Swin Cash
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Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979), better known as Swin Cash is an American Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player who plays for the Detroit Shock. 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.
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[edit] Personal
Cash was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania and raised by her mother, Cynthia. She has a brother named Kevin Menifee. She holds basketball camps and clinics under her company, Swincash LLC, and is involved in charity events through the WNBA.
[edit] Career
Cash was an All-American at the University of Connecticut (UConn). She won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship with the UConn Huskies in 2000 and 2002. She also helped lead UConn to an undefeated 39-0 season in 2002.
Cash was selected by the Detroit Shock in the 2002 WNBA Draft, second overall. After leading the Shock's resurgence in the second half of her rookie season, she then led the Detroit Shock to their first WNBA Championship title in 2003. She played in the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game and won the gold medal with the U.S. women's basketball team at the 2004 Olympic Games.
In the off-season, Cash has appeared as a studio analyst on ESPN's NBA Fastbreak, according to ESPN.com.
[edit] Vital statistics
- Position: Forward
- Height: 6 ft. 1 in. / 1.85 m
- College: University of Connecticut 2002
- Team(s): Detroit Shock (WNBA), Springfield Spirit (NWBL)
[edit] External links
- Swin Cash's Official Website
- WNBA.com: Swin Cash Bio
- Lunch Break Chat: Swin Cash
- Swin Cash's U.S. Olympic Team bio ... with notes, quotes and photos
Categories: 1979 births | Living people | American basketball players | African American basketball players | Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Detroit Shock players | People from Pennsylvania | UConn Huskies women's basketball players | Olympic competitors for the United States | United States women's basketball biography stubs