3 mpg in 34 games (all started)… Four double-doubles…Olympic Gold Medalist with the 2004 USA Women’s Basketball team…Earned MVP honors as the U.S. Senior women’s national team defeated the WNBA All-Stars…Ranked first in the WNBA in total steals (75), steals per game (2.2), offensive rebounds (122) and offensive rebounds per game (3.6)… 2004 Playoffs: Averaged 16.8 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.5 spg, 1.0 bpg, 34.9 mpg in six games…Two double-doubles

2003: Averaged 13.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.7 spg, 1.1 bpg and 29.9 mpg in 34 games… 11 double-doubles (fifth in the WNBA)…Scored her 2,000th career point vs. the New York Liberty (6/17)…WNBA All-Star… 2003 Playoffs: Averaged 17.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.0 bpg and 33.3 mpg in six games (all started)…Two double-doubles

2002: Averaged 16.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, and 33.9 mpg in 17 games. . .Missed 14 games due to a cervical disc bulge suffered on opening night vs. Minnesota (6/1). . . Ranked first in the WNBA in offensive rebounds per game (3.9) and free-throws made per 40 minutes (7.07) . . .Recorded eight double-doubles in 17 games

2001: All-WNBA Second Team…Averaged 16.2 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.97 spg, 1.1 bpg and 33.7 mpg in 32 games…Had a season-high 30 points and 18 rebounds vs. Charlotte (6/7). . .Had a career-high/league-high 20 rebounds at Washington (6/5)…Led league with 18 double-doubles …Ranked first in league in rebounds per game and third in field goal percentage. . .Scored 17 points in All-Star game as a starter . . .2001 Playoffs: Averaged 21.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.2 bpg and 36.3 mpg in five playoff games started

2000: All-WNBA Second Team…Averaged a team-high 16.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.6 spg, 1.9 bpg, 32.1 mpg, in 32 games (all started) . . . Second in the WNBA in rebounding (331) and steals per game (2.6), third in field goal percentage (.535) …14 double-doubles . . 2000 WNBA All-Star. . . Registered 16 rebounds, along with a team-record 12 first-half rebounds at Indiana (6/21)…Blocked a franchise-record-tying six blocks vs. Minnesota (7/20)…2000 Playoffs: Averaged 14.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 39.0 minutes in two games vs. Houston

1999: WNBA Most Valuable Player…Averaged 18.8 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.5 spg, 1.8 bpg and 33.8 mpg in 29 games (all started). . . All-WNBA First Team…Defensive Player of the Year… Newcomer of the Year . . .Led league in rebounding and steals, ranked second in scoring and field goal percentage and ranked third in blocks…Recorded a league-high 17 double-doubles. . .Selected to the Inaugural WNBA All-Star Team . . . Set franchise-highs in rebounds (19, 3x), steals (eight), and blocks (six). . .Scored double figures in 27 of 29 games with 20-plus points 13 times and 30-plus points twice. . .Grabbed 10–plus rebounds 18 times…Scored a season-high 31 points vs. Phoenix (6/12). . .Out rebounded the entire New York Liberty squad 19-18 (7/22). . . Missed three games and the 1999 WNBA Playoffs due to a partially torn medial meniscus in her right knee

WNBA CAREER: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 1999 WNBA Draft by the Sacramento Monarchs … Played 278 regular season games in nine WNBA seasons with Sacramento…Member of the WNBA’s All-Decade Team…81 career double-doubles…Six-time WNBA All-Star…WNBA’s second all-time leader in rebounds per game

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Averaged 18.4 ppg (.518 FG%, .703 FT%), 11.4 rpg and 1.7 apg in 56 regular-season games over two-year ABL career with Chicago (1998-99) and Long Beach (1997-98) . . . Played abbreviated 1998-99 season for the Chicago Condors and ranked in the top five in the league in scoring (17.2 ppg, fifth), rebounding (12.3 rpg, first), steals (3.25 spg, second) and blocks (1.25, second) . . .Led the expansion Long Beach Stingrays to the 1998 ABL Finals and finished second in voting for the ABL’s 1998 Most Valuable Player award. . .Earned 1997-98 First Team All-ABL and ABL Defensive Player of the Year honors after averaging 18.8 ppg (.541 FG%, .695 FT%), 11.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 3.11 spg, 1.34 bpg and 32.3 mpg in 44 games. . . Named a starter in the 1997-98 ABL All-Star Game . . .Originally selected by the Stingrays as the number one pick overall in the 1997 ABL Draft.

COLLEGE: Currently ranks fourth all-time in NCAA Division II for most rebounds in a game (33), 13th all-time in NCAA Division II with a nation-leading 28.2 points per game for the 1992-93 season, 12th all-time in NCAA Division II with 16 rebounds per game during the 1992-93 season…Averaged 28.2 ppg (.631 FG%, .591 FT%), 16.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 4.95 spg, 3.14 bpg and 31.9 mpg in 22 games (started 21) in one season at Florida Atlantic (1992-93) . . . Named 1992-93 Kodak Division II Player of the Year and Russell Athletic/WBCA Division II Player of the Year. . . 1993 Kodak Division II First-Team All-American…Established school single-season records for points (621) and rebounds (352)…Transferred from Palm Beach Junior College after earning JC All-America honors in 1990-91…Named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women’s Basketball All-Century Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Yolanda Yvette Griffith…Nickname is “Yo-Yo”. . .Mother of 17-year-old daughter Candace . . .Teamed with former Kings guard Jason Williams in the Sony All-Star 2Ball competition at the 2000 NBA All-Star Weekend in Oakland…Basketball role model is Cheryl Miller . . . Supported herself and her daughter by repossessing cars while at Palm Beach Junior College…Named Parade Magazine All-American at George Washington Carver High School as a senior (1988-89). . .Also earned First-Team All- America honors in softball as a senior. . . Likes to read and spend time with her daughter in her spare time . . . Favorite music is R&B.

• Full name is Yolanda Yvette Griffith
• Nickname is “Yo-Yo”
• Mother of 17-year-old daughter Candace
• Teamed with former Kings guard Jason Williams in the Sony All-Star 2Ball competition at the 2000 NBA All-Star Weekend in Oakland
• Basketball role model is Cheryl Miller
• Supported herself and her daughter by repossessing cars while at Palm Beach Junior College
• Named Parade Magazine All-American at George Washington Carver High School as a senior (1988-89)
• Also earned First-Team All- American honors in softball as a senior
• Likes to read and spend time with her daughter in her spare time
• Favorite music is R&B
• Would like to get into law enforcement when her basketball career is over.