DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player.
Education
Bonner attended high school at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Alabama. She was named McDonald"s and WBCA All-American and participated in their All-America games. She earned United States of America Today Junior All-America and was the Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year while at Fairfield High School.
She was featured in United States of America Today as one of the top 25 recruits in the nation during summer of 2005.
Career
She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association. Bonner went to Auburn University. She was named to the Securities and Exchange Commission All-Freshman Team. She scored in double figures in 22 games during the 2005-2006 season and led the Tigers with a 13.5 points per game average, the first time since 1980-1981 that a freshman led the team in scoring.
Bonner went on to put together one of the most impressive careers ever at Auburn.
The 2009 Securities and Exchange Commission Player of the Year and a National Player of the Year finalist, she broke the Auburn career scoring record during the Ole Mission game at the Securities and Exchange Commission Tournament. She finished her career with 2,162 points, nearly 100 more than the former school record.
She also finished her career as one of Auburn"s top rebounders, taking second all-time with 1,047 rebounds, placing her among three Tigers to ever finish their career with more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Listed in the top 10 in every major statistical category at Auburn, she also ranks sixth in blocks, seventh in steals, first in free throws, fourth in field goals and 10th in 3-pointers.
Bonner led the Securities and Exchange Commission in scoring that season, becoming the first Auburn player to ever earn the honor.
She also ranked 10th in the country in scoring while setting the Auburn single-season scoring record with 716 points, 21.1 per game. She went on to earn WBCA/State Farm, USBWA, Associated Press and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com All-America honors and was voted the Alabama Sports Writers Association Amateur Athlete of the Year. Bonner was selected 5th overall in the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association Draft by the Phoenix Mercury.
In her first regular season game with the Mercury, Bonner played 26 minutes and scored 16 points.
October 9, 2009 as a rookie Bonner scored 13 points to contribute toward the 2009 championship.