Swin Cash in 2012
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New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Director of Player Development | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
September 22, 1979 |||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 162 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
High school | McKeesport (McKeesport, Pennsylvania) | |||||||||||||||||||||
College | Connecticut (1998–2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall | |||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Detroit Shock | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2007 | Detroit Shock | |||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | VBM-SGAU Samara | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | ZVVZ USK Prague | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in 2000 and 2002. In her second WNBA season, she led the Detroit Shock to their first ever WNBA title. In 2015, she was named a studio analyst for MSG Networks covering the New York Knicks pre-games and post-games as well as the weekly coaches show. In 2017, Cash was named the Director of franchise development for the New York Liberty.
Cash was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport and raised by her mother, Cynthia. She has two brothers named Stephen and Kevin Menifee and one sister, Angelique Menifee. She holds basketball camps and clinics under her company, Swin Cash Enterprise LLC, and is involved in charity events through the WNBA. Swin Cash married longtime boyfriend Steve Canal in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cash attended McKeesport Area High School in McKeesport, where she participated in many activities. She "tried her hands at" baseball, track, and cheerleading, but her true passion was entertainment, which she expressed in school plays and drama class. Cash is best known for her basketball skills, which earned her a place on the national WBCA All-American. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fourteen points, and earned MVP honors.