Nykesha Sales

Nykesha Sales

Personal information
Born	(1976-05-10) May 10, 1976 (age 40) Bloomfield, Connecticut
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
College	Connecticut
Playing career	1998–2008
Position	Small forward
Number	42
Career history
1999–2007	Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun
Career highlights and awards
8× WNBA All-Star (1999–2006) All-WNBA Second Team (2004) WNBA steals co-leader (2004)
Medals Women’s Basketball Representing  United States Jones Cup 1994 Jones Cup Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition 1995 Jones Cup Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition 1996 Jones Cup Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition World University Games 1997 World University Games Marsala, Sicily, Italy Team Competition

Nykesha Simone Sales (born May 10, 1976) is an assistant coach at the University of Central Florida. She is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, as well as playing in the Bosnian league for the ZKK Mladi Krajisnik club. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team. Her brother Brooks Sales played forward for Villanova from 1998–2002, and currently plays overseas in Spain for the Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.

Sales attended Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and was a letterman in basketball. In basketball, she was named the USA Today High School National Player of the Year as a senior. Sales was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring twenty-one points.

Sales attended the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a business major from 1994-98. She was a member of the powerhouse UConn women's basketball team, "The Huskies".

In 1995 she helped lead UConn to a NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship as well as a Final Four appearance in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. She was named Rookie of the Year in 1995. In 1997 she was a member of the Gold medal USA Women's World University Games. In 1997-98 she helped the team make two Elite Eight appearances. In the 1997-98 season, she was named to the All-American first team, Defensive Player of the Year, and also the BIG EAST Player of the Year. She was also named to the 1996-97 and 1997-98 Kodak All-America teams. Sales was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.

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