Donya Monroe

Born on June 21, 1964, in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Donya Monroe put together one of the greatest high school girls basketball careers ever seen in Pierce County.

Monroe earned All-South Puget Sound League honors as a center during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons at Clover Park High School. During that incredible three-year run she averaged 17.4 points per game and grabbed 923 career rebounds. She capped her brilliant senior season by earning the state tournament’s Most Valuable Player award while leading Clover Park to the 1982 AAA state championship. The Warriors defeated Auburn, 52-47, to win the championship and finish the season with an amazing 24-1 record. That year, Monroe earned All-America honors as selected by Street & Smith’s, Converse and Parade Magazine, and she played in the Dial Invitational, a high school girls basketball all-star game, in New York City. During her prep career, Monroe averaged 13.1 rebounds per game, ranking her 23rd on the all-time SPSL list.

After graduation from Clover Park, Monroe continued her athletic career at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where she scored 1,514 points in 120 games (12.6 average) to rank fifth on the all-time scoring list. Her name appears frequently on the career lists at UNLV, including the following: third in career rebounding with 922 (7.7 average); and 20th in career assists (149). Monroe twice earned first team All-Big West honors, and she played a key role in helping UNLV to NCAA tournament appearances in 1985 and 1986.

In 2006, Monroe was a qualifier for the RE/MAX World Long Drivers of America Championships.