Rosalind Ross

Rosalind Ross

Personal information
Born	(1980-01-17)January 17, 1980 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	September 15, 2010(2010-09-15) (aged 30) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Bradley Tech (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1998–2000) Oklahoma (2000–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Guard
Number	33
Stats at Basketball Reference

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 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

Oklahoma statistics

Source^[4]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	Oklahoma	34	287	43.7%	39.7%	75.0%	3.1	1.8	1.2	0.1	8.4
2001–02	Oklahoma	36	416	39.9%	36.2%	82.1%	5.3	2.2	1.7	0.3	11.6
Career		70	703	41.3%	37.5%	78.3%	4.2	2.0	1.5	0.2	10.0

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

References

1. "Rosalind Ross, former OU women's basketball standout, killed outside restaurant". NewsOK.com.
2. Glock, Allison (2012-06-01). "At the corner of love and basketball". espnW. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
3. "WNBA – Sparks Waive Injured Ross, rookie Mobley". ESPN. Associated Press. 2003-05-03. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
5. "Player Bio: Rosalind Ross – Women's Basketball – SoonerSports.com – Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners". SoonerSports.com.
6. "Malika Willoughby sentenced to 13 years in prison". FOX6Now.com. 20 December 2011.