1. Patricia "Ticha" Nunes Penicheiro OIH is a Portuguese sports agent and former basketball player.
22 Facts About Ticha Penicheiro
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Ticha Penicheiro played for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association for most of her professional career.
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Ticha Penicheiro was a four-time WNBA All-Star and a three-time All-WNBA selection.
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Ticha Penicheiro won a WNBA championship with the Monarchs in 2005.
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Ticha Penicheiro was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Ticha Penicheiro played for several professional clubs through her teenage years, though she did not play at the senior level until after she starred for Old Dominion University college basketball team.
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Ticha Penicheiro played at Old Dominion from 1994 to 1998 and helped lead the Lady Monarchs to the 1997 NCAA Championship game.
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In 1997, Ticha Penicheiro was named to the Final Four All-Tournament team.
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Ticha Penicheiro is second all-time at ODU on the career assist list to another ODU great, Nancy Lieberman, with 939.
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Ticha Penicheiro is the Colonial Athletic Association's all-time leader in both assists and steals.
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Ticha Penicheiro is a two-time Kodak All-American, selected in 1997 and 1998.
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Ticha Penicheiro graduated from Old Dominion in 1998 with degrees in communications and interdisciplinary studies, and was inducted into the ODU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
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In 1998, Ticha Penicheiro commenced her professional basketball career with the Sacramento Monarchs, marking her debut as a rookie in the Women's National Basketball Association.
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Ticha Penicheiro notably equaled the WNBA's record for the highest number of assists in a single game on two occasions, further solidifying her reputation as a proficient playmaker.
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Ticha Penicheiro holds the record for most steals in one WNBA game at 10.
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Ticha Penicheiro retired as the all-time WNBA leader in total assists and assists per game.
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Ticha Penicheiro's enduring impact on women's basketball culminated in her inclusion in the WNBA Top 20@20 list in 2016, commemorating the league's twentieth anniversary.
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Ticha Penicheiro was a member of Portugal's national women's basketball team.
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Ticha Penicheiro was on the Spartak Moscow Region team, with Tina Thompson, Sue Bird, and Diana Taurasi.
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Ticha Penicheiro's father, Joao, is a former basketball player and now coaches her older brother, Paulo, who plays professionally in Portugal.
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Ticha Penicheiro became an aunt when her brother and sister-in-law gave birth to their son Joao Miguel in 2009.
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On February 20,2013, Ticha Penicheiro became an American citizen, taking the oath with 1,200 others at the Sacramento Convention Center.