2003 Award Honoree

Jennifer Gillom
Los Angeles Sparks
Women's National Basketball Association
2002 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Recipient

Jennifer Gillom of the Los Angeles Sparks has been named the recipient of the 2002 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award presented by AIG VALIC, designed to honor a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

Gillom, who entered the 2003 season as the second leading scorer in WNBA history, was signed as an unrestricted free agent by Los Angeles May 1. She averaged 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in her six-year run with the Phoenix Mercury. In 2002, she ranked 11th among league leaders in points (15.3 per game) and 16th in three-point field goal percentage (38.7). Gillom was a member of the 1999 All-Star Game West Team, and was named to the 1997 All-WNBA first team and 1998 All-WNBA second team. Gillom helped lead the Mercury to three playoff berths (1997, 1998, 2000), and they advanced to the WNBA Finals in 1998 before losing to Houston.

Gillom enjoyed a lengthy professional career overseas before joining the WNBA. She played for teams in Italy, Greece, Spain and Turkey. Spending most of her time in Italy, Gillom was selected to several Italian League All-Star teams. She was the second leading scorer in the Italian league in both 1994-95 and 1995-96. During her stint in Turkey, Gillom aided her Istanbul-based Galatasaray squad to the 1998 Turkish Cup and 1998 Turkish championship.
Gillom played for the University of Mississippi, where she was the 1986 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Female Athlete of the Year. A 1986 Kodak All-Amiercan, Gillom earned 1986 NCAA Midwest Regional MOP and 1985 All-Mideast Region honors and was a four-time All-SEC first-team selection. During her four-year career, Gillom helped her teams to a 103-23 record four NCAA appearances, including a pair of Sweet Sixteen appearances and two Elite Eight finishes.