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2014–2016 | New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 15 seasons
Cash is one of 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba World cup gold and a WNBA Championship.
Personal life
Cash was born in the
High school
Cash attended McKeesport Area High School in McKeesport, where she participated in many activities. She "tried her hands at" baseball, track, and cheerleading, but her true passion was entertainment, which she expressed in school plays and drama class.[5] Cash is best known for her basketball skills, which earned her a place on the national WBCA All-American team. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fourteen points, and earned MVP honors.[6][7]
College
Cash was an
Professional career
Cash was selected by the
In the off-season, Cash has appeared as a studio analyst on
Cash received the
Cash left Detroit for the 2008 season after "struggling to build a consistent relationship with Detroit Shock head coach
Cash has been suffering from a herniated disk for more than two years,
Cash was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[19] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.[19]
Cash was one of twenty players named to the national team pool. Twelve of this group will be chosen to represent the US in the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.[20]
Cash was selected to be a member of the National team representing the US at the World Championships held in September and October 2010. The team was coached by
Cash was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball.
Cash was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster. The 20 professional women's basketball players, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster which will represent the US at the 2012 Olympics in London.[24] Cash made the final roster and played for the U.S. team that won the 2012 Olympic gold medal.[25]
Cash was waived by New York Liberty on May 11, 2016. On May 24, 2016, it was reported that Cash re-signed with the Liberty for the remainder of the season. She was immediately eligible for their game versus the Atlanta Dream on that day.
On June 7, 2016, Cash announced that she would retire at the end of the 2016 season.[27]
Anti-racism and anti-violence activism
Cash is an advocate against
College statistics
Swin Cash statistics[33] at University of Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
Year | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
1998–99 | 22 | 75 | 127 | 0.591 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 59 | 92 | 0.634 | 115 | 5.2 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 332 | 209 | 9.5 |
1999–2000 | 37 | 141 | 265 | 0.532 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 85 | 132 | 0.644 | 196 | 5.3 | 24 | 81 | 26 | 40 | 768 | 367 | 9.9 |
2000–01 | 35 | 162 | 292 | 0.555 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 103 | 174 | 0.592 | 263 | 7.5 | 51 | 76 | 34 | 33 | 832 | 427 | 12.2 |
2001–02 | 39 | 220 | 401 | 0.549 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 140 | 200 | 0.700 | 336 | 8.6 | 86 | 88 | 55 | 55 | 1085 | 580 | 14.9 |
Totals | 133 | 598 | 1085 | 0.551 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 387 | 598 | 0.647 | 910 | 6.8 | 175 | 276 | 130 | 148 | 3017 | 1583 | 11.9 |
WNBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
† | Denotes seasons in which Cash won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2002 | Detroit | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | .408 | .206 | .762 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 14.8 |
2003† | Detroit | 33 | 33 | 33.2 | .453 | .300 | .682 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 16.6 |
2004 | Detroit | 32 | 32 | 34.5 | .469 | .348 | .721 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 16.4 |
2005 | Detroit | 21 | 21 | 21.8 | .381 | .200 | .656 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
2006† | Detroit | 34 | 34 | 29.1 | .384 | .077 | .762 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
2007 | Detroit | 31 | 31 | 30.9 | .410 | .000 | .760 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
2008 | Seattle | 31 | 28 | 29.9 | .389 | .125 | .772 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 11.3 |
2009 | Seattle | 32 | 29 | 34.2 | .392 | .323 | .797 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 12.2 |
2010† | Seattle | 34 | 34 | 30.8 | .435 | .407 | .807 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
2011 | Seattle | 34 | 34 | 33.2 | .396 | .285 | .846 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 13.3 |
2012 | Chicago | 34 | 34 | 30.0 | .367 | .281 | .765 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 10.6 |
2013 | Chicago | 34 | 34 | 28.3 | .415 | .270 | .853 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
2014 | Atlanta | 17 | 1 | 8.7 | .233 | .000 | .400 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
2014 | New York | 15 | 4 | 16.2 | .354 | .010 | .833 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 |
2014* | Total | 32 | 5 | 12.5 | .294 | .005 | .617 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
2015 | New York | 34 | 28 | 17.4 | .376 | .235 | .727 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
2016 | New York | 31 | 23 | 19.5 | .379 | .125 | .683 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
Career | 15 years, 5 teams | 479 | 432 | 28.1 | .407 | .276 | .757 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 10.7 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2003† | Detroit | 8 | 8 | 36.1 | .413 | .200 | .808 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 16.3 |
2005 | Detroit | 2 | 2 | 25.5 | .308 | .000 | .727 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
2006† | Detroit | 10 | 10 | 26.5 | .363 | .000 | .720 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
2007 | Detroit | 11 | 11 | 25.2 | .451 | .000 | .565 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
2008 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 14.7 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
2009 | Seattle | 3 | 3 | 38.7 | .487 | .400 | .840 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
2010† | Seattle | 7 | 7 | 31.4 | .506 | .500 | .786 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 16.1 |
2011 | Seattle | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | .333 | .286 | .750 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
2013 | Chicago | 2 | 2 | 27.8 | .333 | .000 | .875 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
2015 | New York | 6 | 6 | 19.0 | .316 | .200 | .714 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
2016 | New York | 1 | 1 | 11.6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 11 years, 4 teams | 56 | 53 | 27.5 | .418 | .319 | .758 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 9.9 |
Awards and achievements
- 1998 WBCA All-American.[6]
- 2000 Big East Third Team[34]
- 2000 Big East Tournament All Tournament Team[34]
- 2002 Big East First Team[34]
- 2002 Big East Tournament All Tournament Team[34]
- 2002 NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection (MVP)
- 2011 Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Washington and Jefferson College[26]
- 2011 WNBA All-Star Selection (MVP)
- Honoree of the Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame [35]
- 4× NBA Sears Shooting Stars Champion: 2007 (Detroit with Bill Laimbeer and Chauncey Billups), 2013-2015 (Team Chris Bosh, with Dominique Wilkins)
- 2016 National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award
- 2020 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
See also
- List of Connecticut women's basketball players with 1000 points
References
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- ^ a b Femina, Frank Della (May 19, 2011). "Seattle's Swin Cash to Receive Honorary Degree". WNBA Enterprises.
- ^ "Swin Cash WNBA Career Retrospective". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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- ^ "WNBA players stage media blackout after being fined for wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts". For The Win. July 21, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ "Liberty's Swin Cash: Minneapolis police must better understand WNBA teams' motives". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Berkman, Seth (July 11, 2016). "Liberty Show Solidarity With Black Lives Matter in Rare Public Stance". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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- ^ "Alumni Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Lunch Break Chat: Swin Cash
- Swin Cash at the United States Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived June 16, 2006) ... with notes, quotes and photos
- Swin Cash at Olympedia
- Swin Cash at Olympics.com
- Swin Cash traded to the Seattle Storm