Deanna Nolan (born Deana Nicole Nolan, August 25 1979 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is point guard, but occasionally plays the shooting guard position. Her original name was Deana, but was legally changed to Deanna in 2000.

Cheryl Ford (born June 6, 1981 in Homer, Louisiana) is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Ruth Ellen Riley (born August 28, 1979) is an American professional basketball player (a center) in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA women's championship in 2001, and her Detroit Shock team won the WNBA championship in 2003 and 2006. Riley was the Most Valuable Player in the 2001 and 2003 championship series, …

Katherine May “Katie” Smith is a professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is shooting guard. Sometimes she plays small forward.

Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979), better known as Swin Cash is an American Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player who plays for the Detroit Shock. A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in 2000 and 2002. In her second WNBA season, she led the Detroit Shock to their first ever WNBA title.

Kara Liana Braxton (born February 18, 1983 in Jackson, Michigan) is a professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A solid talent, she is also known for her troubles on and off the court.

Jennifer Lynn Azzi (born on August 31, 1968, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player.

Katharen Ruth Feenstra (born November 17, 1982 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a professional basketball player for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Feenstra is one of the tallest players in WNBA history. At 6 feet 8 inches tall, she is tied with Lindsay Taylor and Maria Stepanova as the second tallest player in the WNBA. Only Margo Dydek, at 7ft 2in (2.18 m), is taller. Feenstra is however the heaviest player in league history, weighing 240 lbs.

Sandra ("Sandy") Anne Brondello (born August 20, 1968 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian women's basketball player who played in Australia and the WNBA before retiring to become a coach. The 5'7" Brondello is one of Australia's all-time best shooting guards. She played on Australia's "Opals" national team at four Summer Olympics, and won three medals (one bronze, two silvers).

Stacey Thomas (born August 29 1978) is a professional basketball player. Thomas attended college at University of Michigan and graduated in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 23rd overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Portland Fire. She has also played for the Detroit Shock, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx and Charlotte Sting.

Olympia Scott, formerly known under her married name of Olympia Scott-Richardson, is an American professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a college coach. She was born Olympia Ranee Scott on August 5, 1976 in Los Angeles, California.

Anna Louise DeForge (born on April 14, 1976 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who most recently plays for the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned a spot on a WNBA All-Star team in 2004.

Chandi Jones (born March 25 1982) is a professional basketball player. Jones is the daughter of Janice and David Jones, a 1974 draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys. She was a basketball and long jump standout at Bay City High School in Bay City, Texas. Jones attended college at University of Houston. While attending UH, Jones was a standout and brought the program to national prominence. During her freshman season, Jones tore or anterior cruciate ligament, …

Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas) was a women's basketball player who made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and who tasted success abroad before finally reaching, at age 38, her dream of playing in an American women's professional basketball league. As a junior at Wichita North High School, Woodard was asked by the school's basketball head coach to join the school's varsity team.

Dominique Danyell Canty (born March 2 1977, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional women's basketball player with the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Kedra Holland-Corn (born November 5, 1974) is a WNBA basketball player. After attending the University of Georgia, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and Houston Comets, and now plays for the Detroit Shock. She also played in Hungary and Italy. In Italy, with La Spezia team, won the Italian league's MVP title in the 2005-06 sesaon. In the next season Kedra will play again in Italy with Phard Napoli

Carla Boyd (born Porter, October 31, 1975 in Wynyard, Tasmania), is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a guard for the Detroit Shock. She won a bronze (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics.

Jacqueline Batteast (born March 26, 1983) is a professional basketball player, who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Detroit Shock. Batteast attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became the school's 4th all time leading scorer with 1,874 career points. She started a school record 97 consecutive games prior to graduating in 2005.

Tamara Tenell Moore (born April 11, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), currently playing for the Houston Comets. Moore attended college at University of Wisconsin and graduated in 2002. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 15th overall in the 2002 WNBA Draft by the Miami Sol.

Lenae Teresa Williams (born July 14, 1979 in Addison, Illinois) is professional basketball player. She played Detroit Shock at rookie season, in 2003 was traded to the Phoenix Mercury after training camp 2003 pre-season she was released 2 different teams In Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever, after leaving at DePaul University. Lenae spent time playing overseas.

Andrea Stinson (born Nov 25, 1967) is an American professional basketball player, playing from 1998-2005 for the Charlotte Sting and the Detroit Shock.

Wendy Palmer-Daniel (born August 12, 1974 in Durham, North Carolina), also known as Wendy Palmer, is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association, most recently with the Seattle Storm. Her primary position is forward.