| Rosalind Ross | |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Death Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 160 |
| High School: | Bradley Tech (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
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| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2002 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 16 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Career Number: | 33 |
| Career Position: | Guard |
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]
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]
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| 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 |
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]