Kia Nurse

Kia Nurse
Nurse playing for the Canada women's national basketball team in 2018
No. 10 – Los Angeles Sparks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Thomas More
(Hamilton, Ontario)
CollegeUConn (2014–2018)
WNBA draft2018: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2018–present
Career history
20182020New York Liberty
2018–2020Canberra Capitals
20212022Phoenix Mercury
2023Seattle Storm
2024–presentLos Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Edmonton
Gold medal – first place 2017 Buenos Aires
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team

Kia Nurse (born February 22, 1996) is a Canadian basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is also a basketball analyst featured on TSN.

Nurse has played for the Canada Women's National Basketball team. She was selected to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

  1. ^ "Canada's Tokyo 2020 women's basketball team announced". www.basketball.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2021.