Nykesha Sales

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nykesha Sales
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1976(1976-05-10)
Age	48
Birthplace	Bloomfield
Country	United States
Birth City	Connecticut
Horoscope	Taurus

Nykesha Sales Biography

Nykesha Sales is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 10, 1976 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. Nykesha Simone Sales (born on May 10 1976) is an assistant coach at the University of Central Florida. She was a professional basketball player for the WNBA and also being a player within the Bosnian league with ZKK Mladi Krajisnik club. Her main position is small forward. Her second post can be shot guard. In 1999, Sales has been added to the team for the USA FIBA Senior National Team. The brother of Sales Brooks Sales played forward for Villanova from 1998 to 2002, and currently plays to Spain as part of Lugo’s Club Baloncesto Breogan of Lugo.

Sales participated in USA Basketball as a member of the 1995 Jones Cup Team that won the Bronze in Taipei. Sales averaged 7.8 scoring per match. She came in second place on the team for steals, having 10.

Sales was invited to be a member of the Jones Cup team representing the US in

1996. She helped the team to a 9–0 record, and the gold medal in the event. Sales averaged 4.8 points per game.

Sales represented the US at the 1997 World University Games held in Marsala, Sicily, Italy in August 1997. The USA team won all six games, earning the gold medal at the event. Sales was the team’s leading scorer, averaging 18.3 points per game. In the game against Cuba, Sales scored 32 points, which set a record for points scored in a gold medal game, and represents the third highest point total by an American recorded at the World University Games.

Sales was a student at Bloomfield High School located in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and was a basketball player. She was awarded the USA Today High School National Player of the year in basketball as she was a senior. Sales was recognized as an High School All-American by the WBCA. She was a participant in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring 21 points.

Nykesha Sales Net Worth

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

Sales was chosen to the team that represented the US in the 1994 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team took home all eight gamesand won the gold medal but not without a few close calls. In three games , the team needed to rally from behind to prevail. One of the games ended as a one- point win, and the gold medal match went into overtime after which the USA team defeated South Korea by a single point 90-89. The average sales for the tournament was 2.5 point per game.

Sales was a student at in the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a business major between 1994 to 1998. She was part of the formidable UConn female basketball squad.

In 1995 she helped lead UConn to an undefeated NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Championship as well as a Final Four appearance in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. She was named Rookie of the Year in 1995. In 1997 she was a member of the Gold medal USA Women’s World University Games. In 1997-98 she helped the team make two Elite Eight appearances. In the 1997-98 season, she was named to the All-American first team, Defensive Player of the Year, and also the BIG EAST Player of the Year. She was also named to the 1996–97 and 1997-98 Kodak All-America teams. Sales was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women’s basketball “Huskies of Honor” recognition program.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nykesha Sales Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Nykesha Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nykesha Sales celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

Where is Nykesha Sales now?

Georgia Bulldogs
As coach:
2016–2022| UCF (assistant)
2022-Present| Georgia (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

How old is Nykesha Sales?

46 years (May 10, 1976)

Where does Nykesha Sales Coach?

A former WNBA All-Star and one of the top players in UConn women’s basketball history, Nykesha Sales joined UCF’s coaching staff in June 2016, marking her first Division I coaching position.

Who is the assistant coach for the UConn women's basketball team?

March 20, 2022 Updated: March 21, 2022 12:22 p.m. Central Florida head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, left, and assistant coach Nykesha Sales react during Saturday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Florida in Storrs. UConn’s Nykesha Sales goes up in for a shot against Boston College in 1998 in Hartford.

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