Nykesha Sales

Nykesha Sales
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionAssistant Coach
LeagueSEC
Personal information
Born (1976-05-10) May 10, 1976 (age 48)
Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolBloomfield
(Bloomfield, Connecticut)
CollegeUConn (1994–1998)
Playing career1998–2008
PositionSmall forward
Number42
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2007Orlando Miracle / Connecticut Sun
As coach:
2016–2022UCF (assistant)
2022–PresentGeorgia (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 1996 Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Marsala, Sicily, Italy Team Competition

Nykesha Simone Sales (born May 10, 1976) is an American assistant coach at the University of Georgia.[1] She is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, as well as playing in the Bosnian league for the ZKK Mladi Krajisnik club. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team. Her brother Brooks Sales played forward for Villanova from 1998 to 2002, and currently plays overseas in Spain for the Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.[2]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches - University of Georgia Athletics". Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  2. ^ "Brooks Sales on cbbreogan.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2011-11-07.