Sancho Lyttle

Sancho Lyttle

WNBA's Atlanta Dream  – No. 20
Forward
Born	September 20, 1983 (1983-09-20) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Nationality	Spanish
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
College	Houston
Draft	5th overall, 2005 Houston Comets
Profile	WNBA Info Page
WNBA Teams
Houston Comets (2005–2008) Atlanta Dream (2009–present)
Awards and Honors
1× WNBA All-Star (2009) Bronze medal in 2010 World Championships

Sancho Lyttle (born in Kingstown at September 20, 1983) is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship.

Early Life

Sancho Lyttle was born to Evelyn Little and Burt Cain. Members of her family spell their surname 'Lyttle' or 'Little'. Sancho is the oldest of two siblings, a deceased twin (lost in childbirth) and a younger brother Xavier Little. Sancho attended St. Vincent Girls' High School where she played net ball and ran various Track and Field events. She never played basketball until prompted to do so after her move to the United States. She and three other girls from her country were requested by her Junior College and current assistant coach for the University of Houston Women's team Wade Scott who offered to teach them how to play the game of basketball.

College Years

Sancho Lyttle played collegiate basketball at the University of Houston from 2003-2005 were she currently holds the record for single season rebound average (2004-2005), offensive rebounds (04-05) and most rebounds in a single season (04-05). She also holds the career record for highest rebounding average.

Present

She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and 96 blocks through six seasons. She was the fifth overall draft pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft, out of Houston.

When the Houston Comets folded in 2008, she was selected first in the dispersal draft by the Atlanta Dream.

In the 2010 she had career highs in points and rebounds with 27 and 20, respectively.

She played for Ibiza in Spain during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season. Currently plays for Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto. She is a member of the Spain women's national basketball team.

Awards and achievements

• 2009, 2010 WNBA All-Star
• Bronze medal in 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
• Named to the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women All-Tournament Team

Notes

• First WNBA player from St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Did not play basketball until she was 17 years old
• Is one of only six players to ever record a slam dunk in a collegiate basketball game while with the University of Houston.
• Was hospitalized for a number of days in 2010 after being knocked unconscious for a little over a minute by an incidental elbow during a game. Recovered and played 13 days later.

See also

• http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/sancho_lyttle/career_stats.html