Nicky Anosike, a two-time Jaques Award winner as the best high school basketball player on Staten Island and the 2004 New York State Player of the Year, played in three Final Fours and won back-to-back national championships at Tennessee. A gold medalist in the 2007 Pan Am Games, she was the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year.
In five Women’s National Basketball Association seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks, Anosike made the All-Rookie and All-Defensive Teams, and was a 2009 All Star.
Class of 2008