Personal information | |
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Born | Figueira da Foz, Portugal | September 18, 1974
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: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
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 Dafundo |
2011 | USK Praha |
2012 | Galatasaray |
2012 | Chicago Sky |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
Patrícia "Ticha" Nunes Penicheiro OIH (September 18, 1974) is a Portuguese sports agent and former basketball player. She played for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for most of her professional career.[1] She was a four-time WNBA All-Star and a three-time All-WNBA selection. Regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, she ranks third all-time in career assists and led the league in assists seven times. She won a WNBA championship with the Monarchs in 2005. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.[2]