Kia Nurse

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kia Nurse
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1996(1996-02-22)
Age	28
Birthplace	Hamilton
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Pisces

Kia Nurse Biography

Kia Nurse is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 22, 1996 in Hamilton, Canada. Kia Nurse (born February 22, 1996) is a Canadian basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Nurse played on the Canadian national team in the 2014 FIBA World Championship. The team lost to Australia in the quarterfinals, then beat France and China to finish in fifth place. Nurse averaged almost 22 minutes per game at the point guard position, averaging almost seven points per games, fourth most on the roster, while being the youngest player on the roster.

Nurse was a member of the Canada women’s national basketball team which participated in basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario July 10 to 26, 2015. Canada opened the preliminary rounds with an easy 101–38 win over Venezuela. The following day they beat Argentina 73–58. The final preliminary game was against Cuba; both teams were 2–0, so the winner would win the group. The game went down to the wire with Canada eking out a 71–68 win. Canada went on to defeat Brazil in the semifinal, 91–63. In front of a home crowd, the Canadians were able to take down the United States 81–73 and take home the gold-medal. It was Canada’s first gold-medal in basketball in the Pan Am games. Nurse was the star for Canada with 33 points, hitting 11 of her 12 free-throw attempts and 10 of her 17 field-goal attempts including two of three three-pointers. Her performance led to her selection as the flag- bearer in the event’s closing ceremonies.

In 2016, Nurse made her Olympic debut for Team Canada at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Canada finished in seventh place.

Nurse was invited to join the national team, to play in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, held in Xalapa, Mexico from September 21–28, 2013. She averaged ten points per game, and helped the Canadian National team to a second place, silver medal finish. Canada faced Cuba in a preliminary round and won 53–40, but in the championship game, Cuba prevailed 79–71.

Kia Nurse Net Worth

Kia Nurse is one of the richest Basketball Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kia Nurse 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nurse played basketball while attending St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. During her playing career, she helped the team win three consecutive OFSAA high school championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013. She played for a club team called Hamilton Transway which won seven consecutive provincial championships.

Nurse was invited to play on the under-17 national team in the FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women, held in Amsterdam in 2012. She averaged almost 14 points per game, and helped the team to a third place finish.

Nurse played for Canada at the 2015 FIBA Americas Women’s Championship, a qualifying event held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in August 2015. Canada won the first three games easily winning first place in the group for a spot in the semifinal against the second-place team in group B, Brazil. The semifinal game against Brazil was much closer. Canada led by only six points at halftime but gradually expanded the lead to end up with an 83–66 win, and a spot in the gold-medal game. The gold-medal game was a rematch with Cuba where Canada took home the win, 82–66. As the game wound down to the close, the crowd was chanting “Rio”,”Rio”,”Rio” in recognition of the fact that the win qualifies Canada for the Olympics in Rio in 2016. Nurse was the leading scorer for Canada with 20 points, and her overall performance earned her the MVP award for the entire event.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kia Nurse height 6′ 0″ Kia weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kia Nurse Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Kia Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Kia Nurse celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

What is Kia Nurse injury?

SYDNEY (AP) — It was 11 long months for Kia Nurse after she tore her right ACL in a WNBA playoff game last year. After missing the Phoenix Mercury’s entire season, she’s back and leading Canada to a strong start in the women’s World Cup. The team is 3-0 and clinched a spot in the quarterfinals with two games left.

Is Kia Nurse related to Sarah nurse?

Sarah Nurse, daughter of Roger Nurse and cousin of Kia and Darnell , is a forward on the University of Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team that played in the 2016 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four tournament.

Who is Kia Nurse related to?

Kia’s older sister, Tamika, played college basketball at the University of Oregon and at Bowling Green State University. Kia’s cousin Sarah Nurse won a gold medal for Canada in women’s hockey at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

Why is Kia Nurse famous?

Nurse was Canada’s leading scorer at the Pan Am Games , averaging 13.6 points per game for a total of 68, including an other-worldly 33 points in the gold medal game versus the United States. Her performance led to her being named Canada’s Closing Ceremony flag bearer.

Where is Kia nurse now?

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