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Rosalind Ross
Personal information
Born(1980-01-17)January 17, 1980
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolBradley Tech (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College
WNBA draft2002: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
PositionGuard
Number33

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.[1]

Career

Ross was a standout player at Milwaukee Technical High School. She then was a Junior College All-American for two years at Northeastern Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, then transferred to the University of Oklahoma.[2] 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.[3]

Honors

University of Oklahoma Sooners

  • All-Big 12 Tournament team, 2001

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.[4] 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.[2] Ross had just informed Willoughby that she had accepted a job as a recruiter with the Oklahoma Sooners and would be leaving without her.[2] Willoughby was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rosalind Ross, former OU women's basketball standout, killed outside restaurant". NewsOK.com.
  2. ^ a b c Glock, Allison (2012-06-01). "At the corner of love and basketball". espnW. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  3. ^ Associated Press (2003-05-03). "WNBA - Sparks Waive Injured Ross, rookie Mobley". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  4. ^ "Player Bio: Rosalind Ross - Women's Basketball - SoonerSports.com - Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners". SoonerSports.com.
  5. ^ "Malika Willoughby sentenced to 13 years in prison". FOX6Now.com.


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