Which university did 2026 Hall of Fame inductee Elena Delle Donne attend for college basketball?

Elena Delle Donne attended the University of Delaware for college basketball.

She played for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 through 2013. Delle Donne initially enrolled at Delaware in 2008 and played volleyball during the 2008–09 season before joining the basketball team as a redshirt freshman.

At Delaware, she quickly became one of the leading players in college basketball. She averaged 26.7 points per game as a freshman and led NCAA Division I in scoring as a junior in 2011–12, averaging 28.1 points per game.

Delle Donne guided Delaware to the 2013 NCAA tournament, where the Blue Hens reached the round of 16 for the first time in program history. She was selected second overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2013 WNBA draft and entered the 2026 Hall of Fame class.