Renee Montgomery

Renee Montgomery is a West Virginia native born December 2, 1986, who graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2009 as a two-time All-American and won a national championship that year. She was drafted 4th overall in the 2009 WNBA draft and played 11 seasons professionally, winning two WNBA championships (2015, 2017), earning All-Star selection and Sixth Woman of the Year in 2012. She sat out the 2020 WNBA season to focus on social justice and activism following George Floyd's death, launching the Remember the 3rd voter education campaign and the Remotely Renee podcast.