Professional basketball player Leilani Mitchell currently plays for the American professional team Washington Mystics of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is also a member of the Australian women’s national basketball team as she holds dual citizenship i.e Australia and America.
Her mom was always proud of where she was from and she always wanted her kid to come back and live in Australia. So, she is honoring her mom by representing Australia.
Is Leilani Mitchell Married?
Openly lesbian basketball player Leilani Mitchell is not married but she is engaged to her fiancé Mikaela Dombkins.
Her partner, Mikaela is an Australian model, fashion designer, and also a basketball player who has appeared in Alpha magazine as Sexiest Female twice. She has also appeared in Cleo and Handle magazines.
Mikaela started playing basket at the age of 16 and she has represented Australia at the under 19 basketball tournament and in under 21’s where she won a silver medal. She earned an advanced diploma in fashion designing and technology from the University of Sidney.
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They have a baby boy named Kash Maxwell. Their son Kash was born on 24 July 2018. Leilani and her partner consider their baby boy Kash as their whole life and also as a miracle baby.
Family & Childhood
Leilani Mitchell was born on 15 June 1985 in Richland, Washington, the United States to father Dennis Mitchell and mother Eleanor Majid. Her dad is American while her mom is Australian so, Leilani holds both nationalities-Australian and American.
Her dad Dennis worked at the local power plant while her mom Eleanor did some in-home nursing for family friends and took care of her children.
Moreover, Leilani has 5 siblings-all brothers namely Tyler, Travis, Try, Reggie and Robbie and she is the second youngest of all. She grew up in a house of 8 members in Kennewick, Washington which has a basketball hoop in the driveway. As a child, Leilani describes herself as a tomgirl playing sports.
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In 2009, Leilani’s mom Eleanor passed away due to cancer at the age of 53.
Education
Leilani Mitchell went to Kennewick High School of Kennewick Washington. As a high school senior she received the Big Nine Conference Player of the Year honors and she led the high school to state championship games including its title-winning season of 2000.
Leilani Mitchell attended the University of Idaho but later transferred to the University of Utah during her senior season.
Height
According to the wiki, Leilani Mitchell is 5 feet and 5 inches tall which is around 1.65m.
Basketball Career And Net Worth
In 2008 WNBA Draft Leilani was first drafted by the Phoenix Mercury with 25th overall in the second round but was soon traded to the New York Liberty.
Leilani won the MNBA Most Improved Player award in 2010. She was waived by Liberty on 7 August 2014 and she again signed with the Phoenix Mercury on 4 February 2015. In the second half-season of 2016, Lelani signed with the Washington Mystics but she was again returned to the Phoenix Mercury in free agency in 2017.
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She won the WNBA Most Improved Player Award for the second time and became the first player to win the award twice. Leilani again signed with the Washington Mystics on 13 February 2020.
Leilani has won a bronze medal in the 2014 World Championship and has been a regular member of the Australian national team.
As of 2021, Leilani’s base salary is speculated to be around $123,500 as a Washington Mystics member. Moreover, she also earns from several bran endorsements and her net worth is estimated to be around $750 thousand.
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