Hamilton’s Kia Nurse picked 10th in WNBA draft by New York Liberty
NEW YORK — Canadian Kia Nurse was selected 10th overall by the New York Liberty at the WNBA draft Thursday night while A’ja Wilson was the top pick of the Las Vegas Aces.
Nurse, a Hamilton native known for her hard-nosed defence, was a standout at the University of Connecticut, where she won two national championships and this year’s NCAA Division 1 defensive player of the year award.
Nurse, 22, averaged 13.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Huskies this season.
The six-foot guard has also been instrumental in Canada’s consecutive gold medals at the 2015 and 2017 FIBA Americas tournaments and its first-place finish at the 2015 Pan American Games.