| Swin Cash in 2006 | |
| WNBA's Chicago Sky – No. 2 | |
| Forward | |
| Born | September 22, 1979 McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
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| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 162 lb (73 kg) |
| College | Connecticut |
| Draft | 2nd overall, 2002 Detroit Shock |
| Profile | WNBA Info Page |
| WNBA Teams | |
| Detroit Shock (2002–2007) Seattle Storm (2008–2011) Chicago Sky (2012-present) |
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| Awards and Honors | |
| NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2002) AP All-American (2002) Olympic gold medalist (2004) Dapper Dan Sportswoman of the Year (2007) 4× WNBA All-Star (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011) 2× WNBA All-Star MVP (2009,2011) 3× WNBA Champion (2003, 2006, 2010) |
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Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979), better known as Swin Cash, is an American WNBA player who plays for the Chicago Sky.[1] 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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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.
Cash attended McKeesport Area High School in McKeesport, where she participated in many activities. She "tried her hand at" baseball, track, and cheerleading, but her true passion was entertainment, which she expressed in school plays and drama class.[2] Cash is best known for her basketball skills, which earned her a place on the national WBCA All-American.[3] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fourteen points, and earned MVP honors.[4][5]
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. Swin was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.[6]
Cash was selected by the Detroit Shock in the 2002 WNBA Draft, second overall.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
In the off-season, Cash has appeared as a studio analyst on ESPN's NBA Fastbreak (according to ESPN.com) and during the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, she alternated with Teresa Edwards in presenting in-game commentary for NBC's presentation of the women's basketball tournament from the network's New York broadcast studios. Swin appeared (as herself) in the movie Bring It On: All or Nothing.[10]
Cash received the Dapper Dan Sportswoman of the Year award in April 2007.[11] This is an award given to someone who shows excellence to the Pittsburgh area. She was also honored with Sidney Crosby and Dan Rooney.
Cash left Detroit for the 2008 season after "struggling to build a consistent relationship with Detroit Shock head coach Bill Laimbeer". On February 19, 2008 Cash was traded to the Seattle Storm for the draft rights of No. 4 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft.[12] The Shock selected Alexis Hornbuckle with their draft pick.[13] Cash helped the Storm win their second championship in 2010.[14] On January 2, 2012, in perhaps the WNBA's biggest blockbuster trade news thus far, Cash was traded, along with Le'Coe Willingham, to the Chicago Sky joining All- Star Sylvia Fowles.
Cash has been suffering from a herniated disk for more than two years,[15] an injury suffered while helping the Detroit Shock win the WNBA championship in 2006. In 2009 she came back to Connecticut to lead the Western Conference over the Eastern Conference at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. She led all scorers with an All-Star record of 22 points in a 130-118 win. The previous high was 20 by Cash's former Detroit teammate, Deanna Nolan, in 2005.[16]
Cash was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[17] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.[17]
Cash was one of twenty players named to the national team pool. Twelve of this group will be chosen to represent the USA in the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.[18]
Cash was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball.[19] This game replaces the normal WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship for Women to be held in the Czech Republic during September and October 2010.[20]
Washington and Jefferson College awarded Cash with an honorary degree in Doctorate of Public Service at their commencement ceremonies in May 2011 to honor her charity work. Cash is the founder of the Pennsylvania based Cash for Kids charitable organization.[21]
| Swin Cash Statistics[22] at University of Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
| 1998-99 | 22 | 75 | 127 | 0.591 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 59 | 92 | 0.634 | 115 | 5.2 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 332 | 209 | 9.5 |
| 1999-00 | 37 | 141 | 265 | 0.532 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 85 | 132 | 0.644 | 196 | 5.3 | 24 | 81 | 26 | 40 | 768 | 367 | 9.9 |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 162 | 292 | 0.555 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 103 | 174 | 0.592 | 263 | 7.5 | 51 | 76 | 34 | 33 | 832 | 427 | 12.2 |
| 2001-02 | 39 | 220 | 401 | 0.549 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 140 | 200 | 0.700 | 336 | 8.6 | 86 | 88 | 55 | 55 | 1085 | 580 | 14.9 |
| Totals | 133 | 598 | 1085 | 0.551 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 387 | 598 | 0.647 | 910 | 6.8 | 175 | 276 | 130 | 148 | 3017 | 1583 | 11.9 |
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