Ilisha Jarret

Ilisha Keisha Marie Jarrett (born 8 January 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Ilisha Jarrett
Trinos Göttingen
LeagueFIBA Women's Pro League
Personal information
Born (1977-01-08) 8 January 1977
Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
Playing career1996–present
Career history
1996-1998Mississippi State University
1998-2000University of Alabama in Huntsville
BK SGAU SamaraRonchetti Cup 2002
2003Korean Summer Basketball League
2004-2005Gospic Industrogradnja
2005-2006Siemens Poprad
2006-2008APS Siemens
Career highlights and awards
Croatian Basketball Cup Winner 2005
Trocal League Finalist 2005

Sports career

Ilisha began her sports career in 1996 by playing for Mississippi State University and after five years, played in the FIBA professional women's basketball league. The 38-year-old American has played for Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Hungarian, Croatia and German clubs.[1] She is co-owner of the Dominican Republic basketball team Samana Gladiatores.[2]

Sexual assault incident

Jarrett moved to Gospić, Croatia in September 2004 as a reinforcement to Croatia's best women's basketball team Gospić-Industrogradnja, which had placed in the top sixteen teams in the FIBA Cup the previous season.

In 2005, a Croatian businessman, Joso Mraović approached Jarrett in a hotel and sexually assaulted her. Initially it was ruled that it was not rape because Mraović put his finger inside her anus only, so it was ruled that the "anus was not a sexual organ, nor was the finger".[3] However, later in 2008, Mraović, then 58, was sentenced to three years in prison for battery, a physical delict per Croatian law.[4] Term Lika-style handshake became widespread in Croatia following that incident.[5]

References
  1. "Novi dokumenti u gospickom skandalu: dramaticno svjedocenje silovane kosarkasice". Nacional. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. Molly Quell (15 May 2020). "Rights Court Backs Trial Where Public Access Took Back Seat". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. Marina Biluš (26 December 2005). "Dramatic testimony of the violated basketball player". Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. "javno.com". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  5. Portal 072info (10 November 2020). "Od korone umro Joso Mraovic,osudjen za silovanje kosarkasice". 072info.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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