Ticha Penicheiro
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 18, 1974 Figueira da Foz, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 146 lb (66 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Old Dominion (1994–1998) |
| WNBA draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Playing career | 1998–2012 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 21 |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2009 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 2000–2001 | Lotos Gdynia |
| 2001–2002 | Basket Parma |
| 2003–2004 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| 2004–2005 | Valenciennes |
| 2005–2007 | Spartak Moscow |
| 2008 | TTT Riga |
| 2009–2010 | Geas Basket |
| 2010–2011 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2010 | PF Umbertide |
| 2010–2011 | Sport Algés e Dafunto |
| 2011 | USK Praha |
| 2012 | Galatasaray |
| 2012 | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Patrícia Nunes "Ticha" Penicheiro, OIH (September 18, 1974) is a sports agent and retired Portuguese basketball player. She played for the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA for most of her career. She was a four-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA selection. Penicheiro is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the WNBA records for most career assists and led the WNBA in assists seven times. She won an WNBA championship with the Monarchs in 2005.
Penicheiro was born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Penicheiro has played for professional clubs since her young teens, although she did not play at the senior level until after she starred in U.S. college basketball at Old Dominion University. She played at Old Dominion from 1994–98 and helped lead the Lady Monarchs to the 1997 NCAA Championship game. In 1997, Penicheiro was named to the Final Four All Tournament team. During her playing time at ODU, Penicheiro collected 1,304 career points and finished her career as ODU's all-time steal leader with 591. She is second all-time at ODU on the career assist list to another ODU great Nancy Lieberman with 939. She is the Colonial Athletic Association's all-time leader in both assists and steals.
Penicheiro is a two-time Kodak All-American, selected in 1997 and 1998. She became ODU's second winner of the prestigious Lifetime/Wade Trophy and the first international player to win the honor. A four-time All-CAA honoree, Ticha was named the conference's Player-of-the Year in 1995-96 and 1996-97 while also claiming the Rookie of the Year award in 1994-95. She graduated from Old Dominion in 1998 with degrees in communications and interdisciplinary studies, and was inducted into the ODU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
In 1998, Penicheiro joined the Sacramento Monarchs as a rookie, finishing third in the WNBA Rookie of the Year award voting. She is a four-time WNBA All-Star player. She has twice tied the WNBA's record with 16 assists in a single game. In 1999, she was selected as a WNBA first team player. This was also the year she set her WNBA high in points, with 27 against the Minnesota Lynx. In 2001, she was selected as a member of the WNBA's second team.
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