# Ebony Hoffman

Ebony Vernice Hoffman (born August 27, 1982) is a former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She played and won the EuroLeague Women's championship with Fenerbahce Istanbul in Turkey. She also played for Polisportiva Ares Ribera in Italy, Besiktas in Turkey, TEO Vilnius in Lithuania, and Ramat Hasharon in Israel.

## Personal life

According to a DNA analysis, she descended, mainly, of people from Sierra Leone.

## High school

Hoffman played for Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored nine points.

## College and professional

She was selected by the Indiana Fever as the ninth overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft. She attended the University of Southern California (USC).
In 2008, Hoffman was selected as the WNBA's Most Improved Player.

## Career statistics
### WNBA career statistics
#### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2004 | Indiana | 30 | 13 | 11.1 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 75.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 2005 | Indiana | 33 | 0 | 15.1 | 40.5 | 50.0 | 83.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Indiana | 34 | 33 | 25.1 | 39.4 | 0.0 | 77.1 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| 2007 | Indiana | 34 | 10 | 17.1 | 44.5 | 40.0 | 82.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Indiana | 33 | 33 | 30.7 | 46.5 | 45.6 | 82.9 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
| 2009 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 29.6 | 39.0 | 34.7 | 89.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 9.9 |
| 2010 | Indiana | 34 | 33 | 24.0 | 39.7 | 31.7 | 85.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Los Angeles | 34 | 16 | 22.1 | 43.7 | 42.9 | 84.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Los Angeles | 20 | 0 | 10.4 | 34.6 | 26.3 | 80.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | Los Angeles | 33 | 0 | 12.5 | 42.6 | 7.1 | 88.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 8 | 0 | 8.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Career | 11 years, 3 teams | 327 | 172 | 20.0 | 41.1 | 34.5 | 83.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 5.8 |

#### Playoffs

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2006 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 26.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 2007 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 10.5 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 2008 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 34.0 | 42.4 | 36.4 | 66.7 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 2009 | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 29.5 | 55.3 | 40.0 | 86.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 2010 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 87.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 2012 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 7 years, 2 teams | 25 | 18 | 23.7 | 48.0 | 35.3 | 73.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 8.3 |

### College career statistics

Source
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2000–01 | USC | 28 | 350 | 44.9 | 21.4 | 75.8 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 12.5 |
| 2001–02 | USC | 28 | 416 | 45.2 | 31.8 | 75.7 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 2002–03 | USC | 31 | 504 | 46.1 | 41.1 | 76.0 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| 2003–04 | USC | 28 | 417 | 43.4 | 37.3 | 68.8 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 14.9 |
| Career | USC | 115 | 1687 | 44.9 | 35.8 | 74.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 14.7 |

## USA Basketball

Hoffman was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. The event was held in July 2000, when the USA team defeated Cuba to win the championship. Hoffman helped the team win all five games, scoring 6.8 points per game.
Hoffman was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.

## In popular culture

Hoffman appears as herself on season 3, episode 3 of the IFC television series Comedy Bang Bang!.