Kia Nurse

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Kia Nurse is a Canadian professional basketball player and Olympic medalist known for her standout collegiate career at the University of Connecticut and subsequent success in the WNBA.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic basketball player
WNBA player
human
professional basketball player
collegeAttended University of Connecticut
collegeCareerEnd 2018
collegeCareerStart 2014
competitionClass senior international
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1996-02-22
draftLeague WNBA
draftPickNumber 10
draftRound 1
draftTeam New York Liberty
draftYear 2018
familyName Nurse
from Hamilton, Ontario
fullName Kia Nurse
gender female
givenName Kia
height approximately 183 cm
jerseyNumber 11
knownFor professional career in the WNBA
standout collegiate career at the University of Connecticut
league NCAA Division I
WNBA
medalistAt 2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship
2015 Pan American Games
medalType FIBA Americas Women's Championship gold medal
Pan American Games gold medal in basketball
memberOfSportsTeam Los Angeles Sparks
New York Liberty
Phoenix Mercury
Seattle Storm
UConn Huskies women's basketball
nationality Canadian
nationalTeam Canada women's national basketball team
notableAchievement named Most Valuable Player of the 2015 Pan American Games women's basketball tournament
two-time NCAA women's basketball champion with UConn
OlympicGamesParticipated 2016 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
playsIn United States
positionPlayed guard
shooting guard
relative Donovan McNabb
sibling Darnell Nurse
Tamika Nurse
sport basketball


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