Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
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Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton is an American professional basketball player. She attended high school at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, IL. She currently plays the forward position for the Chicago Sky
in the WNBA.
, Indiana, her parents are Elaine and Antonia Hylton. She has three younger sisters, Kristin, Zoe, and Sydney. She knew at age five that she wanted to be a professional athlete. Played with Los Angeles Sparks
teammate Candace Parker
in junior leagues prior to the going to high school.
where she ended her career there with stat totals of 1,752 points and 1,200 rebounds. It is believed that she was the first female to reach 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists, 500 blocks, and 500 steals in Illinois
high school history. Named 2004 Parade Magazine All-America third team, and 2004 WBCA All-American honorable mention.
, majoring in organizational leadership and supervision (management). She red shirted her senior 2007–2008 year, and would stay at Purdue for a fifth year. Played on the 2007 USA U21 National team that wond the gold at the FIBA Women's World Championship in Moscow, Russia. In 2006 she played on the USA U20 National team that won a gold medal in the FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Mexico City, Mexico. She was a two-time All-Big Ten, three-time All-Defensive Big Ten, racked up 25 career double-doubles, led the Purdue Boilermakers in points (13.3), rebounds (9.2), and blocks (1.5) per game in 2008. She holds the Purdue school record for blocked shots and rebounds. Came back to Purdue during the 2009–2010 to be an assistant coach.
by the Los Angeles Sparks
. Wisdom-Hylton was traded to the Chicago Sky
before the start of the 2011 season for a 2012 second round draft pick.
. For the 2010–2011 off-season she played for Elitzur Ramla in Israel for 11 games and then went to France to play for Union Hainaut for four games. Lindsay would go to Vienna, Austria to play for the Flying Foxes for the 2011-2012 season in the Austrian Basketball League.
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
in the WNBA.
Childhood
Born in IndianapolisIndianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Indiana, her parents are Elaine and Antonia Hylton. She has three younger sisters, Kristin, Zoe, and Sydney. She knew at age five that she wanted to be a professional athlete. Played with Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
teammate Candace Parker
Candace Parker
Candace Nicole Parker is an All-American basketball player for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and is also the younger sister of NBA player Anthony Parker. She was drafted to the team from Tennessee in 2008...
in junior leagues prior to the going to high school.
High School career
Attended Neuqua Valley High SchoolNeuqua Valley High School
Neuqua Valley High School, or NVHS is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Illinois Route 59 and 95th Street in Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
where she ended her career there with stat totals of 1,752 points and 1,200 rebounds. It is believed that she was the first female to reach 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists, 500 blocks, and 500 steals in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
high school history. Named 2004 Parade Magazine All-America third team, and 2004 WBCA All-American honorable mention.
College career
Spenther entire college career at Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, majoring in organizational leadership and supervision (management). She red shirted her senior 2007–2008 year, and would stay at Purdue for a fifth year. Played on the 2007 USA U21 National team that wond the gold at the FIBA Women's World Championship in Moscow, Russia. In 2006 she played on the USA U20 National team that won a gold medal in the FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Mexico City, Mexico. She was a two-time All-Big Ten, three-time All-Defensive Big Ten, racked up 25 career double-doubles, led the Purdue Boilermakers in points (13.3), rebounds (9.2), and blocks (1.5) per game in 2008. She holds the Purdue school record for blocked shots and rebounds. Came back to Purdue during the 2009–2010 to be an assistant coach.
WNBA career
Picked thirteenth overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
by the Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
. Wisdom-Hylton was traded to the Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
before the start of the 2011 season for a 2012 second round draft pick.
International Career
Played for Ravenna Esperides/Glyfada in Greece for the 2009–2010 off-season for 8 games before returning to the U.S. to be an assistant coach at her alma mater Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. For the 2010–2011 off-season she played for Elitzur Ramla in Israel for 11 games and then went to France to play for Union Hainaut for four games. Lindsay would go to Vienna, Austria to play for the Flying Foxes for the 2011-2012 season in the Austrian Basketball League.
Vital statistics
- Position: Forward
- Height: 6 in 2 in (1.88 m)
- College: Purdue
- Current Team: Chicago SkyChicago SkyThe Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
External links
- Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton. WNBA.com Profile Page