About Ticha Penicheiro
Patrícia "Ticha" Nunes Penicheiro OIH is a Portuguese sports agent and former basketball player. She played for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for most of her professional career. She was a four-time WNBA All-Star and a three-time All-WNBA selection. Regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, she ranks third all-time in career assists and led the league in assists seven times. She won a WNBA championship with the Monarchs in 2005. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. Penicheiro also holds the WNBA single-game record for most steals with 10. She became ODU's second winner of the prestigious Lifetime/Wade Trophy and the first international player to win the honor. As a four-time WNBA All-Star player, she has twice tied the WNBA's record with 16 assists in a single game.
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