1. Kia Nurse was born on February 22,1996 and is a Canadian basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.
34 Facts About Kia Nurse
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Kia Nurse was selected to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Kia Nurse began playing basketball at the age of four, and by the time she was seven years old, she was playing in a competitive league.
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Kia Nurse played basketball while attending St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Kia Nurse played for the Hamilton Transway Club team, winning seven consecutive provincial championships.
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Kia Nurse played college basketball at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut for the Huskies.
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Approximately 50 colleges and universities contacted Kia Nurse to ask her to consider playing for their team.
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Kia Nurse initially narrowed down the list to four teams, Connecticut, Penn State, Indiana, and Kentucky, but eventually chose Connecticut.
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At the 2018 WNBA draft, Kia Nurse was drafted by the New York Liberty in the first round as the tenth overall pick.
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Kia Nurse would join the Liberty alongside players such as Tina Charles and Epiphanny Prince.
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In July 2019, Kia Nurse was named as a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time in her career.
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Kia Nurse's selection made her just the third Canadian to play in the All-Star Game.
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Kia Nurse was selected by and joined Team Delle Donne for the game.
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Kia Nurse participated in the Three-Point Contest but lost in the first round.
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Kia Nurse was traded to the Phoenix Mercury along with Megan Walker by the Liberty for the 2021 season in exchange for the Mercury's 2021 and 2022 1st round picks.
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Kia Nurse tore her ACL in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals against the Aces.
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On January 31,2024, Kia Nurse was traded by the Seattle Storm to the Los Angeles Sparks alongside the 2024 WNBA draft 1st round pick in exchange for the Sparks' 2026 1st round pick.
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On February 4,2025, Kia Nurse signed with the Chicago Sky.
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Kia 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.
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Kia Nurse averaged almost 14 points per game and helped the team finish third place.
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Kia Nurse averaged ten points per game and helped the Canadian National team to a second place, silver medal finish.
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Kia Nurse played on the Canadian national team in the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
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Kia Nurse averaged almost 22 minutes per game at the point guard position, averaging almost seven points per game, fourth most on the roster while being the youngest player on the roster.
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Kia 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.
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Kia 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.
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Kia Nurse's performance led to her selection as the flag-bearer in the event's closing ceremonies.
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Kia Nurse played for Canada at the 2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship, a qualifying event held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in August 2015.
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Kia Nurse was the leading scorer for Canada with 20 points, and her overall performance earned her the MVP award for the entire event.
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In 2016, Kia Nurse made her Olympic debut for Team Canada at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Kia Nurse was announced as a member of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic squad on June 29,2021.
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Kia Nurse was born to Richard and Cathy Nurse and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Richard Kia Nurse played in the CFL, and Cathy Kia Nurse was a basketball player at McMaster University.
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Kia Nurse is the niece of former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, who is married to her aunt Raquel Nurse McNabb.
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Kia Nurse's cousin is professional hockey player, Sarah Nurse, who plays for the Toronto Sceptres and competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics for Team Canada.