Swin Cash

Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

She currently serves as vice president of basketball operations and team development for the New Orleans Pelicans.

A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in 2000 and 2002.

In her second WNBA season, she led the Detroit Shock to their first ever WNBA title.

She won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship with the UConn Huskies in 2000 and 2002.

She also helped lead UConn to an undefeated 39–0 season in 2002.

Cash was selected by the Detroit Shock in the 2002 WNBA draft, second overall.

After leading the Shock's resurgence in the second half of her rookie season, she then led the Detroit Shock to their first WNBA Championship title in 2003.

She played in the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game and won the gold medal with the U.S. women's basketball team at the 2004 Olympic Games.

The previous high was 20 by Cash's former Detroit teammate, Deanna Nolan, in 2005.

Swin was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.

Cash has been suffering from a herniated disk for more than two years, an injury suffered while helping the Detroit Shock win the WNBA championship in 2006.

In the off-season, Cash has appeared as a studio analyst on ESPN's NBA Fastbreak (according to ESPN.com) and during the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, she alternated with Teresa Edwards in presenting in-game commentary for NBC's presentation of the women's basketball tournament from the network's New York broadcast studios.

Swin appeared (as herself) in the movie Bring It On: All or Nothing.

Cash received the Dapper Dan Sportswoman of the Year award given to someone who shows excellence to the Pittsburgh area.

She was also honored with Sidney Crosby and Dan Rooney.

Cash left Detroit for the 2008 season after "struggling to build a consistent relationship with Detroit Shock head coach Bill Laimbeer".

On February 19, 2008, Cash was traded to the Seattle Storm for the draft rights of No. 4 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft.

The Shock selected Alexis Hornbuckle with their draft pick.

In 2009, she came back to Connecticut to lead the Western Conference over the Eastern Conference at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.

She led all scorers with an All-Star record of 22 points in a 130–118 win.

Cash was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.

At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.

Cash was one of twenty players named to the national team pool.

Cash along with Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson helped the Storm win their second championship in 2010.

The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants.

On January 2, 2012, in perhaps the WNBA's biggest blockbuster trade news thus far, Cash was traded, along with Le'coe Willingham, to the Chicago Sky joining All- Star Sylvia Fowles.

In 2015, she was named a studio analyst for MSG Networks covering the New York Knicks pre-games and post-games as well as the weekly coaches show.

In 2017, Cash was named the Director of franchise development for the New York Liberty.

Cash was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 9, 2022.

Cash is one of 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba World cup gold and a WNBA Championship.

Cash was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport and raised by her mother, Cynthia.

She has two brothers named Stephen and Kevin Menifee and one sister, Angelique Menifee.

She holds basketball camps and clinics under her company, Swin Cash Enterprise LLC, and is involved in charity events through the WNBA.

Cash married longtime boyfriend Steve Canal in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.

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.

Cash was an All-American at the University of Connecticut (UConn).