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14 Facts About Sancho Lyttle

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Sancho Lyttle was born on September 20,1983 and is a Vincentian-Spanish former professional basketball player for the WNBA.

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Sancho Lyttle was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and was granted Spanish nationality in June 2010.

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Sancho Lyttle was born to Evelyn Little and Ian Cain.

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Sancho Lyttle attended St Vincent Girls' High School where she played netball and ran various Track and Field events.

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Sancho Lyttle never played basketball until prompted to do so after her move to the United States.

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Sancho Lyttle played collegiate basketball at Clarendon College before transferring to the University of Houston from 2003 to 2005 where she currently holds the record for single season rebound average, offensive rebounds and most rebounds in a single season.

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Sancho Lyttle holds the career record for highest rebounding average.

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Sancho Lyttle played the power forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.

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Over her career, Sancho Lyttle has scored over 1,500 points, collected over 1,000 rebounds, and had 200 assists, 242 steals, and 96 blocks through six seasons.

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Sancho Lyttle was the fifth overall draft pick in the 2005 WNBA draft out of Houston.

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In 2010, Sancho Lyttle had career highs in points and rebounds with 27 and 20, respectively.

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Sancho Lyttle was hospitalized for a number of days in 2010 after being knocked unconscious for a little over a minute by an incidental elbow during a game.

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On February 1,2018, Sancho Lyttle signed with the Phoenix Mercury after spending the previous nine seasons with the Atlanta Dream.

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Sancho Lyttle played her first and only tournament with native Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2004, at the Caribbean championship.