Connecticut Sun basketball shorts worn by Nykesha Sales
date: label: date made
content: 2005
name: label: user
content: Sales, Nykesha
label: associated
content: Connecticut Suns Basketball Team
label: maker
content: Reebok
notes: label: Description
content: Shorts worn by Connecticut Sun small forward/ shooting guard Nykesha Sales during the 2005 WNBA season. That year, Sales helped lead Connecticut to the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship series, losing to the Sacramento Monarchs three games to one.
label: Description
content: Sales played professional basketball in the United States for the WNBA’s Orlando Miracle/ Connecticut Sun (1999-2007) where she was an eight-time all-star. She also played for several international clubs between 2005-2013. Prior to going pro, she was a collegiate standout at the University of Connecticut, winning a national title (1995) and being named 1998’s Big East player of the year.
label: Description
content: In her WNBA career, Sales averaged 14.2 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists. After her retirement, she has served as an assistant coach at the collegiate level: at the University of Central Florida (2016-2022) and University of Georgia (2023-).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Basketball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Women
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Connecticut Suns WNBA Basketball Team
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0134.02
label: accession number
content: 2006.0134
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0134.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Basketball Shorts
label: Object Name
content: shorts, basketball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, polyester (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 48.5 cm x 36 cm; 19 1/8 in x 14 3/16 in