Deanna Nolan is known for her incredible athleticism and leaping ability, which she has displayed in FIBA Europe competitions since 2004. In the EuroCup Women in 2004, Nolan averaged 16.5 ppg. A year later in the EuroLeague Women with Lotos Gdynia, Nolan tallied 14.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.4 apg. In 2006 with Anda in the EuroCup Women, Nolan registered another solid double-digit scoring campaign with 18.3 points a contest to go along with 5.3 rpg and 3.6 apg. Her play helped Anda make it to the quarter-finals before they were eliminated by the eventual champs, Spartak Moscow. In her first season with Gambrinus, Nolan has once again averaged in double-digits and picked up the scoring slack left from DeLisha Milton Jones’ departure from the Czech-based team during the off-season.

Nolan was the star of the Detroit Shock’s 2006 WNBA title team. She averaged a team-best 17.8 ppg for the season.