AUBURN, Ala. – Former Auburn women's basketball great DeWanna Bonner, the Tigers' all-time leading scorer, will have her No. 24 jersey raised to the rafters at Neville Arena at the Auburn-Alabama game on Sunday, Jan. 21.
The 2009 SEC Player of the Year and two-time All-American, Bonner finished her Auburn career with 2,162 points to sit atop the all-time scoring list for the Tigers. She is also third in Auburn history with 1,047 rebounds, seventh in blocks with 139, first in free throws (600) and free throw attempts (755), and fourth in scoring average (17.2 points/game).
Bonner was a three-time selection to the All-SEC First Team in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and an All-Defensive Team pick in 2009. Her 716 points scored in 2009 were the most in a single season in Auburn history. Following her senior year, she was selected fifth overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury.
A 14-year WNBA veteran, Bonner has climbed the record books at the professional level as well. Through the end of the 2023 season, Bonner is sixth all-time in the WNBA in scoring with 6,881 career points. She is 10th in career rebounds (2,829), third in free throws made (1,744), 13th in steals (556), and 10th in career games played (462). She has been named a WNBA All-Star five times, an All-WNBA selection twice, a three-time selection as Sixth Woman of the Year, and won the WNBA championship with Phoenix twice in 2009 and 2014.
She will join her teammates from her senior year as part of Alumni Weekend as they celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Tigers' 2009 SEC Championship.
Bonner's No. 24 will be the fifth number retired by Auburn women's basketball joining Carolyn Jones (No. 21), Ruthie Bolton (No. 25), Becky Jackson (No. 34) and Vickie Orr (No. 50).
Season tickets are still available for as low as $50, and single-game tickets are now on sale for the 2023-24 Auburn women's basketball season. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit AUBTix.com or call 855-282-2010.