Destinee Hooker

{{Infobox Volleyball player

| name = Destinee Hooker

| image = Destinee Hooker 2.jpg

| fullname = Destinee Dante Hooker

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=y|1987|9|7}}

| birth_place = Frankfurt, Germany

| death_date =

| death_place =

| hometown = San Antonio, Texas, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}

| teamnumber = 19 (national team)

| position = Opposite

| currentclub = {{flagicon|PUR}} San Juaneras de la Capital

| years = 2006–2009
2010
2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2014
2014–2015
2016
2016–2018
2018–2019
2019-2020
2020-2021

| clubs = {{flagicon|USA}} University of Texas
{{flagicon|KOR}} GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
{{flagicon|PUR}} Pinkin de Corozal
{{flagicon|ITA}} Scavolini Pesaro
{{flagicon|BRA}} Osasco Voleibol Clube
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dinamo Krasnodar
{{flagicon|PUR}} Criollas de Caguas
{{flagicon|KOR}} Hwaseong IBK Altos
{{flagicon|CHN}} Tianjin Bridgestone
{{flagicon|BRA}} Camponesa Minas
{{flagicon|BRA}} Osasco Voleibol Clube
{{flagicon|CHN}}Tianjin Bohai Bank
{{flagicon|PUR}} San Juaneras de la Capital

| nationalyears = 2008–2012

| nationalteam = {{vbw|USA}}

| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

| medaltemplates =

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Destinee Dante Hooker (born September 7, 1987) is an American indoor volleyball player. She is a {{height|ft=6|in=4}} 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120408234548/http://www2.teamusa.org/Athletes/HO/Destinee-Hooker.aspx "Destinee Hooker"]. teamusa.org. July 1, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

=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. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://texassports.com/news/2008/12/23/122308aaa_362.aspx|title=Hooker named Volleyball Honda Award nominee|website=University of Texas Athletics|date=December 23, 2008 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://texassports.com/news/2010/1/13/011310aaa_271.aspx|title=Volleyball: 2009 in review|website=University of Texas Athletics|date=January 13, 2010 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}

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 {{convert|6|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on|sp=us}} broke the indoor collegiate record.{{Cite web |url=http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/hooker_destinee00.html |title=Destinee Hooker |website=Texassports.com |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030020642/http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/hooker_destinee00.html |archive-date=October 30, 2011 |url-status=dead }} She won four NCAA high jump championships overall.Miller, Ann. [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2010/Mar/17/sp/hawaii3170365.html "UH plays training partner Arizona"]. the.honoluluadvertiser.com. March 17, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

=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.

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.

Hooker played in the first six matches of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, which the U.S. eventually won. 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.[https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=8259660 "Brazil stuns US for gold in women's volleyball"]. sports.espn.go.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.

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.

Awards

=Individual=

=Club=

2011–12 Superliga - 16px Champion, with Sollys/Nestlé (Osasco)
2012–13 CEV Women's Challenge Cup - 16px Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar

=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){{Cite journal|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/volleyball|title=Volleyball|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}
2009–10 Finalist for Honda Sports Award (volleyball)
2009 Big 12 Player of the Year