Allyssa DeHaan, who is 6 feet 8 1/2 inches tall, averages 23.2 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks for Grandville High. She calls her height a blessing. "I love it. That is who I am. God made me this way. ..."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DeHaan said her height has never hindered her coordination. She said she benefited greatly from taking ballet and gymnastics lessons for three years nearly a decade ago.

 

Margo Dydek（7 feet 2 inches）is the only WNBA player taller than DeHaan.

 

DeHaan, who has a 3.85 grade-point average

 

DeHaan is a curiosity.

 

People often approach her, asking about the weather "up there" and making other silly comments.

 

It's mostly innocent, but the constant questions can get to her.

 

That's where the mother hens come in.

 

DeHaan's Lady Bulldogs teammates are very protective of her.

 

"We tell people she is 8 feet tall, and they are like 'Oh my God,'" senior guard Philana Green said. "And they believe us."

 

DeHaan mostly shrugs and moves on.

 

That's her demeanor -- sweet, gentle. It translates into her game, too.

 

She succeeds with her height, of course. But she is more of a finesse player. She admits she needs to be more aggressive on and off the court. But that is something that will come with maturity.

 

"There is a lot of attention directed her way, and sometimes you have enough attention and you want to focus on your job and what you have to do on the floor," her mother said.

 

"She is very comfortable with who she is, and she never has a word of regret of who she is and how tall she is.

 

"There are challenges in life, and we struggle through them together."

Edited December 21, 200520 yr by qwerty

Good God, that is one big b****!

There is a WNBAer who is 7'2?

Good God, that is one big b****!

 

 

I was going to say that she is a pretty girl.

 

I'm sure that's what you meant. ;-)

I was going to say that she is a pretty girl. 

 

I'm sure that's what you meant.  ;-)

 

Yep, she is kind of pretty for a sasquatch.

Yep, she is kind of pretty for a sasquatch. 

 

I was pleasantly surprised myself. I anticipate freakish features when I hear about a girl being that tall.

That girl kind of reminds me of that volleyball player Gabrielle Reece in the way she is built. Most big girls in basketball are husky and stout as well as tall.

Call me old fashioned and chauvinistic, but I'd feel slightly demasculated dating a woman six inches taller than I am. One or two inches, sure. Even at that, it's odd to find a decent looking woman I'd consider dating who's taller than I am. I'm sure there is where I'll be criticized, even though most here would agree with me.

6'8" High School girl outrebounds Eddie Curry in exhibition game.

6'8" High School girl outrebounds Eddie Curry in exhibition game.

I'm 6'3 and there is no girl in my school taller than me. There is a freshman who is about 6'2 but thats it. 6'8 1/2! Holy f***ing s***. She would be taller than ANYONE in my school. Wow.

she is very pretty..amazingly.

she is very pretty..amazingly.

 

A very tall drink of water too..........

 

 

Looks to be worth the climb.

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like she won't have to worry about paying for college. Full ride, here she comes....

Can someone get her a muffin or soemthing.. Girl like 6'8" and weighs 89lbs.. Hell my forearms are larger than her legs..

I'd french her.

I'd french her.

But would you give her a Portugese Breakfast?

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Waits for someone to know where this comes from...