Destinee Hooker

Destinee Hooker
Personal information
Full nameDestinee Dante Hooker
NationalityAmerican
Born (1987-09-07) September 7, 1987 (age 37)
Frankfurt, Germany
HometownSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubPuerto Rico San Juaneras de la Capital
Number19 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2009
2010
2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2014
2014–2015
2016
2016–2018
2018–2019
2019-2020
2020-2021		United States University of Texas
South Korea GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
Puerto Rico Pinkin de Corozal
Italy Scavolini Pesaro
Brazil Osasco Voleibol Clube
Russia Dinamo Krasnodar
Puerto Rico Criollas de Caguas
South Korea Hwaseong IBK Altos
China Tianjin Bridgestone
Brazil Camponesa Minas
Brazil Osasco Voleibol Clube
ChinaTianjin Bohai Bank
Puerto Rico San Juaneras de la Capital
National team
2008–2012 United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Japan Team
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ningbo Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Macau Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Caguas

Destinee Dante Hooker (born September 7, 1987) is an American indoor volleyball player. She is a 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) opposite attacker. Hooker was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She starred in both volleyball and track and field at the University of Texas.

Career

High school

Hooker attended Southwest High School in San Antonio, Texas, where she was a standout athlete in basketball, track and field, and volleyball. As a junior and senior, she was an all-state volleyball outside hitter. She was also the 2004 and 2005 Texas state champion in the high jump.[1]

College

Hooker played on the University of Texas volleyball team from 2006 to 2009. In 2007, she was named to the AVCA All-American second team. She was then named to the first team in both 2008 and 2009. In 2009, she was the Big 12 Player of the Year and the NCAA Division I volleyball championship's Most Outstanding Player, as Texas lost to Penn State in the finals.[1] While at Texas, Hooker was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball for both the 2008–09 season as well as the 2009–10 season.[2][3]

In track and field, Hooker won the NCAA outdoor high jump championship in 2006, 2007, and 2009. She also won the NCAA indoor high jump championship in 2009; her winning jump of 6' 6" (1.98 meters) broke the indoor collegiate record.[1][4] She won four NCAA high jump championships overall.[5]

International

Hooker joined the U.S. women's national volleyball team in January 2008. Her first official tournament with the team was the 2010 World Grand Prix, where she helped the U.S. win the gold medal by averaging 4.76 points and 2.46 digs. She was also fifth in scoring at that year's FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[1] In 2011, Hooker was named the Most Valuable Player of the FIVB World Grand Prix, as the Americans won the tournament again. She ranked second with 101 points scored during the Final Round. Hooker averaged 5.91 points and 5.13 kills in the FIVB World Cup to help the U.S. to the silver medal in that event. She was named the Best Spiker in the World Cup with a 49.53 kill percent and .419 hitting efficiency.[1]

Hooker played in the first six matches of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, which the U.S. eventually won.[1] Hooker then won the silver medal with the U.S. in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She ranked second overall in scoring in that tournament and won the Best Spiker award.[6]

Personal

Hooker was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and resides in San Antonio, Texas. Her sister, Marshevet Hooker, is a track and field athlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Awards

Individual

Club

College

  • 2008, 2009 AVCA All-America first team
  • 2007 AVCA All-America second team
  • 2009 Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Division I Tournament
  • 2008, 2009 NCAA Championship All-Tournament team
  • 2008–09 Big 12 Conference Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2008–09 Finalist for Honda Sports Award (volleyball)[7]
  • 2009–10 Finalist for Honda Sports Award (volleyball)[7]
  • 2009 Big 12 Player of the Year

[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Destinee Hooker". teamusa.org. July 1, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Hooker named Volleyball Honda Award nominee". University of Texas Athletics. December 23, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Volleyball: 2009 in review". University of Texas Athletics. January 13, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Destinee Hooker". Texassports.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Miller, Ann. "UH plays training partner Arizona". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. March 17, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Brazil stuns US for gold in women's volleyball". sports.espn.go.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Volleyball". CWSA. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2011 		Succeeded by