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Kia Nurse

Canadian basketball player (born 1996)
Person human Q18211238

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[9]
Date of birth
February 22, 1996
Place of birth
Hamilton
Country of citizenship
Canada[5]
Occupation
basketball player
Educated at
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, University of Connecticut[6]
Award received
WBCA Defensive Player of the Year, WNBL Most Valuable Player Award[7][8]
Father
Richard Nurse[4]
Sibling
Darnell Nurse[35]
Competition won
2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games – women's tournament, 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup[30][31][32][33][34]
Country for sport
Canada[26]
Family name
Nurse[14]
Given name
Kia[15]
Height
+72[28]
League or competition
NCAA Division I women's basketball[11]
Mass
+68[29]
Member of sports team
UConn Huskies women's basketball, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, Toronto Tempo[10]
Participant in
2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's tournament, basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's tournament[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Position played on team / speciality
shooting guard[12]
Relative
Sarah Nurse, Donovan McNabb[16][17]
Sport
basketball[13]
Start of work period
2018[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kia Nurse ar كيا نيرس ja キア・ナース ru Киа Нерс ru Нерс, Киа zh 琪亞·納斯
🔖 Identifiers · 19
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kia Nurse 5 Canada 20260311 (1).jpg ↗
Basketball Reference WNBA player ID
n/nurseki01w
Basketball Reference international player ID
kia-nurse-1
Eurobasket.com player ID
225261
FIBA.basketball people ID
188565
FIBA.com player ID (archived)
91582
Freebase ID
/m/0121l7_4
Instagram username
kianurse
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000389630
NBC Olympics athlete ID
kia-nurse-1044369
Olympedia people ID
129425
Olympics.com athlete ID
kia-nurse
Show all 19 identifiers +7
Proballers ID
181986
RealGM basketball player ID
3001328
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
kia-nurse-1
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
nu/kia-nurse-1
Team Canada athlete ID
kia-nurse
Trading Card Database name ID
196764
WNBA.com player ID
kia-nurse, 1628915

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 8
2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's tournament, 2015 Pan American Games, basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's tournament, 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Relative 2
Donovan McNabb, Sarah Nurse
Country for sport 1
Canada
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Educated at 1
University of Connecticut
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
basketball player
Place of birth 1
Hamilton
Position played on team / speciality 1
shooting guard
Sex or gender 1
female
Sibling 1
Darnell Nurse
Siblings 1
Darnell Nurse
Sport 1
basketball
← Relative 1
Sarah Nurse
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Summary

Kia Nurse was born on February 22, 1996[1], in Hamilton[2]. She has worked as a basketball player[3].

FAQs

Where was Kia Nurse born?

Kia Nurse's place of birth was Hamilton[2].

Who were Kia Nurse's parents?

Kia Nurse's father was Richard Nurse[4].

What did Kia Nurse do for work?

Kia Nurse worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Kia Nurse go to school?

Kia Nurse was educated at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School[6].

What awards did Kia Nurse receive?

Honors received include WBCA Defensive Player of the Year[7] and WNBL Most Valuable Player Award[8].

Related Entities

Canada Hamilton

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nbcolympics.com. nbcolympics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Zafer · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Kia Nurse 5 Canada 20260311 (1).jpg, Kia Nurse playing basketball (2013).jpg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Kia Nurse playing basketball (2013).jpg"
  2. 13w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Competition won → 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games – women's tournament, 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women +2
    Award received → WBCA Defensive Player of the Year, WNBL Most Valuable Player Award
    Wikidata description → Canadian basketball player (born 1996)
    Member of sports team → UConn Huskies women's basketball, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury +4
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  3. 24w ago · DukeOfDelTaco · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Canada
    Educated at → —
    Instance of → —
    Sport → basketball
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Educated at: University of Connecticut"
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